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Previously scientist Director of Research at CNRS and at INRAE(France), I am now guest scientist at IHG/BOKU. I have a phD (1977), an Habilitation thesis (State thesis, 1983). I am an aquatic ecologist working mainly on European rivers and associated fish fauna. I have been involved in studies related to fish-habitat relationships in large rivers and relative influence of local regional environmental variables on large-scale fish species distribution. My activities are also related to the mid-term evolution (past and future) of river fish communities in relation to change of human activities and climate. I am also involved in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (France and Europe) and the development of biotic indices to assess the ecological quality of rivers. I am involved for the last ten years in the development of eDNA-based methods (Metabarcoding) for the study of the functioning of river fish community and the effects of anthropogenic alterations. I am author/co-author of 105 publications in peer-reviewed journals. My H-Index is 37 (WoS, 2022-02). I am regularly reviewing papers for several journals, the more recent are Molecular Ecology, Environmental DNA, Molecular Ecology Resources, Frontiers Ecology and Evolution, Freshwater Biology, Journal of Fish Biology. I have participated in > 25 research projects, being Principal Investigator in 12 of them (national and international). I am currently involved in a project related to the functioning of fish and amphibians metacommunities in the floodplain of the Danube river.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pont Didier

Citation names

  • Didier, Pont

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1F11-7D46-4EBD
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5187-0135

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
Education
Degree Classification
1975 - 1977
Concluded
 Ecology (Doktor (PhD))
Major in Ecology
Université de Montpellier, France
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01 - Current Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien Department Wasser-Atmosphare-Umwelt, Austria
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Functioning of vertebrate metacommunities in dynamic riverine landscapes: an innovative approach using eDNA metabarcoding
I 3216
Research Fellow
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria
 Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Day, J.W.; Ibáñez, C.; Pont, D.; Scarton, F.. "Status and Sustainability of Mediterranean Deltas: The Case of the Ebro, Rhône, and Po Deltas and Venice Lagoon". 237-249. 2019.
Journal article
  1. Pont, D.; Valentini, A.; Rocle, M.; Maire, A.; Delaigue, O.; Jean, P.; Dejean, T.. "The future of fish-based ecological assessment of European rivers: from traditional EU Water Framework Directive compliant methods to eDNA metabarcoding-based approaches". Journal of Fish Biology (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85075301102&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/jfb.14176
  2. Duarte, G.; Segurado, P.; Oliveira, T.; Haidvogl, G.; Pont, D.; Ferreira, M.T.; Branco, P.. "The River Network Toolkit – RivTool". Ecography 42 3 (2019): 549-557. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055190523&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/ecog.04192
  3. Pont, D.; Rocle, M.; Valentini, A.; Civade, R.; Jean, P.; Maire, A.; Roset, N.; et al. "Environmental DNA reveals quantitative patterns of fish biodiversity in large rivers despite its downstream transportation". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049840933&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-018-28424-8
  4. Hering, D.; Borja, A.; Jones, J.I.; Pont, D.; Boets, P.; Bouchez, A.; Bruce, K.; et al. "Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive". Water Research 138 (2018): 192-205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044585777&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.003
  5. Pont, D.; Day, J.W.; Ibáñez, C.. "The impact of two large floods (1993–1994) on sediment deposition in the Rhône delta: Implications for sustainable management". Science of the Total Environment 609 (2017): 251-262. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85025138569&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.155
  6. Valentini, A.; Taberlet, P.; Miaud, C.; Civade, R.; Herder, J.; Thomsen, P.F.; Bellemain, E.; et al. "Next-generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding". Molecular Ecology 25 4 (2016): 929-942. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84958280498&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/mec.13428
  7. Civade, R.; Dejean, T.; Valentini, A.; Roset, N.; Raymond, J.-C.; Bonin, A.; Taberlet, P.; Pont, D.. "Spatial Representativeness of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Signal for Fish Biodiversity Assessment in a Natural Freshwater System". PLoS ONE 11 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84977134273&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0157366
  8. Haidvogl, G.; Hoffmann, R.; Pont, D.; Jungwirth, M.; Winiwarter, V.. "Historical ecology of riverine fish in Europe". Aquatic Sciences 77 3 (2015): 315-324. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937974096&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00027-015-0400-0
  9. Pont, D.; Logez, M.; Carrel, G.; Rogers, C.; Haidvogl, G.. "Historical change in fish species distribution: shifting reference conditions and global warming effects". Aquatic Sciences 77 3 (2015): 441-453. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937974596&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00027-014-0386-z
  10. Haidvogl, G.; Pont, D.; Dolak, H.; Hohensinner, S.. "Long-term evolution of fish communities in European mountainous rivers: past log driving effects, river management and species introduction (Salzach River, Danube)". Aquatic Sciences 77 3 (2015): 395-410. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937971062&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00027-015-0398-3
  11. Bouleau, G.; Pont, D.. "Did you say reference conditions? Ecological and socio-economic perspectives on the European Water Framework Directive". Environmental Science and Policy 47 (2015): 32-41. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84911413817&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envsci.2014.10.012
  12. Bouleau, G.; Pont, D.. "The reference conditions in the EU Water Framework Directive confronted with the dynamics of hydrosystems and their uses,Les conditions de référence de la directive cadre européenne sur l'eau face à la dynamique des hydrosystèmes et des usages". Natures Sciences Societes 22 1 (2014): 3-14. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906776333&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1051/nss/2014016
  13. Marzin, A.; Delaigue, O.; Logez, M.; Belliard, J.; Pont, D.. "Uncertainty associated with river health assessment in a varying environment: The case of a predictive fish-based index in France". Ecological Indicators 43 (2014): 195-204. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897103919&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.02.011
  14. Haidvogl, G.; Lajus, D.; Pont, D.; Schmid, M.; Jungwirth, M.; Lajus, J.. "Typology of historical sources and the reconstruction of long-term historical changes of riverine fish: A case study of the Austrian Danube and northern Russian rivers". Ecology of Freshwater Fish 23 4 (2014): 498-515. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84983540332&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/eff.12103
  15. Segurado, P.; Caiola, N.; Pont, D.; Oliveira, J.M.; Delaigue, O.; Ferreira, M.T.. "Comparability of fish-based ecological quality assessments for geographically distinct Iberian regions". Science of the Total Environment 476-477 (2014): 785-794. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896694891&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.004
  16. Logez, M.; Pont, D.. "Global warming and potential shift in reference conditions: The case of functional fish-based metrics". Hydrobiologia 704 1 (2013): 417-436. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873750070&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10750-012-1250-6
  17. Marzin, A.; Verdonschot, P.F.M.; Pont, D.. "The relative influence of catchment, riparian corridor, and reach-scale anthropogenic pressures on fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in French rivers". Hydrobiologia 704 1 (2013): 375-388. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873747375&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10750-012-1254-2
  18. Hette-Tronquart, N.; Roussel, J.-M.; Dumont, B.; Archaimbault, V.; Pont, D.; Oberdorff, T.; Belliard, J.. "Variability of water temperature may influence food-chain length in temperate streams". Hydrobiologia 718 1 (2013): 159-172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884530113&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10750-013-1613-7
  19. Bertrand, M.; Piégay, H.; Pont, D.; Liébault, F.; Sauquet, E.. "Sensitivity analysis of environmental changes associated with riverscape evolutions following sediment reintroduction: Geomatic approach on the Drôme River network, France". International Journal of River Basin Management 11 1 (2013): 19-32. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879355380&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/15715124.2012.754444