Mathilde Godefroid

About me

I am a PhD student at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) since October 2018 under the supervision of Pr. Philippe Dubois. 

My research aims at evaluating the effects of heat-stress on antipatharians (black corals) through a comparative approach, studying multiple species from distinct oceans. This project will allow to better characterize the physiology of antipatharians and get insights into their susceptibility/resilience to future ocean warming. 

It is part of the research project COBICO (Conservation biology of black corals), that aims at understanding the black coral beds settled in shallow waters along the Southern Malagasy coast. 

Projects

COBICO

Position

PhD student

Expertise

Eco-physiology
Antipatharians

Publications

Terrana, L., Rouzé, H., Opresko, D. M., Consortium, U. T. P., Eeckhaut, I., Dubois, P., Hédouin, L., & Godefroid, M. (2024). Whip black corals (Antipatharia: Antipathidae: Stichopathes) of the Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem of Mo’orea (French Polynesia), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5486(2), 182–212. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.2.2
Terrana, L., Rouzé, H., Opresko, D. M., Consortium, U. T. P., Eeckhaut, I., Dubois, P., Hédouin, L., & Godefroid, M. (2024). Whip black corals (Antipatharia: Antipathidae: Stichopathes) of the Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem of Mo’orea (French Polynesia), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5486(2), 182–212. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.2.2
Godefroid, M., Vandendriessche, M., Todinanahary, G. G. B., Ransquin, I., & Dubois, P. (2024). Thermal sensitivity of black corals (Antipatharia: Hexacorallia): Comparisons between sympatric species from a thermally fluctuating site in Madagascar and between allopatric congenerics. Science of The Total Environment, 908, 168311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168311
Godefroid, M., Vandendriessche, M., Todinanahary, G. G. B., Ransquin, I., & Dubois, P. (2024). Thermal sensitivity of black corals (Antipatharia: Hexacorallia): Comparisons between sympatric species from a thermally fluctuating site in Madagascar and between allopatric congenerics. Science of The Total Environment, 908, 168311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168311
Godefroid, M., Vandendriessche, M., Todinanahary, G. G. B., Ransquin, I., & Dubois, P. (2024). Thermal sensitivity of black corals (Antipatharia: Hexacorallia): Comparisons between sympatric species from a thermally fluctuating site in Madagascar and between allopatric congenerics. Science of The Total Environment, 908, 168311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168311
Gouveia, A., Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., Espino, F., Tuya, F., Haroun, R., Herrera, A., & Otero-Ferrer, F. (2023). Thermal stress response of Antipathella wollastoni (Gray, 1857) from the Canary Islands archipelago. Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02415-2
Godefroid, M. (2023). Thermal tolerance of black corals (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) A global comparative approach. Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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.
Gouveia, A., Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., Espino, F., Tuya, F., Haroun, R., Herrera, A., & Otero-Ferrer, F. (2023). Thermal stress response of Antipathella wollastoni (Gray, 1857) from the Canary Islands archipelago. Coral Reefs, 42(6), 1263–1269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02415-2
Godefroid, M., Gouveia, A., Otero-Ferrer, F., Espino, F., Tuya, F., & Dubois, P. (2023). Higher daily temperature range at depth is linked with higher thermotolerance in antipatharians from the canary islands. Journal of Thermal Biology, 115, 103593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103593
Godefroid, M., Gouveia, A., Otero-Ferrer, F., Espino, F., Tuya, F., & Dubois, P. (2023). Higher daily temperature range at depth is linked with higher thermotolerance in antipatharians from the canary islands. Journal of Thermal Biology, 115, 103593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103593
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., 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., Tom, Z., Lorenzo, B., Pascal, R., Marzia, B., Margherita, T., Bruno, D., Philippe, D., & Charlène, G. (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., Gouveia, A., Otero-Ferrer, F., Espino, F., Tuya, F., & Dubois, P. (2023). Higher daily temperature range at depth is linked with higher thermotolerance in antipatharians from the canary islands. Journal of Thermal Biology, 115, 103593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103593
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., 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
Godefroid, M., Dupont, S., Metian, M., & Hédouin, L. (2022). Two decades of seawater acidification experiments on tropical scleractinian corals: Overview, meta-analysis and perspectives. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 178, 113552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113552
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
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
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
Vandendriessche, M., Dubois, P. P., & Godefroid, M. (2022). Sensibilité thermique de cinq espèces d’antipathaires sympatriques (Grand Récif de Tuléar, Madagascar) : Relations avec la morphologie, la phylogenèse et l’environnement [Mémoire]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Godefroid, M. (2022). Two decades of seawater acidification experiments on tropical scleractinian corals: Overview, meta-analysis and perspectives. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 13.
Gress, E., Eeckhaut, I., Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., Richir, J., & Terrana, L. (2021). Investigation into the Presence of Symbiodiniaceae in Antipatharians (Black Corals). Oceans, 2(4), 772–784. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans2040044
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
Godefroid, M., Arçuby, R., Lacube, Y., Espiau, B., Dupont, S., Gazeau, F., Metian, M., & Hédouin, L. (2021). More than local adaptation: high diversity of response to seawater acidification in seven coral species from the same assemblage in French Polynesia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315421000618
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
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, 140(4), e12347. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12347
Godefroid, M., Todinanahary, G. G. B., Dubois, P., Eeckhaut, I., Sturaro, N., Lepoint, G., & Terrana, L. (2021). Perspectives on working underwater with black coral nubbins (Cnidaria: Antipatharia): The case of Cirrhipathes anguina (Dana, 1846). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 545, 151645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151645
Godefroid, M., Arçuby, R., Lacube, Y., Espiau, B., Dupont, S., Gazeau, F., Metian, M., & Hédouin, L. (2021). More than local adaptation: high diversity of response to seawater acidification in seven coral species from the same assemblage in French Polynesia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 101(4), 675–683. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315421000618
Zeimes, T., Dubois, P. P., Godefroid, M., & Guillaumot, C. (2021). Effets du stress thermique sur l’antipathaire ramifié Antipathella subpinnata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) en Méditerranée [Mémoire]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Godefroid, M. (2021). Perspectives on working underwater with black coral nubbins (Cnidaria: Antipatharia): The case of Cirrhipathes anguina (Dana, 1846). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 5.
Gress, E., Eeckhaut, I., Godefroid, M., Dubois, P., Richir, J., & Terrana, L. (2021). Investigation into the Presence of Symbiodiniaceae in Antipatharians (Black Corals). 14.
Pinte, N., Godefroid, M., Abbas, O., Baeten, V., & Mallefet, J. (2019). Deep-sea sharks: Relation between the liver’s buoyancy and red aerobic muscle volumes, a new approach. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 236, 110520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.06.020

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