Nicolas Legay

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Article dans une revue (33)

Dataset of physicochemical, microbiological, and plant root parameters of 135 soils from various urban land uses Blois city, France Marie-Paule Norini,Jennifer Harris,Sébastien Bonthoux,Cindy Arnoldi,Rachel Boscardinet al. Data in Brief, 2026, 64, pp.112265. ⟨10.1016/j.dib.2025.112265⟩ Article dans une revue (data paper) insu-05373406v2
Land use and management intensity shape nitrogen cycling and microbial functions, driving environmental impacts in French urban soils Fadwa Khalfallah,Jennifer Harris,Sebastien Bonthoux,Amélie a M Cantarel,Jean-Christophe Clementet al. Applied Soil Ecology, 2026, 219, pp.106751. ⟨10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106751⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05440621v1
Assessing soil health at former thermal power plant sites through a functional approach Caroline Dalquier,Jennifer Harris,Nicolas Legay,Laure Santoni,Pascaline Herbelinet al. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2026, 26 (2), pp.27. ⟨10.1007/s11368-026-04233-9⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05528339v1
From Stream to Bloom: Exploring the Potential Role of Aquatic Insects for Pollination in Wetland Environments Cassandre Murail,Mathilde Baude,Benjamin Bergerot,Benoit Geslin,Nicolas Legayet al. Journal of Applied Entomology, 2025, 149 (5), pp.711-724. ⟨10.1111/jen.13359⟩ Article dans une revue (article de synthèse) hal-04766797v1
Linking Plant Diversity and Urban Uses at the City-Block Scale to Inform Urban Planning Muriel Deparis,Nicolas Legay,Arthur Castellanos,Chloé Duque,Ulysse Guilloteauet al. Land, 2025, 14 (1), pp.3. ⟨10.3390/land14010003⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04896553v1
How managers and city dwellers relate to spontaneous vegetation in cities: Towards an integrative approach Muriel Deparis,Nicolas Legay,Francis Isselin-Nondedeu,Sébastien Bonthoux Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023, 82, pp.127876. ⟨10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127876⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04330511v1
Considering urban uses at a fine spatial resolution to understand the distribution of invasive plant species in cities Muriel Deparis,Nicolas Legay,Francis Isselin-Nondedeu,Sébastien Bonthoux Landscape Ecology, 2022, 37 (4), pp.1145-1159. ⟨10.1007/s10980-022-01415-x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03613607v1
Human-River Encounter Sites: Looking for Harmony between Humans and Nature in Cities Aude Zingraff-Hamed,Mathieu Bonnefond,Sebastien Bonthoux,Nicolas Legay,Sabine Greulichet al. Sustainability, 2021, 13 (5), pp.2864. ⟨10.3390/su13052864⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03181562v1
Resistance–recovery trade‐off of soil microbial communities under altered rain regimes: An experimental test across European agroecosystems Gabin Piton,Arnaud Foulquier,Laura Martinez‐garcía,Nicolas Legay,Cindy Arnoldiet al. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021, 58 (2), pp.406-418. ⟨10.1111/1365-2664.13774⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03151802v1
Disentangling drivers of soil microbial potential enzyme activity across rain regimes: An approach based on the functional trait framework Gabin Piton,Arnaud Foulquier,Laura Martínez-García,Nicolas Legay,Katarina Hedlundet al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020, 148, pp.107881. ⟨10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107881⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02926002v1
Compared to conventional, ecological intensive management promotes beneficial proteolytic soil microbial communities for agro-ecosystem functioning under climate change-induced rain regimes Martina Lori,Gabin Piton,Sarah Symanczik,Nicolas Legay,Lijbert Brussaardet al. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41598-020-64279-8⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02570574v1
Plant growth drives soil nitrogen cycling and N-related microbial activity through changing root traits Nicolas Legay,Jean-Christophe Clément,Fabrice Grassein,Sandra Lavorel,Servane Lemauvielet al. Fungal Ecology, 2020, 44, pp.100910. ⟨10.1016/j.funeco.2019.100910⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02476717v1
Studies of NH4+ and NO3- uptake ability of subalpine plants and resource-use strategy identified by their functional traits Legay Nicolas,Grassein Fabrice,Segura Raphaël,Laîné Philippe,Lavorel Sandraet al. Peer Community In Ecology, 2020, ⟨10.1101/372235⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02947616v1
Studies of NH 4 + and NO 3 − uptake ability of subalpine plants and resource-use strategy identified by their functional traits Nicolas Legay,Fabrice Grassein,Cindy Arnoldi,Raphael Segura,Philippe P. Laineet al. Oikos, 2020, 129 (6), pp.830-841. ⟨10.1111/oik.07282⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02482241v1
Using proxies of microbial community‐weighted means traits to explain the cascading effect of management intensity, soil and plant traits on ecosystem resilience in mountain grasslands Gabin Piton,Nicolas Legay,Cindy Arnoldi,Sandra Lavorel,Jean-Christophe Clementet al. Journal of Ecology, 2020, 108 (3), pp.876-893. ⟨10.1111/1365-2745.13327⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02408942v1
Metabolic adaptation of fungal strains in response to contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls Sophie Perigon,Martin Massier,Joaquim Germain,Marie-Noëlle Binet,Nicolas Legayet al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26 (15), pp.14943-14950. ⟨10.1007/s11356-019-04701-5⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02478479v1
Environmental and biotic drivers of soil microbial β‐diversity across spatial and phylogenetic scales Loïc Chalmandrier,Johan Pansu,Lucie Zinger,Frédéric Boyer,Eric Coissacet al. Ecography, 2019, 42 (12), pp.2144 - 2156. ⟨10.1111/ecog.04492⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03032726v1
Management versus site effects on the abundance of nitrifiers and denitrifiers in European mountain grasslands Ute Szukics,Karl Grigulis,Nicolas Legay,Eva-Maria Kastl,Catherine Baxendaleet al. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 648, pp.745-753. ⟨10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.039⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01859807v1
Improving nature experience in cities What are people's preferences for vegetated streets? Sébastien Bonthoux,Simon Chollet,Ianis Balat,Nicolas Legay,Lolita Voisin Journal of Environmental Management, 2019, 230, pp.335-344. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.09.056⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01903121v1
Crop traits drive soil carbon sequestration under organic farming Pablo García-Palacios,Andreas Gattinger,Helene Bracht-Jørgensen,Lijbert Brussaard,Filipe Carvalhoet al. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 55 (5), pp.2496-2505. ⟨10.1111/1365-2664.13113⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01801968v1
Soil legacy effects of climatic stress, management and plant functional composition on microbial communities influence the response of Lolium perenne to a new drought event Nicolas Legay,Gabin Piton,Cindy Arnoldi,Lionel Bernard,Marie-Noelle Binetet al. Plant and Soil, 2018, 424 (1-2), pp.233-254. ⟨10.1007/s11104-017-3403-x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01688479v1
Three cytosolic glutamine synthetase isoforms localized in different-order veins act together for N remobilization and seed filling in Arabidopsis Michaël Moison,Anne Marmagne,Sylvie S. Dinant,Fabienne Soulay,Marianne Azzopardiet al. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2018, 69 (18), pp.4379-4393. ⟨10.1093/jxb/ery217⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02184353v1
The added value of including key microbial traits to determine nitrogen-related ecosystem services in managed grasslands Thomas Pommier,Amélie A. M. Cantarel,Karl Grigulis,Sandra Lavorel,Nicolas Legayet al. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 55 (1), pp.49 - 58. ⟨10.1111/1365-2664.13010⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01688474v1
Responses of above- and below-ground fungal symbionts to cessation of mowing in subalpine grassland Marie-Noëlle Binet,Diederik van Tuinen,Florence Souard,Lucile Sage,Sophie Perigonet al. Fungal Ecology, 2017, 25, pp.14-21. ⟨10.1016/j.funeco.2016.10.001⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01605015v1
Spatial scale and intraspecific trait variability mediate assembly rules in alpine grasslands Loïc Chalmandrier,Tamara Münkemüller,Marie-Pascale Colace,Julien Renaud,Serge Aubertet al. Journal of Ecology, 2017, 105 (1), pp.277-287. ⟨10.1111/1365-2745.12658⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01604570v1
Assessing the dynamic changes of rhizosphere functionality of Zea mays plants grown in organochlorine contaminated soils Claire Blondel,Loic Briset,Nicolas Legay,Cindy Arnoldi,Franck Polyet al. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017, 331, pp.226-234. ⟨10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.02.056⟩ Article dans une revue istex hal-01604383v1
Influence of plant traits, soil microbial properties, and abiotic parameters on nitrogen turnover of grassland ecosystems Nicolas Legay,Sandra Lavorel,Catherine Baxendale,Ute Krainer,Michael Bahnet al. Ecosphere, 2016, 7 (11), pp.e01448. ⟨10.1002/ecs2.1448⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01688415v1
Plant species identities and fertilization influence on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation and soil bacterial activities N. Legay,F. Grassein,M.N. Binet,C. Arnoldi,E. Personeniet al. Applied Soil Ecology, 2016, 98, pp.132 - 139. ⟨10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.10.006⟩ Article dans une revue istex hal-01688397v1
Rhizodeposition of organic carbon by plants with contrasting traits for resource acquisition: responses to different fertility regimes Florence Baptist,Iker Aranjuelo,Nicolas Legay,Luis Lopez-Sangil,Gemma Moleroet al. Plant and Soil, 2015, ⟨10.1007/s11104-015-2531-4⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02508998v1
Grassland species show similar strategies for sulphur and nitrogen acquisition Nicolas Legay,Emmanuelle Personeni,Sophie Slezack-Deschaumes,Séverine Piutti,Jean-Bernard Cliquet Plant and Soil, 2014, 375 (1-2), pp.113-126. ⟨10.1007/s11104-013-1949-9⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01477744v1
Contribution of above- and below-ground plant traits to the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities N. Legay,C. Baxendale,K. Grigulis,U. Krainer,E. Kastlet al. Annals of Botany, 2014, 114 (5), pp.1011-1021. ⟨10.1093/aob/mcu169⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01688359v1
Comparison of inorganic nitrogen uptake dynamics following snowmelt and at peak biomass in subalpine grasslands Nicolas Legay,F. Grassein,T. M. Robson,E. Personeni,M.-P. Batailléet al. Biogeosciences, 2013, 10 (11), pp.7631-7645. ⟨10.5194/bg-10-7631-2013⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01688232v1
Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services Karl Grigulis,Sandra Lavorel,Ute Krainer,Nicolas Legay,Catherine Baxendaleet al. Journal of Ecology, 2013, Plant Functional Effects On Ecosystem Services, 101 (1), pp.47-57. ⟨10.1111/1365-2745.12014⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01687645v1

Communication dans un congrès (17)

Exploring the Role of Aquatic Environments in plant-pollinator interactions Cassandre Murail,Mathilde Baude,Benoit Geslin,Sabine Greulich,Nicolas Legayet al. BES Annual Meeting 2025, British Ecological Society, Dec 2025, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Communication dans un congrès hal-05560440v1
Diagnostic fonctionnel des sols industriels : de la sélection d'un minimum d'indicateurs à leurs applications &lt;i&gt;in situ&lt;/i&gt; Caroline Dalquier,Jennifer Harris,Nicolas Legay,Laure Santoni,Pascaline Herbelinet al. 5e Rencontres Nationales de la Recherche sur les Sites et Sols Polluées (RNR SSP), Feb 2025, Paris, France. pp.8-12 Communication dans un congrès hal-05130981v1
Functional diagnosis of industrial soils: from a cognitive model to in situ implementation Caroline Dalquier,Geoffroy Séré,Jennifer Harris,Nicolas Legay,Santoni Laureet al. EGU General Assembly 2024, Apr 2024, Vienna, Austria. ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu24-1966⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-05130882v1
Ecosystem Services provided by streams to adjacent agricultural terrestrial ecosystems Christophe Piscart,Nadège Belouard,Mathieu Bonnefond,Augustin de la Brosse,Thomas Houetet al. eLTER Science Conference, Jun 2025, Tampere (Finlande), Finland. pp.e157547, ⟨10.3897/aca.8.e157547⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-05099548v1
Exploring the Role of Aquatic Environments in plant-pollinator interactions Cassandre Murail,Mathilde Baude,Benjamin Bergerot,Benoit Geslin,Nicolas Legayet al. 7èmes Rencontres annuelles du RT POLLINÉCO, Réseau Thématique POLLINÉCO, Nov 2025, Avignon (FR), France Communication dans un congrès hal-05560399v1
Adaptation of microbial communities' life strategies in urban areas along a management intensity gradient Fadwa Khalfallah,Sebastien Bonthoux,Amélie Cantarel,Mickaël Charron,Jean-Christophe Clementet al. 5th Conference on Ecology of Soil Microorganisms, Jun 2025, Helsinki, Finland Communication dans un congrès hal-05131111v1
L'urbanisation et l'intensité de gestion des sols urbains modifient le cycle de l'azote et les fonctions microbiennes Fadwa Khalfallah,Jennifer Harris,Sebastien Bonthoux,Amélie Cantarel,Jean-Christophe Clementet al. AFEM 2025 : 12ème colloque de l'Association Francophone d'Écologie Microbienne, UMR Agroécologie de Dijon, Nov 2025, Beaune (21), France Communication dans un congrès hal-05179985v1
Could invisible effects of land use and management on soil microbial communities durably impact carbon and nitrogen cycling in urban soils? Fadwa Khalfallah,Jennifer Harris,Sebastien Bonthoux,Amélie Cantarel,Jean-Christophe Clementet al. 13th conference of SUITMA (Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Mining and Military Areas), Oct 2025, Pise, Italy Communication dans un congrès hal-05127196v1
Quand les pollinisateurs émergent des eaux Cassandre Murail,Mathilde Baude,Benjamin Bergerot,Benoit Geslin,Nicolas Legayet al. 6ème réunion annuelle du RT Pollineco, GDR Pollinéco, Oct 2024, Dijon, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05132400v1
Comprendre et transformer les relations nature-sociétés dans les paysages urbains - Site atelier de Blois Nicolas Legay,Sébastien Bonthoux Semaine écologie, environnement et biodiversité – Coconstruire une recherche en appui aux acteurs des territoires, CNRS Écologie & Environnement, May 2024, Clermon-Ferrand, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05162761v1
Quand les pollinisateurs émergent des eaux Cassandre Murail,Mathilde Baude,Benjamin Bergerot,Benoit Geslin,Nicolas Legayet al. Des insectes et des hommes pour un avenir durable, CNRS Écologie & Environnement, Oct 2024, Tours (FR), France Communication dans un congrès hal-05560492v1
Végétation spontanée urbaine: accompagner les perceptions et les gestions Muriel Deparis,Richard Pineau,Sébastien Bonthoux,Francis Isselin-Nondedeu,Nicolas Legay Demain, Nature et Ville ?, Réseau Thématique de Recherche - Milieux et Diversité, Jun 2022, Blois, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05150147v1
Functional profiles of soil microbial populations in a urban context: land use vs geology Marie-Paule Norini,Mikael Motelica-Heino,Rachel Boscardin,Jennifer Hellal,Sébastien Bonthouxet al. 11th Conference on Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic and Mining Areas (SUITMA 11), SUITMA, Sep 2022, Berlin (Germany), Germany Communication dans un congrès hal-05133544v1
Linking urban morphologies and plant communities at the city block level Muriel Deparis,F. Isselin Nondedeu,Nicolas Legay,Sébastien Bonthoux British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2022, British Ecological Society, Dec 2022, Edimbourg, United Kingdom Communication dans un congrès hal-05153294v1
Règles d’assemblage des communautés végétales en ville: quelle importance des formes et usages urbains? Sébastien Bonthoux,Muriel Deparis,Francis Isselin-Nondedeu,Nicolas Legay ECOVEG15 - Nouveaux écosystèmes et communautés végétales, ECOVEG, May 2022, Liège, Belgique Communication dans un congrès hal-05133535v1
Prendre en compte les usages urbains à une résolution spatiale fine pour comprendre la distribution des plantes exotiques envahissantes en ville Muriel Deparis,Nicolas Legay,Sébastien Bonthoux,F. Isselin Nondedeu Rencontres d'Ecologie des Paysages 2021 (REP21), Société Française d’Ecologie et d’Evolution, Oct 2021, Rennes, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05164491v1
How plant functional traits cascade to microbial function and ecosystem services in mountain grasslands Sandra Lavorel,Karl Grigulis,Ute Krainer,Nicolas Legay,M. Dumontet al. EGU General Assembly 2012, Apr 2012, Vienne, Austria. pp.6359-1 Communication dans un congrès hal-02545086v1

Poster de conférence (6)

Functional diagnostic of industrial soils: from the selection of indicators to their applications in situ Caroline Dalquier,Virginie Derycke,Jennifer Harris,Nicolas Legay,Laure Santoniet al. AquaConSoil 2025, Jun 2025, Liège (Belgique), Belgium Poster de conférence hal-05397186v1
Assessing soil health at former thermal power plant sites Caroline Dalquier,Jennifer Harris,Nicolas Legay,Santoni Laure,Pascaline Herbelinet al. 13th conference of SUITMA (Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Mining and Military Areas), Oct 2025, Pise (Italia), Italy Poster de conférence hal-05387398v1
Comprendre et développer les relations nature-sociétés dans les paysages urbains Site atelier de Blois - Zone Atelier Loire Sébastien Bonthoux,Nicolas Legay Enjeux écologiques et sociétaux des hydrosystèmes 20 ans de recherche dans le bassin de la Loire, Oct 2022, Orléans (Museum d'Orléans pour la Biodiversité et l'Environnement, MOBE), France Poster de conférence hal-05143924v1
N-microbial properties are key indicators of fertility in maturating soils built for urban greening. Marine Durand,Nicolas Legay,Nolwenn Le Guyader,Jonathan Gervaix,Sonia Czarneset al. ESA - CSEE Annual meeting: A change is gonna come, Aug 2022, Montréal Québec, Canada Poster de conférence hal-04206338v1
Quelles relations entre formes et usages urbains et diversité végétale spontanée en ville ? Muriel Deparis,Francis Isselin-Nondedeu,Nicolas Legay,Sébastien Bonthoux Demain, Nature et Ville, Jun 2022, Blois, France Poster de conférence hal-05150219v1
Impact analysis of QTL for leaf senescence onto N remobilization in Arabidopsis Fabien Chardon,Sophie Jasinski,Nicolas Legay,Anne Marmagne,Céline Masclaux-Daubresse 8. International_Symposium_Plant_Senescence, Oct 2016, Jeju, South Korea. 2016 Poster de conférence hal-02739796v1

Thèse (1)

Une approche fonctionnelle des relations plantes-microorganismes dans le cadre du cycle de l'azote. Cas des prairies de montagnes. Nicolas Legay Sciences agricoles. Université de Grenoble, 2013. Français. ⟨NNT : 2013GRENV016⟩ Thèse tel-00951131v1

Chapitre d'ouvrage (1)

La ZA Loire, observation dans le long terme d’un socio-hydrosystème Sylvie Servain,Nathalie N. Carcaud,E Gautier,Nicolas Legay,Mathieu Bonnefond Olivier Ragueneau; Vanessa Lea; Isabelle Charpentier; Claire Tito de Morais; Mathieu Bonnefond. Zones Ateliers, un réseau de recherches collaboratives, situées et engagées, ISTE Editions, 2026 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-05534946v1