Michel-Pierre Faucon

Présentation

My research focuses on the functional ecology of soil-plant interactions in herbaceous ecosystems and agroecosystems. It is interdisciplinary and involves both in ecology, agronomy and soil sciences by combining conceptual and applied researches.

It contributes to the development of agroecology by studying practices and cropping systems through the integration of the functional trait approach. This approach allows characterizing ecosystem processes and services by quantifying the response and effect of plants with respect to soil properties and agrosystem management practices.

The challenge of this research is to improve the understanding of plant responses to ecological factors (soil and climate factors) to unravel the complexity of plant-soil interactions (notably plant-soil feedback processes), and plant-plant interactions for the management of cropping systems. Recent researches have highlighted the key role of functional traits and their diversity in the phosphorus availability and acquisition, the reducing erosion and soil compaction.

More recently, I integrate my expertise in transdisciplinary research, integrating different types of stakeholders (academic and non-academic) from territories and/or the industry in order to generate collective intelligence and provide solutions based on living organisms with respect to societal expectations.

Publications

Article dans une revue (50)

Exploring plant nutrient acquisition traits plasticity in response to PFOA stress in crop species: the case of pea, rapeseed and wheat Maroua Alaoui,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Celine Roisin,Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattin,Stephane Firmin Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2025, 20, pp.100895. ⟨10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100895⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05288366v1
Unravelling the phenotypic plasticity of functional traits in relay-cropping: the case of soybean with winter barley Viviane Schell,Léa Kervroëdan,Guillaume Depeaux,Sylvain Delzon,Michel-Pierre Faucon Plant and Soil, 2025, ⟨10.1007/s11104-025-07242-8⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04933726v1
Nickel hyperaccumulation is independent of the leaf economics spectrum, although it may be linked to plant water balance in an ultramafic plant community from Sabah (Malaysia) Celestino Quintela-Sabarís,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Béatrice Gervais-Bergeron,Sukaibin Sumail,Antony van der Entet al. Plant and Soil, 2025, 513 (2), pp.2501-2517. ⟨10.1007/s11104-025-07325-6⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05027844v1
Greater Resistance to Drought‐Induced Embolism Is Linked to Higher Yield Maintenance in Soybean Viviane Schell,Léa Kervroëdan,Déborah Corso,Daniela Yipenin N'Do,Michel‐pierre Fauconet al. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2025, ⟨10.1111/pce.15538⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05135903v1
MicroRNAs: An Emerging Class of Root Exudate Component of Wheat Response to Polluted Soil Stéphane Firmin,David Houben,Joël Fontaine,Anissa Lounès - Hadj Sahraoui,Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattinet al. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2024, 235 (9), pp.564. ⟨10.1007/s11270-024-07372-2⟩ Article dans une revue (data paper) hal-04665451v1
Identification of Eco-Climatic Factors Driving Yields and Genotype by Environment Interactions for Yield in Early Maturity Soybean Using Crop Simulation Chloé Elmerich,Guénolé Boulch,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Lyes Lakhal,Bastien Lange Agronomy, 2023, 13 (2), pp.322. ⟨10.3390/agronomy13020322⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04027918v1
Combining agroecology and bioeconomy to meet the societal challenges of agriculture Michel-Pierre Faucon,Thierry Aussenac,Romain Debref,Stéphane Firmin,David Houbenet al. Plant and Soil, 2023, 492, pp.61-78. ⟨10.1007/s11104-023-06294-y⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04217791v1
Envirotyping to control genotype x environment interactions for efficient soybean breeding Chloé Elmerich,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Milagros Garcia,Patrice Jeanson,Guénolé Boulchet al. Field Crops Research, 2023, 303, pp.109113. ⟨10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109113⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04218126v1
Optimizing Crop Production with Bacterial Inputs: Insights into Chemical Dialogue between Sphingomonas sediminicola and Pisum sativum Candice Mazoyon,Stéphane Firmin,Lamine Bensaddek,Audrey Pecourt,Amélie Chabotet al. Microorganisms, 2023, 11 (7), pp.1847. ⟨10.3390/microorganisms11071847⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04176980v1
Biochar and compost addition increases soil organic carbon content and substitutes P and K fertilizer in three French cropping systems Cécile Nobile,Manhattan Lebrun,Charlotte Védère,Nicolas Honvault,Marie-Liesse Aubertinet al. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2022, 42 (6), pp.119. ⟨10.1007/s13593-022-00848-7⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03930088v1
Role of soil minerals on organic phosphorus availability and phosphorus uptake by plants Issifou Amadou,Michel-Pierre Faucon,David Houben Geoderma, 2022, 428, pp.116125. ⟨10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116125⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03786032v1
AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE BIOENERGY CROPPING SYSTEMS PROMOTING BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY Léa Kervroëdan,David Houben,Julien Guidet,Anne-Maïmiti Dulaurent,Elisa Marracciniet al. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2022, ⟨10.15302/J-FASE-2021435⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03624106v1
New insights into sorption and desorption of organic phosphorus on goethite, gibbsite, kaolinite and montmorillonite Issifou Amadou,Michel-Pierre Faucon,David Houben Applied Geochemistry, 2022, 143, pp.105378. ⟨10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105378⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03711164v1
Direct and indirect interactions between biochar properties, plant belowground traits and plant performance Nicolas Honvault,Cécile Nobile,Michel‐pierre Faucon,Stéphane Firmin,David Houben Global Change Biology - Bioenergy, 2022, 14, pp.1254- 1265. ⟨10.1111/gcbb.12993⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03786142v1
Root traits of crop species contributing to soil shear strength Matthieu Forster,Carolina Ugarte,Mathieu Lamandé,Michel-Pierre Faucon Geoderma, 2022, 409, pp.115642. ⟨10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115642⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03470170v1
Earthworm communities and microbial metabolic activity and diversity under conventional, feed and biogas cropping systems as affected by tillage practices Julia Denier,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Anne-Maïmiti Dulaurent,Julien Guidet,Léa Kervroëdanet al. Applied Soil Ecology, 2022, 169, pp.104232. ⟨10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104232⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03357729v1
Unravelling the Role of Rhizosphere Microbiome and Root Traits in Organic Phosphorus Mobilization for Sustainable Phosphorus Fertilization. A Review Issifou Amadou,David Houben,Michel-Pierre Faucon Agronomy, 2021, ⟨10.3390/agronomy11112267⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03424374v1
Interactions between below‐ground traits and rhizosheath fungal and bacterial communities for phosphorus acquisition Nicolas Honvault,David Houben,Stéphane Firmin,Hacène Meglouli,Frédéric Laruelleet al. Functional Ecology, 2021, 35 (7), pp.1603-1619. ⟨10.1111/1365-2435.13823⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03286269v1
Tradeoffs among phosphorus-acquisition root traits of crop species for agroecological intensification Nicolas Honvault,David Houben,Cécile Nobile,Stéphane Firmin,Hans Lamberset al. Plant and Soil, 2021, 461, pp.137-150. ⟨10.1007/s11104-020-04584-3⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02860461v1
Trait-based sediment retention and runoff control by herbaceous vegetation in agricultural catchments. A review Léa Kervroëdan,Romain Armand,Freddy Rey,Michel-Pierre Faucon Land Degradation and Development, 2021, 32 (3), pp.1077-1089. ⟨10.1002/ldr.3812⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03240034v1
Plant–Soil Interactions as Drivers of the Structure and Functions of Plant Communities Michel-Pierre Faucon Diversity, 2020, 12 (12), pp.452. ⟨10.3390/d12120452⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03105943v1
Contrasting response of nutrient acquisition traits in wheat grown on bisphenol A 1 contaminated soils A. Yacoumas,Nicolas Honvault,David Houben,H. Meglouli,Benoît Tisserantet al. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2020, 231 (1), pp.23. ⟨10.1007/s11270-019-4383-7⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02898111v1
Fertilizer Potential of Struvite as Affected by Nitrogen Form in the Rhizosphere Andrea Danaé Gómez-Suárez,Cécile Nobile,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Olivier Pourret,David Houben Sustainability, 2020, 12 (6), pp.2212. ⟨10.3390/su12062212⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02571684v1
Relationships between Root Traits and Soil Physical Properties after Field Traffic from the Perspective of Soil Compaction Mitigation Matthieu Forster,Carolina Ugarte,Mathieu Lamandé,Michel-Pierre Faucon Agronomy, 2020, 10 (11), ⟨10.3390/agronomy10111697⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03238352v1
Plant Functional Traits on Tropical Ultramafic Habitats Affected by Fire and Mining: Insights for Reclamation Celestino Quintela-Sabarís,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Rimi Repin,John B Sugau,Reuben Niluset al. Diversity, 2020, 12 (6), pp.248. ⟨10.3390/d12060248⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03146780v1
Functional Diversity Effects of Vegetation on Runoff to Design Herbaceous Hedges for Sediment Retention Léa Kervroëdan,Romain Armand,Mathieu Saunier,Michel-Pierre Faucon Diversity, 2020, 12 (4), pp.131. ⟨10.3390/d12040131⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02955215v1
Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris L.) Mediate the Fertilizing Effect of Frass Anne-Maïmiti Dulaurent,Guillaume Daoulas,Michel-Pierre Faucon,David Houben Agronomy, 2020, 10 (6), pp.783. ⟨10.3390/agronomy10060783⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03240702v1
Phosphorus-acquisition strategies of canola, wheat and barley in soil amended with sewage sludges Cécile Nobile,David Houben,Etienne Michel,Stéphane Firmin,H. Lamberset al. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9, pp.14878. ⟨10.1038/s41598-019-51204-x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02319872v1
Recovery of ultramafic soil functions and plant communities along an age-gradient of the actinorhizal tree Ceuthostoma terminale (Casuarinaceae) in Sabah (Malaysia) Celestino Quintela-Sabaris,Etienne Auber,Sukaibin Sumail,Jean-Francois Masfaraud,Michel-Pierre Fauconet al. Plant and Soil, 2019, 440 (1-2), pp.201-218. ⟨10.1007/s11104-019-04085-y⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02376402v1
Response of phosphorus dynamics to sewage sludge application in an agroecosystem in northern France David Houben,Etienne Michel,Cécile Nobile,Hans Lambers,Ellen E. Kandeleret al. Applied Soil Ecology, 2019, 137, pp.178-186. ⟨10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.02.017⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02176387v1
Effects of plant traits and their divergence on runoff and sediment retention in herbaceous vegetation Léa Kervroëdan,Romain Armand,Mathieu Saunier,Michel-Pierre Faucon Plant and Soil, 2019, 441 (1-2), pp.511-524. ⟨10.1007/s11104-019-04142-6⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02949118v1
Effect of rare earth elements on rice plant growth Raul E Martinez,Olivier Pourret,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Charlotte Dian Chemical Geology, 2018, 489, pp.28-37. ⟨10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.05.012⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02136358v1
Effect of Cadmium, Copper and Lead on the Growth of Rice in the Coal Mining Region of Quang Ninh, Cam-Pha (Vietnam) J. Eduardo Marquez,Olivier Pourret,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Sebastian Weber,Thi Bich Hòa Hoànget al. Sustainability, 2018, 10 (6), pp.1758. ⟨10.3390/su10061758⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01841954v1
Functional traits of a broad-niched metallophyte along a toxicity gradient: disentangling intra and inter-population variation Guillaume Delhaye,Bastien Lange,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Céline Grandjean,Gregory Mahyet al. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2018, 156, pp.240-247. ⟨10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.09.001⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02365682v1
Response of Organic Matter Decomposition to No-Tillage Adoption Evaluated by the Tea Bag Technique David Houben,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Anne-Maïmiti Mercadal Soil Systems, 2018, 2 (3), pp.42. ⟨10.3390/soilsystems2030042⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02176377v1
Plant functional trait effects on runoff to design herbaceous hedges for soil erosion control Léa Kervroëdan,Romain Armand,Mathieu Saunier,Jean-François Ouvry,Michel-Pierre Faucon Ecological Engineering, 2018, 118, pp.143-151. ⟨10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.04.024⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02365633v1
Variation in copper and cobalt tolerance and accumulation among six populations of the facultative metallophyte Anisopappus 2 chinensis (Asteraceae) Bastien Lange,Guillaume Delhaye,Sylvain Boisson,Nathalie Verbruggen,Pierre Meertset al. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2018, 153, pp.1-9. ⟨10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.04.009⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02365568v1
Copper and cobalt accumulation in plants: a critical assessment of the current status of knowledge Bastien Lange,Antony van Der Ent,Alan John Martin Baker,Guillaume Echevarria,Grégory Mahyet al. New Phytologist, 2017, 213 (2), pp.537-551. ⟨10.1111/nph.14175⟩ Article dans une revue (article de synthèse) hal-02265598v1
Copper and cobalt mobility in soil and accumulation in a metallophyte as influenced by experimental manipulation of soil chemical factors Bastien Lange,Olivier Pourret,Pierre Meerts,Petru Jitaru,Benjamin Cancèset al. Chemosphere, 2016, 146, pp.75-84. ⟨10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.11.105⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02265588v1
Ullmann reaction through ecocatalysis: insights from bioresource and synthetic potential Guillaume Clavé,Claire Garel,Cyril Poullain,Brice-Loïc Renard,Tomasz K Olszewskiet al. RSC Advances, 2016, 6 (64), pp.59550-59564. ⟨10.1039/C6RA08664K⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02376450v1
Implication of plant-soil relationships for conservation and restoration of copper-cobalt ecosystems Michel-Pierre Faucon,Soizig Le Stradic,Sylvain Boisson,Edouard Ilunga Wa Ilunga,Maxime Sélecket al. Plant and Soil, 2016, 403 (1-2), pp.153-165. ⟨10.1007/s11104-015-2745-5⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02265594v1
Assessment of soil metal distribution and environmental impact of mining in Katanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) Olivier Pourret,Bastien Lange,Jessica Bonhoure,Gilles Colinet,Sophie Decréeet al. Applied Geochemistry, 2016, 64, pp.43-55. ⟨10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.07.012⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01841964v1
Implications des relations sol-plante en ingénierie écologique des habitats et sols métallifères dégradés: le cas des habitats riches en cuivre du Katanga (République Démocratique du Congo) Michel-Pierre Faucon,E Ilunga,Bastien Lange,S Boisson,M Selecket al. Bulletin des Séances de l'Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, 2015, 61 (2-3), pp.391-401 Article dans une revue hal-02265959v1
Modeling of cobalt and copper speciation in metalliferous soils from Katanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) Olivier Pourret,Bastien Lange,David Houben,Gilles Colinet,Mylor Shutchaet al. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2015, 149, pp.87-96. ⟨10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.11.011⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02136344v1
Prediction of the edaphic factors influence upon the copper and cobalt accumulation in two metallophytes using copper and cobalt speciation in soils Bastien Lange,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Pierre Meerts,Mylor Shutcha,Grégory Mahyet al. Plant and Soil, 2014, 379 (1-2), pp.275-287. ⟨10.1007/s11104-014-2068-y⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02265597v1
Small-scale diversity of plant communities and distribution of species niches on a copper rock outcrop in Upper Katanga, D.R.Congo Edouard Ilunga Wa Ilunga,Maxime Séleck,Gilles Colinet,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Pierre Meertset al. Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2013, 146 (2), pp.173-182. ⟨10.5091/plecevo.2013.816⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02945721v1
Copper tolerance and accumulation in two cuprophytes of South Central Africa :Crepidorhopalon perennis and C. tenuis (Linderniaceae) Michel-Pierre Faucon,François Chipeng,Nathalie Verbruggen,Grégory Mahy,Gilles Colinetet al. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2012, 84, pp.11-16. ⟨10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.04.012⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02265583v1
Ecology and Hybridization Potential of Two Sympatric Metallophytes, the Narrow Endemic Crepidorhopalon perennis (Linderniaceae) and its More Widespread Congener C. tenuis Michel-Pierre Faucon,Benedict Tshilong,Fabienne Rossum,Pierre Meerts,Guillaume Decocqet al. Biotropica, 2012, 44 (4), pp.454-462. ⟨10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00845.x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02945215v1
Genetic architecture of zinc hyperaccumulation in Arabidopsis halleri: the essential role of QTL · environment interactions H. Frérot,M.-P. Faucon,G. Willems,C. Godé,Adeline Courseauxet al. New Phytologist, 2010, 187, pp.355-367. ⟨10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03295.x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-00489949v1
Direct determination of phosphate esters in concentrated nitrate media by capillary zone electrophoresis Corinne Rivasseau,L. Lando,F. Rey-Gaurez,I. Bisel,D. Sanset al. Journal of Chromatography A, 2003, 1015, pp.219-231 Article dans une revue hal-02670407v1

Chapitre d'ouvrage (8)

Unraveling the phosphorus cycling from the functional trait approach of plan-soil interactions Nicolas Honvault,Issifou Amadou,David Houben,Michel-Pierre Faucon Elsevier US. Plant Functional Traits: Linking Climate and Ecosystem Functioning, 10, pp.157-175, 2025, 9780443133671. ⟨10.1016/B978-0-443-13367-1.00006-5⟩ Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-04945959v1
Element Case Studies: Cobalt Michel-Pierre Faucon,Olivier Pourret,Bastien Lange Antony van der Ent; Alan J.M. Baker; Guillaume Echevarria; Marie-Odile Simonnot; Jean Louis Morel. Agromining: Farming for Metals: Extracting Unconventional Resources Using Plants, Springer, pp.385-391, 2021, Mineral Resource Reviews, 978-3-030-58903-5. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-58904-2_18⟩ Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-03066540v1
Element Case Studies: Cobalt and Copper Michel-Pierre Faucon,Olivier Pourret,Bastien Lange Agromining: Farming for Metals, pp.233-239, 2018, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-61899-9_13⟩ Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-02136478v1
Evaluation expérimentale de la phytodisponibilité du cuivre et du cobalt dans les sols des écosystèmes métallifères de l’Arc cuprifère katangais Donato Kaya Muyumba,Olivier Pourret,Amandine Liénard,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Gregory Mahyet al. Jan BOGAERT; Gilles COLINET; Grégory MAHY. Anthropisation des paysages katangais., Presses Universitaires de Liège, pp.193-213, 2018, 978-2-87016-147-0 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-02265971v1
Implications des relations sol-plantes pour la conservation de la biodiversité végétale des sites cuprifères du Katanga face à l’anthropisation Michel-Pierre Faucon,Soizig Le Stradic,Sylvain Boisson,Edouard Ilunga Wa Ilunga,Bastien Langeet al. Bogaert J., Colinet G. & Mahy G. Anthropisation des paysages katangais. Belgique, Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2018 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-02265970v1
Cobalt Olivier Pourret,Michel-Pierre Faucon Encyclopedia of Geochemistry, 2018, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-39312-4_271⟩ Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-02136484v1
Fond pédogéochimique et cartographie des pollutions des sols à Lubumbashi Mylor Shutcha,Robert-Prince Mukobo,Donato Kaya Muyumba,Michel Mpundu,Michel-Pierre Fauconet al. Bogaert J., Colinet G. & Mahy G.,. Anthropisation des paysages katangais,, : Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2018 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-02265975v1
Ten years of research on copper-cobalt ecosystems in southeastern D.R. Congo Soizig Le Stradic,Sylvain Boisson,Michel-Pierre Faucon,Maxime Séleck,Grégory Mahy François Malaisse; Michel Schaijes; Claire D'Outreligne. Copper-cobalt flora of Upper Katanga and Copperbelt - Field Guide, LES PRESSES AGRONOMIQUES DE GEMBLOUX, A.S.B.L., 2016, 978-2-87016-080-0 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-04662278v1