I am a researcher in tropical forest ecology with the Cirad, based at the Join Research Unit Ecology of Guiana Forests in French Guiana. My research focuses on the dynamics of tropical forest ecosystems, in a context of anthropogenic environmental changes. I combine approaches in community ecology and functional ecology to understand the response of forest ecosystems to logging activities and climate change. I am also the scientific manager of the Paracou Research Station, overseeing a long term forest disturbance experiment.