Alexandru Milcu

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alexandru-milcu

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0000-0002-2889-1234

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187061696

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http://www.researcherid.com/rid/X-6267-2018

Présentation

I am an ecosystem ecologist whose research interest focuses on the consequences of global changes such as biodiversity loss and climate change for the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. In my research I often use functional traits as a predictive framework for ecosystem functioning. In particular, I have a great interest in controlled environment facilities for ecosystem research (ECOTRONs) because they have the capacity to simultaneously control environmental conditions while allowing for ecosystem-level measurements of carbon and water fluxes. My research time is currently shared between CEFE and the CNRS Ecotron of Montpellier. I also act as an Associate Editor for Scientific Reports.

Publications

Article dans une revue (47)

Biodiversity co-variation patterns in a range of soil organism taxa across highly contrasting ecosystems Axelle Tortosa,Grégoire Freschet,Jean Trap,Alain Brauman,Yvan Capowiezet al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2026, 215, pp.110093. ⟨10.1016/j.soilbio.2026.110093⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05465242v1
Air oxygen fractionation associated with respiration and photosynthesis processes in plants: impact on the study of the global Dole effect Clémence Paul,Clément Piel,Joana Sauze,Ji-Woong Yang,Marie Bouchetet al. Quaternary Science Reviews, 2025, 370, pp.109663. ⟨10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109663⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05468864v1
Functional diversity of soil macrofauna may contribute to microbial community stabilization under drought stress Diana Morales-Fonseca,Sandra Barantal,François Buscot,Stephan Hättenschwiler,Alexandru Milcuet al. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2025, 16, pp.1597272. ⟨10.3389/fmicb.2025.1597272⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05368013v1
Persistent macrodetritivore functional diversity and identity effects on litter mass loss under drought in a Mediterranean forest understory model ecosystem Mika Lemoine,Stephan Hättenschwiler,Alexandru Milcu,Sandra Barantal,Johanne Nahmaniet al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2025, 209, pp.109918. ⟨10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109918⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05369602v1
A multiplexing system for quantifying oxygen fractionation factors in closed chambers Clémence Paul,Clément Piel,Joana Sauze,Olivier Jossoud,Arnaud Dapoignyet al. Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 2025, 14 (1), pp.91 - 101. ⟨10.5194/gi-14-91-2025⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05064904v1
Earthworms and plants can decrease soil greenhouse gas emissions by modulating soil moisture fluctuations and soil macroporosity in a mesocosm experiment Pierre Ganault,Johanne Nahmani,Yvan Capowiez,Nathalie Fromin,Ammar Shihanet al. PLoS ONE, 2024, 19 (2), pp.e0289859. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0289859⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04552879v2
Natural genetic variation underlying the negative effect of elevated CO2 on ionome composition in Arabidopsis thaliana Oceane Cassan,Lea-Lou Pimpare,Mozzanino Timothy,Cecile Fizames,Sebastien Devidalet al. eLife, 2024, 12 (RP90170), ⟨10.7554/eLife.90170.3⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04592341v2
Microclimate modulation: an overlooked mechanism influencing the impact of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning Rémy Beugnon,Nolwenn Le Guyader,Alexandru Milcu,Jonathan Lenoir,Jérémy Puissantet al. Global Change Biology, 2024, 30 (3), pp.e17214. ⟨10.1111/gcb.17214⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04464876v1
Additive effects of basalt enhanced weathering and biochar co-application on carbon sequestration, soil nutrient status and plant performance in a mesocosm experiment Nicolas Honvault,Marie-Laure Tiouchichine,Joana Sauze,Clément Piel,Damien Landaiset al. Applied Geochemistry, 2024, 169, pp.106054. ⟨10.1016/j.apgeochem.2024.106054⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04731683v1
Reply to: Plant traits alone are good predictors of ecosystem properties when used carefully Fons van der Plas,Thomas Schröder-Georgi,Alexandra Weigelt,Kathryn Barry,Sebastian Meyeret al. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023, 7 (3), pp.335-336. ⟨10.1038/s41559-022-01957-y⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04096005v1
Taxonomical and functional responses of microbial communities from forest soils of differing tree species diversity to drying-rewetting cycles Lauren M. Gillespie,Luis Daniel Prada-Salcedo,Ammar Shihan,Nathalie Fromin,Kezia Goldmannet al. Pedobiologia, 2023, 97-98, pp.150875. ⟨10.1016/j.pedobi.2023.150875⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04083344v1
Determination of respiration and photosynthesis fractionation factors for atmospheric dioxygen inferred from a vegetation-soil-atmosphere analogue of the terrestrial biosphere in closed chambers Clémence Paul,Clément Piel,Joana Sauze,Nicolas Pasquier,Frédéric Priéet al. Biogeosciences, 2023, 20 (5), pp.1047-1062. ⟨10.5194/bg-20-1047-2023⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04042604v1
Earthworms do not increase greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and N2O) in an ecotron experiment simulating a three-crop rotation system Oswaldo Forey,Joana Sauze,Clément Piel,Emmanuel S Gritti,Sébastien Devidalet al. Scientific Reports, 2023, 13, pp.art. 21920. ⟨10.1038/s41598-023-48765-3⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04344102v2
Tree species mixing affects soil microbial functioning indirectly via root and litter traits and soil parameters in European forests Lauren M. Gillespie,Stephan Hättenschwiler,Alexandru Milcu,Janna Wambsganss,Ammar Shihanet al. Functional Ecology, 2021, 35 (10), pp.2190-2204. ⟨10.1111/1365-2435.13877⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03377552v1
Positive tree diversity effect on fine root biomass: via density dependence rather than spatial root partitioning Weixian Zeng,Wenhua Xiang,Bo Zhou,Shuai Ouyang,Yelin Zenget al. Oikos, 2021, 130, pp.1-14. ⟨10.1111/oik.07777⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02987226v1
Ecotrons: powerful and versatile ecosystem analysers for ecology, agronomy and environmental science Jacques Roy,François Rineau,Hans de Boeck,Ivan Nijs,Thomas Pützet al. Global Change Biology, 2021, 27, pp.1387-1407. ⟨10.1111/gcb.15471⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03102109v1
Plant diversity enhances production and downward transport of biodegradable dissolved organic matter Markus Lange,Vanessa‐nina Roth,Nico Eisenhauer,Christiane Roscher,Thorsten Dittmaret al. Journal of Ecology, 2020, ⟨10.1111/1365-2745.13556⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03102027v1
Higher tree diversity increases soil microbial resistance to drought Lauren M. Gillespie,Nathalie Fromin,Alexandru Milcu,Bruno Buatois,Clovis Pontoizeauet al. Communications Biology, 2020, 3, pp.377. ⟨10.1038/s42003-020-1112-0⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03006796v1
Species richness and functional-trait effects on fine root biomass along a subtropical tree diversity gradient Weixian Zeng,Wenhua Xiang,Jiangping Fang,Bo Zhou,Shuai Ouyanget al. Plant and Soil, 2020, 446 (1-2), pp.515-527. ⟨10.1007/s11104-019-04369-3⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03102016v1
Microhabitat and ectomycorrhizal effects on the establishment, growth and survival of Quercus ilex L. seedlings under drought Laura Garcia de Jalon,Jean‐marc Limousin,Franck Richard,Arthur Gessler,Martina Peteret al. PLoS ONE, 2020, 15 (6), pp.e0229807. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0229807⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02998003v1
Limited evidence for spatial resource partitioning across temperate grassland biodiversity experiments Kathryn E Barry,Jasper van Ruijven,Liesje Mommer,Yongfei Bai,Carl Beierkuhnleinet al. Ecology, 2020, 101 (1), pp.e02905. ⟨10.1002/ecy.2905⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03101963v1
Understanding ecosystems of the future will require more than realistic climate change experiments - A response to Korell et al. Hans J. de Boeck,Juliette Bloor,Rien Aerts,Michael Bahn,Claus Beieret al. Global Change Biology, 2020, 26 (2), pp.e6-e7. ⟨10.1111/gcb.14854⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02503326v1
Memory of environmental conditions across generations affects the acclimation potential of scots pine Arun K Bose,Barbara Moser,Andreas Rigling,Marco Lehmann,Alexandru Milcuet al. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2020, Trees, 43 (5), pp.1288-1299. ⟨10.1111/pce.13729⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03101978v1
Plant traits alone are poor predictors of ecosystem properties and long-term ecosystem functioning Fons van Der Plas,Thomas Schröder-Georgi,Alexandra Weigelt,Kathryn Barry,Sebastian Meyeret al. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2020, 4 (12), pp.1602-1611. ⟨10.1038/s41559-020-01316-9⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03102019v1
Circadian Regulation Does Not Optimize Stomatal Behaviour Víctor Resco de Dios,William R.L. Anderegg,Ximeng Li,David Tissue,Michael Bahnet al. Plants, 2020, 9 (9), pp.1091. ⟨10.3390/plants9091091⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03102017v1
The Future of Complementarity: Disentangling Causes from Consequences Kathryn Barry,Liesje Mommer,Jasper van Ruijven,Christian Wirth,Alexandra Wrightet al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2019, 34 (2), pp.167-180. ⟨10.1016/j.tree.2018.10.013⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02405545v1
Functional composition has stronger impact than species richness on carbon gain and allocation in experimental grasslands Christiane Roscher,Stefan Karlowsky,Alexandru Milcu,Arthur Gessler,Dörte Bachmannet al. PLoS ONE, 2019, 14 (1), pp.e0204715. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0204715⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02405553v1
A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research Nico Eisenhauer,Holger Schielzeth,Andrew Barnes,Kathryn Barry,Aletta Bonnet al. Advances in Ecological Research, 2019, 61, pp.1-54. ⟨10.1016/bs.aecr.2019.06.001⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02309326v1
Temporal Shifts in Plant Diversity Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics During Litter Decomposition in a Mediterranean Shrubland Exposed to Reduced Precipitation Mathieu Santonja,Alexandru Milcu,Nathalie Fromin,Anaïs Rancon,Ammar Shihanet al. Ecosystems, 2019, 22 (5), pp.939-954. ⟨10.1007/s10021-018-0315-4⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01928001v1
Genotypic variability enhances the reproducibility of an ecological study Alexandru Milcu,Ruben Puga-Freitas,Aaron M Ellison,Manuel Blouin,Stefan Scheuet al. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2018, 2 (2), pp.279 - 287. ⟨10.1038/s41559-017-0434-x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01749308v1
Weak to no effects of litter biomass and mixing on litter decomposition in a seasonally dry tropical forest Anderson Gripp,Francisco de Assis Esteves,Luciana Carneiro,Rafael Guariento,Marcos Paulo Figueiredo-Barroset al. Pedobiologia, 2018, 68, pp.20-23. ⟨10.1016/j.pedobi.2018.02.003⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02405517v1
Dynamic niche partitioning in root water uptake facilitates efficient water use in more diverse grassland plant communities Marcus Guderle,Dörte Bachmann,Alexandru Milcu,Annette Gockele,Marcel Bechmannet al. Functional Ecology, 2018, 32 (1), pp.214-227. ⟨10.1111/1365-2435.12948⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02480458v1
Changes in soil microbial substrate utilization in response to altered litter diversity and precipitation in a Mediterranean shrubland Ammar Shihan,Stephan Hättenschwiler,Alexandru Milcu,François-Xavier Joly,Mathieu Santonjaet al. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2017, 53 (2), pp.171-185. ⟨10.1007/s00374-016-1166-9⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01481169v1
Night and day – Circadian regulation of night-time dark respiration and light-enhanced dark respiration in plant leaves and canopies Arthur Gessler,Jacques Roy,Zachary Kayler,Juan Pedro Ferrio,Josu Aldayet al. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2017, 137, pp.14-25. ⟨10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.01.014⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02480463v1
Circadian rhythms regulate the environmental responses of net CO2 exchange in bean and cotton canopies Víctor Resco de Dios,Arthur Gessler,Juan Pedro Ferrio,Josu Alday,Michael Bahnet al. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2017, 239, pp.185-191. ⟨10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.03.014⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02480461v1
Top canopy nitrogen allocation linked to increased grassland carbon uptake in stands of varying species richness Alexandru Milcu,Arthur Gessler,Christiane Roscher,Laura Rose,Zachary Kayleret al. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41598-017-08819-9⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02480457v1
Endogenous circadian rhythms in pigment composition induce changes in photochemical efficiency in plant canopies José Ignacio García-Plazaola,Beatriz Fernández-Marín,Juan Pedro Ferrio,Josu Alday,Günter Hochet al. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2017, 40 (7), pp.1153-1162. ⟨10.1111/pce.12909⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02480462v1
Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions Wolfgang Weisser,Christiane Roscher,Sebastian Meyer,Anne Ebeling,Guangjuan Luoet al. Basic and Applied Ecology, 2017, 23, pp.1-73. ⟨10.1016/j.baae.2017.06.002⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02480455v1
Plant diversity generates enhanced soil microbial access to recently photosynthesized carbon in the rhizosphere Perla Griselle Mellado-Vázquez,Markus Lange,Dörte Bachmann,Annette Gockele,Stefan Karlowskyet al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016, 94, pp.122-132. ⟨10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.11.012⟩ Article dans une revue istex hal-02475332v1
Plant functional diversity increases grassland productivity-related water vapor fluxes: an Ecotron and modeling approach Alexandru Milcu,Werner Eugster,Dörte Bachmann,Marcus Guderle,Christiane Roscheret al. Ecology, 2016, 97 (8), pp.2044-2054. ⟨10.1890/15-1110.1⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02475334v1
Elevated CO2 maintains grassland net carbon uptake under a future heat and drought extreme Jacques Roy,Catherine Picon-Cochard,Angela Augusti,Marie-Lise Benot,Lionel Thieryet al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016, 113 (22), pp.6224-6229. ⟨10.1073/pnas.1524527113⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02127043v1
Circadian rhythms have significant effects on leaf-to-canopy scale gas exchange under field conditions Víctor Resco de Dios,Arthur Gessler,Juan Pedro Ferrio,Josu Alday,Michael Bahnet al. GigaScience, 2016, 5 (1), ⟨10.1186/s13742-016-0149-y⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02480465v1
Processes driving nocturnal transpiration and implications for estimating land evapotranspiration Víctor Resco de Dios,Jacques Roy,Juan Pedro Ferrio,Josu Alday,Damien Landaiset al. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5 (1), ⟨10.1038/srep10975⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02475327v1
Global change experiments: challenges and opportunities Hans J. de Boeck,Sara Vicca,Jacques Roy,Ivan Nijs,Alexandru Milcuet al. Bioscience, 2015, 65 (9), pp.922-931. ⟨10.1093/biosci/biv099⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01236548v1
Functional diversity of leaf nitrogen concentrations drives grassland carbon fluxes Alexandru Milcu,Christiane Roscher,Arthur Gessler,Dörte Bachmann,Annette Gockeleet al. Ecology Letters, 2014, 17 (4), pp.435-444. ⟨10.1111/ele.12243⟩ Article dans une revue istex hal-02475324v1
Diversity Promotes Temporal Stability across Levels of Ecosystem Organization in Experimental Grasslands Raphael Proulx,Christian Wirth,Winfried Voigt,Alexandra Weigelt,Christiane Roscheret al. PLoS ONE, 2010, 5 (10), 8 p. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0013382⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02663920v1
The response of decomposers (earthworms, springtails and microorganisms) to variations in species and functional group diversity of plants Alexandru Milcu,Stephan Partsch,Reinhardt Langel,Stefan Scheu Oikos, 2006, 112 (3), pp.513-524. ⟨10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14292.x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04756132v1

Communication dans un congrès (6)

Resource economics of tree communities control soil food web multifunctionality in European forests Ludovic Henneron,D.A. Wardle,Matty P Berg,Stephan Hättenschwiler,Jürgen Bauhuset al. Journées TEBIS 2025, 13e édition, Rouen, Oct 2025, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05312255v1
No evidence that earthworms increase soil greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and N2O) in the presence of plants and soil-moisture fluctuations Pierre Ganault,Johanne Nahmani,Yvan Capowiez,Isabelle Bertrand,Bruno Buatoiset al. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Apr 2021, Online, Austria. ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8599⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-03449979v1
Triple isotopic composition of oxygen in water and dioxygen during deglaciations recorded in the EPICA Dome C ice core to link climate, biosphere productivity and water cycle Amaelle Landais,Ji-Woong Yang,Nicolas Pasquier,Antoine Grisart,Margaux Brandonet al. EGU General Assembly 2020, May 2020, Vienna, Austria. ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-5961⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-03102042v1
The European Ecotron of Montpellier: experimental platforms to study ecosystem response to climate change Joana Sauze,Jacques Roy,Clément Piel,Damien Landais,Emmanuel Grittiet al. EGU General Assembly 2020, May 2020, Vienna, Austria Communication dans un congrès hal-03102036v1
Litter quality impacts the CNP stoichiometric homeostasis of the soil microbial biomass Haijing Yuan,Philippe Hinsinger,Stephan Hättenschwiler,Alexandru Milcu,Isabelle Bertrand 6. International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter, Sep 2017, Harpenden, United Kingdom Communication dans un congrès hal-02735897v1
Resistance and recovery of upland grasslands to climate change with extreme events. Catherine Picon-Cochard,Marine Zwicke,Giorgio Alessio,Angela Augusti,Marie-Lise Benotet al. Functional Ecology Conference - JEF AnaEE France, Mar 2017, La Grande Motte, France Communication dans un congrès hal-02784866v1

Poster de conférence (1)

How microbial belowground communities cope with contrasted trophic resources across three land use type: a stoichiometry approach Haijing Yuan,Philippe Hinsinger,Stephan Hättenschwiler,Alexandru Milcu,Isabelle Bertrand 5. International EcoSummit: Ecological Sustainability: Engineering Change, Aug 2016, Montpellier, France. 2016 Poster de conférence hal-02741497v1

Autre publication scientifique (1)

Data from: Limited evidence for spatial resource partitioning across temperate grassland biodiversity experiments Kathryn E Barry,Jasper van Ruijven,Liesje Mommer,Yongfei Bai,Carl Beierkuhnleinet al. Dryad, 2020, ⟨10.5061/dryad.7c01654⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-03102011v1

Pré-publication, Document de travail (3)

Biodiversity co-variation patterns in a range of soil organism taxa across highly contrasting ecosystems Axelle Tortosa,Grégoire T Freschet,Jean Trap,Alain Brauman,Yvan Capowiezet al. 2025 Pré-publication, Document de travail hal-05368037v1
A multiplexing system for quantifying oxygen fractionation factors in closed chambers Clémence Paul,Clément Piel,Joana Sauze,Olivier Jossoud,Arnaud Dapoignyet al. 2025 Pré-publication, Document de travail hal-05059158v1
No evidence that earthworms increase soil greenhouse gas emissions (CO 2 and N 2 O) in the presence of plants and soil moisture fluctuations Pierre Ganault,Johanne Nahmani,Yvan Capowiez,Nathalie Fromin,Ammar Shihanet al. 2022 Pré-publication, Document de travail hal-03830111v1