About me

I am Research Director at the National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium) and Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. My research focuses on the relationships between environmental stressors and morphology, biomechanics, biochemistry and physiology of marine benthic organisms. Current topics include plasticity and scope for acclimatization to global change in marine benthic metazoa and monitoring of possible refuge zones in face of ocean acidification.

Projects

Conservation Biology and Sustainable farming of Black Corals along the southern coast of Madagascar (COBICO) (with ULiège and UMons)
Effects of global change on coastal marine habitats of the Kerguelen Islands. Establishment of a base line for ecological and genetic monitoring, protection, and conservation (Proteker III) (Leader: University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté)
Impact du Changement Océanique sur la biologie des organismes calcifiants : le cas de l’ormeau Européen Haliotis tuberculata, une espèce d’intérêt économique-ICOBio (with Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Sorbonne Université, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France-Haliotis)

Position

Research Director (National Fund for Scientific Research)
Professor (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

Expertise

Eco-physiology
Morphology
Biomechanics
Ecotoxicology

Teaching

Université Libre de Bruxelles :

Biodiversité et conservation – écosystèmes terrestres et aquatiques (BIOL-F-449): Ecologie marine
Ecotoxicologie (BIOL-F-441)

Publications

Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., & Hédouin, L. (2023). Thermal tolerance of black corals (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) A global comparative approach [PhD Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., & Hédouin, L. (2023). Thermal performance with depth: Comparison of a mesophotic scleractinian and an antipatharian species subjected to internal waves in Mo’orea, French Polynesia. Marine Environmental Research, 184, 105851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105851

Godefroid, M., Zeimes, T., Bramanti, L., Romans, P., Bo, M., Toma, M., Danis, B., Dubois, P., & Guillaumot, C. (2023). Low vulnerability of the Mediterranean antipatharian Antipathella subpinnata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) to ocean warming. Ecological Modelling, 475, 110209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110209

Godefroid, M., Hédouin, L., Mercière, A., & Dubois, P. (2022). Thermal stress responses of the antipatharian Stichopathes sp. from the mesophotic reef of Mo’orea, French Polynesia. Science of The Total Environment, 820, 153094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153094

Guillaumot, C., Belmaker, J., Buba, Y., Fourcy, D., Dubois, P., Danis, B., Moan, E. L., & Saucède, T. (2022). Classic or hybrid? The performance of next generation ecological models to study the response of Southern Ocean species to changing environmental conditions. 17.

Dugauquier, J., Godefroid, M., M’Zoudi, S., Terrana, L., Todinanahary, G., Eeckhaut, I., & Dubois, P. (2021). Ecomechanics of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): A comparative approach. Invertebrate Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12347

Dugauquier, J.-M., Godefroid, M., M’Zoudi, S., Terrana, L., Todinanahary, G., Eeckhaut, I., & Dubois, P. (2021). Ecomechanics of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): A comparative approach. Invertebrate Biology, 8.

Gress, E., Eeckhaut, I., Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., Richir, J., & Terrana, L. (2021). Investigating densities of Symbiodiniaceae in two species of Antipatharians (black corals) from Madagascar [Preprint]. Molecular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.22.427691

Gress, E., Eeckhaut, I., Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., Richir, J., & Terrana, L. (2021). Investigation into the Presence of Symbiodiniaceae in Antipatharians (Black Corals). 14.

Dubois, Ph. (2020). Biological control of skeleton properties in echinoderms. In C. De Ridder, P. Dubois, M.-C. Lahaye, & M. Jangoux (Eds.), Echinoderm Research (1st ed., pp. 17–22). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003078951-4

Conand, C., & De Ridder, C. (2020). Reproduction asexuée par scission chez Holothuria atra (Holothuroidea) dans des populations de platiers récifaux. In C. De Ridder, P. Dubois, M.-C. Lahaye, & M. Jangoux (Eds.), Echinoderm Research (1st ed., pp. 71–76). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003078951-13

Bulteel, P., Coulon, P., & Jangoux, M. (2020). Essai d’estimation de la croissance de l’holothuride Holothuria tubulosa (Echinodermata) en aquarium. In C. De Ridder, P. Dubois, M.-C. Lahaye, & M. Jangoux (Eds.), Echinoderm Research (1st ed., pp. 155–158). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003078951-26

Dubois, P., & Jangoux, M. (2020). The microstructure of the asteroid skeleton (Asterias rubens). In B. F. Keegan & B. D. S. O’Connor (Eds.), Echinodermata (1st ed., pp. 507–512). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003079224-105

Avignon, S., Auzoux-Bordenave, S., Martin, S., Dubois, P., Badou, A., Coheleach, M., Richard, N., Di Giglio, S., Malet, L., Servili, A., Gaillard, F., Huchette, S., & Roussel, S. (2020). An integrated investigation of the effects of ocean acidification on adult abalone (Haliotis tuberculata). ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsz257. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz257

Di Giglio, S., Lein, E., Hu, M. Y., Stumpp, M., Melzner, F., Malet, L., Pernet, P., & Dubois, P. (2020). Skeletal integrity of a marine keystone predator (Asterias rubens) threatened by ocean acidification. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 526, 151335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151335

Auzoux-Bordenave, S., Wessel, N., Badou, A., Martin, S., M’Zoudi, S., Avignon, S., Roussel, S., Huchette, S., & Dubois, P. (2020). Ocean acidification impacts growth and shell mineralization in juvenile abalone (Haliotis tuberculata). Marine Biology, 167(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3623-0

Di Giglio, S., & Dubois, P. (2020). Biological characteristics modulating the sensitivity of calcification under Ocean Acidification: A comparative approach in adult echinoderms [PhD Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Cohen‐Rengifo, M., Agüera, A., Bouma, T., M’Zoudi, S., Flammang, P., & Dubois, P. (2019). Ocean warming and acidification alter the behavioral response to flow of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Ecology and Evolution, ece3.5678. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5678

Michel, L. N., Danis, B., Dubois, P., Eleaume, M., Fournier, J., Gallut, C., Jane, P., & Lepoint, G. (2019). Increased sea ice cover alters food web structure in East Antarctica. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 8062. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44605-5

Kołbuk, D., Dubois, P., Stolarski, J., & Gorzelak, P. (2019). Effects of seawater chemistry (Mg2+/Ca2+ ratio) and diet on the skeletal Mg/Ca ratio in the common sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Marine Environmental Research, 145, 22–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.02.006

Asnaghi, V., Collard, M., Mangialajo, L., Gattuso, J.-P., & Dubois, P. (2019). Bottom-up effects on biomechanical properties of the skeletal plates of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) in an acidified ocean scenario. Marine Environmental Research, 144, 56–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.12.002

Gorzelak, P., Dery, A., Dubois, P., & Stolarski, J. (2018). Correction to: Sea urchin growth dynamics at microstructural length scale revealed by Mn-labeling and cathodoluminescence imaging. Frontiers in Zoology, 15(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-018-0253-1

Wessel, N., Martin, S., Badou, A., Dubois, P., Huchette, S., Julia, V., Nunes, F., Harney, E., Paillard, C., & Auzoux-Bordenave, S. (2018). Effect of CO2–induced ocean acidification on the early development and shell mineralization of the European abalone (Haliotis tuberculata). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 508, 52–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.08.005

Cohen-Rengifo, M., Agüera, A., Detrain, C., Bouma, T. J., Dubois, P., & Flammang, P. (2018). Biomechanics and behaviour in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) when facing gradually increasing water flows. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 506, 61–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.05.010

Dery, A., Tran, P. D., Compère, P., & Dubois, P. (2018). Cidaroids spines facing ocean acidification. Marine Environmental Research, 138, 9–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.03.012

Dery, A., Tran, P. D., Compère, P., & Dubois, P. (2018). Cidaroids spines facing ocean acidification - Supplementary informations. Marine Environmental Research, 138, 10.

Dery, A., Collard, M., & Dubois, P. (2017). Ocean Acidification Reduces Spine Mechanical Strength in Euechinoid but Not in Cidaroid Sea Urchins. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(7), 3640–3648. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b05138

Gorzelak, P., Dery, A., Dubois, P., & Stolarski, J. (2017). Sea urchin growth dynamics at microstructural length scale revealed by Mn-labeling and cathodoluminescence imaging. Frontiers in Zoology, 14(1), 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-017-0227-8

Cohen-Rengifo, M., Moureaux, C., Dubois, P., & Flammang, P. (2017). Attachment capacity of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in a range of seawater velocities in relation to test morphology and tube foot mechanical properties. Marine Biology, 164(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3114-0

Saucède, T., Guillaumot, C., Michel, L. N., Fabri-Ruiz, S., Bazin, A., Cabessut, M., García-Berro, A., Mateos, A., Ridder, C. D., Dubois, P., Danis, B., David, B., Lepoint, G., Motreuil, S., Poulin, E., & Féral, J.-P. (2017). Modelling species response to climate change in sub-Antarctic islands: echinoids as a case study for the Kerguelen Plateau. 22.

Tsiresy, G., Preux, J., Lavitra, T., Dubois, P., Lepoint, G., & Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Phenology of farmed seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii infestation by the parasitic epiphyte Polysiphonia sp. in Madagascar. Journal of Applied Phycology, 28(5), 2903–2914. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-016-0813-8

Michel, L. N., David, B., Dubois, P., Lepoint, G., & De Ridder, C. (2016). Trophic plasticity of Antarctic echinoids under contrasted environmental conditions. Polar Biology, 39(5), 913–923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1873-y

Collard, M., Rastrick, S. P. S., Calosi, P., Demolder, Y., Dille, J., Findlay, H. S., Hall-Spencer, J. M., Milazzo, M., Moulin, L., Widdicombe, S., Dehairs, F., & Dubois, P. (2016). The impact of ocean acidification and warming on the skeletal mechanical properties of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from laboratory and field observations. ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal Du Conseil, 73(3), 727–738. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsv018

Moulin, L., Grosjean, P., Leblud, J., Batigny, A., Collard, M., & Dubois, P. (2015). Long-term mesocosms study of the effects of ocean acidification on growth and physiology of the sea urchin Echinometra mathaei. Marine Environmental Research, 103, 103–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.11.009

Collard, M., De Ridder, C., David, B., Dehairs, F., & Dubois, P. (2015). Could the acid-base status of Antarctic sea urchins indicate a better-than-expected resilience to near-future ocean acidification? Global Change Biology, 21(2), 605–617. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12735

Byrne, M., Smith, A. M., West, S., Collard, M., Dubois, P., Graba-landry, A., & Dworjanyn, S. A. (2014). Warming Influences Mg2+ Content, While Warming and Acidification Influence Calcification and Test Strength of a Sea Urchin. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(21), 12620–12627. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5017526

Philippe Dubois