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Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing
Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Data Visualization
Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

International Atomic Energy Agency

July 2018 - July 2020

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

PSL Research University

January 2018 - July 2018

Education

PhD (CRIOBE USR3278 EPHE-UPVD-CNRS)

PSL Research University

September 2014 - August 2017

Master's Degree (Biologie)

École normale supérieure de Lyon

September 2011 - August 2014

Bachelor's Degree (Biologie)

École normale supérieure de Lyon

September 2010 - August 2011

Classe Préparatoire (BCPST)

Lycée Saint Louis

September 2008 - August 2010

Baccalauréat (Scientifique)

Lycée Pierre de Coubertin

September 2005 - August 2008

Certifications
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Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marc Besson, William E. Feeney, Isadora Moniz, Loïc François, Rohan M. Brooker, Guillaume Holzer, Marc Metian, Natacha Roux, Vincent Laudet, David Lecchini(2020). Anthropogenic stressors impact fish sensory development and survival via thyroid disruption . Nature Communications. 11. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
(2020). Preferential adsorption of Cd, Cs and Zn onto virgin polyethylene microplastic versus sediment particles . Marine Pollution Bulletin.
(2020). Influence of pH on Pb accumulation in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis . Marine Pollution Bulletin.
(2020). Metal(loid)s in superficial sediments from coral reefs of French Polynesia . Marine Pollution Bulletin.
(2020). Local sonic activity reveals potential partitioning in a coral reef fish community . Oecologia.
(2020). Effects of Virgin Micro- and Nanoplastics on Fish: Trends, Meta-Analysis, and Perspectives . Environmental Science & Technology.
Jacob, H., Gilson, A., Lanctôt, C., Besson, M., Metian, M., Lecchini, D.(2019). No Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics on Foraging Activity and Survival in a Post-larvae Coral-Reef Fish, Acanthurus triostegus . Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 102. (4). p. 457-461.
Mai, T., Toullec, J., Van Wynsberge, S., Besson, M., Soulet, S., Petek, S., Aliotti, E., Ekins, M., Hall, K., Erpenbeck, D., et al.(2019). Potential of fascaplysin and palauolide from Fascaplysinopsis cf reticulata to reduce the risk of bacterial infection in fish farming . Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 22. (1).
Feeney, W.E., Brooker, R.M., Johnston, L.N., Gilbert, J.D.J., Besson, M., Lecchini, D., Dixson, D.L., Cowman, P.F., Manica, A.(2019). Predation drives recurrent convergence of an interspecies mutualism . Ecology Letters. 22. (2). p. 256-264.
O'Connor, J.J., Fobert, E.K., Besson, M., Jacob, H., Lecchini, D.(2019). Live fast, die young: Behavioural and physiological impacts of light pollution on a marine fish during larval recruitment . Marine Pollution Bulletin. 146. p. 908-914.
(2018). Distribution patterns of ocellated eagle rays, Aetobatus ocellatus, along two sites in Moorea Island, French Polynesia . Cybium.
(2018). Bioactive Bromotyrosine-Derived Alkaloids from the Polynesian Sponge <i>Suberea ianthelliformis</i> . Marine Drugs.
Pratte, Z.A., Besson, M., Hollman, R.D., Stewarta, F.J.(2018). The gills of reef fish support a distinct microbiome influenced by hostspecific factors . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84. (9).
Bertucci, F., Jacob, H., Mignucci, A., Gache, C., Roux, N., Besson, M., Berthe, C., Metian, M., Lecchini, D.(2018). Decreased retention of olfactory predator recognition in juvenile surgeon fish exposed to pesticide . Chemosphere. 208. p. 469-475.
Besson, M., Salis, P., Laudet, V., Lecchini, D.(2018). Complete and rapid reversal of the body color pattern in juveniles of the convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus at Moorea Island (French Polynesia) . Coral Reefs. 37. (1). p. 31-35.
Lecchini, D., Bertucci, F., Gache, C., Khalife, A., Besson, M., Roux, N., Berthe, C., Singh, S., Parmentier, E., Nugues, M.M., et al.(2018). Boat noise prevents soundscape-based habitat selection by coral planulae . Scientific Reports. 8. (1).
El-Demerdash, A., Moriou, C., Toullec, J., Besson, M., Soulet, S., Schmitt, N., Petek, S., Lecchini, D., Debitus, C., Al-Mourabit, A.(2018). Bioactive bromotyrosine-derived alkaloids from the polynesian sponge suberea ianthelliformis . Marine Drugs. 16. (5).
Marc Besson, Camille Gache, Fr&#233;d&#233;ric Bertucci, Rohan M. Brooker, Natacha Roux, Hugo Jacob, C&#233;cile Berthe, Valeria Anna Sovrano, Danielle L. Dixson, David Lecchini(2017). Exposure to agricultural pesticide impairs visual lateralization in a larval coral reef fish . Scientific Reports. 7. (1). Springer Nature
Marc Besson, Guillaume Holzer, Anne Lambert, Lo&#239;c Fran&#231;ois, Paul Barth, Benjamin Gillet, Sandrine Hughes, Gwena&#235;l Piganeau, Francois Leulier, Laurent Viriot, et al.(2017). Fish larval recruitment to reefs is a thyroid hormone-mediated metamorphosis sensitive to the pesticide chlorpyrifos . {eLife}. 6. {eLife} Sciences Organisation, Ltd.
Marc Besson, Heather M. Patterson, Camille Gache, Rohan M. Brooker, Rakamaly Madi Moussa, Viliame Pita Waqalevu, Moana LeRohellec, Vincent Jaouen, K&#233;vin Peyrusse, C&#233;cile Berthe, et al.(2017). Consistency in the supply of larval fishes among coral reefs in French Polynesia . {PLOS} {ONE}. 12. (6). p. e0178795. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})
Besson, M., Gache, C., Brooker, R.M., Moussa, R.M., Waqalevu, V.P., LeRohellec, M., Jaouen, V., Peyrusse, K., Berthe, C., Bertucci, F., et al.(2017). Consistency in the supply of larval fishes among coral reefs in French Polynesia . PLoS ONE. 12. (6).
Lecchini, D., Dixson, D.L., Lecellier, G., Roux, N., Fr&#233;d&#233;rich, B., Besson, M., Tanaka, Y., Banaigs, B., Nakamura, Y.(2017). Habitat selection by marine larvae in changing chemical environments . Marine Pollution Bulletin. 114. (1). p. 210-217.
Besson, M., Gache, C., Bertucci, F., Brooker, R.M., Roux, N., Jacob, H., Berthe, C., Sovrano, V.A., Dixson, D.L., Lecchini, D.(2017). Exposure to agricultural pesticide impairs visual lateralization in a larval coral reef fish . Scientific Reports. 7. (1).
Bertucci, F., Parmentier, E., Berthe, C., Besson, M., Hawkins, A.D., Aubin, T., Lecchini, D., Bertucci, F., Parmentier, E., Berthe, C., et al.(2017). Snapshot recordings provide a first description of the acoustic signatures of deeper habitats adjacent to coral reefs of Moorea . PeerJ. 2017. (11).
Holzer, G., Besson, M., Lambert, A., Fran&#231;ois, L., Barth, P., Gillet, B., Hughes, S., Piganeau, G., Leulier, F., Viriot, L., et al.(2017). Fish larval recruitment to reefs is a thyroid hormone-mediated metamorphosis sensitive to the pesticide chlorpyrifos . eLife. 6.
Roux, N., Duran, E., Lanyon, R.G., Fr&#233;d&#233;rich, B., Berthe, C., Besson, M., Dixson, D.L., Lecchini, D.(2016). Brain lateralization involved in visual recognition of conspecifics in coral reef fish at recruitment . Animal Behaviour. 117. p. 3-8.
Besson, M.L., Trancart, T., Acou, A., Charrier, F., Mazel, V., Legault, A., Feunteun, E.(2016). Disrupted downstream migration behaviour of European silver eels (Anguilla anguilla, L.) in an obstructed river . Environmental Biology of Fishes. 99. (10). p. 779-791.
Barth, P., Berenshtein, I., Besson, M., Roux, N., Parmentier, E., Banaigs, B., Lecchini, D.(2015). From the ocean to a reef habitat: How do the larvae of coral reef fishes find their way home? A state of art on the latest advances . Vie et Milieu. 65. (2). p. 91-100.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT
Besson M. 2017. Importance of coral reef fish metamorphosis facing global change and water pollution. 8th André Picard network conference. March 23rd and 24th, 2017, Banyuls sur mer, France.
Besson M., Holzer G., Laudet V., Lecchini D. 2017. Importance of metamorphosis in coral-reef fish larval recruitment. 10th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Besson M., Trancart T., Acou A., Mazel V., Feunteun E. 2014. Reservoirs and Dams Impact the Migration Success of Silver Eels. A Telemetry Approach on the Frémur River, France. American Fisheries 144th Annual Meeting, August 2014.