Biography

I received my Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France) in 2008 and my Master’s degree in Oceanography and Marine Environments from the Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris 6 (France) in 2010. I then received my PhD from the University of Strasbourg in 2014 and my thesis focused on the adaptative capacities of seabirds to face environmental variability and the role of heterogeneity within populations, with a particular emphasis on animal personality.

I joined the University of Portsmouth in 2018 as a Research Associate, progressing to my current position in 2020. Before that, I worked as a Research Associate and volunteered in various institutions in the French West Indies, including the non-profit Marine Institute of Martinique (Observatoire du Milieu Marin Martiniquais).

Research interests

My research focuses on nature’s benefits to people, examining:

  • Coastal and marine ecosystems
  • Birds, and more particularly seabirds and waterbirds
  • Ecosystems’ ecological condition
  • Functional ecology and ecosystem services valuation
  • Nature-based solutions in the marine environment

Research outputs

2024

Practitioner insights on challenges and options for advancing blue Nature-based Solutions

Cornet, C., Fonseca, C., O’Leary, B. C., Roberts, C. M., Wood, L. E.

1 May 2024, In: Marine Policy. 163, 6p., 106104

A conceptual framework to help choose appropriate blue nature-based solutions

Allegri, E., Casal, G., Cornet, C. C., Failler, P., Fonseca, C., Fredriksen, S., Furlan, E., Gil, A., Hawkins, J. P., Maréchal, J. P., McCarthy, T., O'Leary, B. C., Pérez, G., Roberts, C. M., Simide, R., Trégarot, E., de Juan, S., van der Geest, M.

14 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 352, 14p., 119936

A cost-effective method to map mangrove forest extent, composition, and condition in small island states based on Sentinel-2 data: implications for management

Casal, G., Cornet, C. C., McCarthy, T., Tregarot, E., van der Geest, M.

7 Feb 2024, In: Ecological Indicators. 159, 16p., 111696

2023

Embracing Nature-based Solutions to promote resilient marine and coastal ecosystems

Cornet, C. C., Degia, A. K., Failler, P., Fonseca, C., Furlan, E., Garrabou, J., Gil, A., Hawkins, J. P., Krause-Jensen, D., Le Roux, X., O'Leary, B., Peck, M., Pinto, I., Pérez, G., Queirós, A. M., Roberts, C. M., Rózynski, G., Sanchez-Archilla, A., Simide, R., Tregarot, E., de Vries, M.

1 Dec 2023, In: Nature-Based Solutions. 3, 7p., 100044

Birds of the National Park of Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania: a panel on ecosystem services

Cornet, C. C., Failler, P., Trégarot, E.

31 May 2023, In: Journal of Sustainability Research. 5, 2, 26p., e230009

Survey data of public awareness on climate change and the value of marine and coastal ecosystems

Andriamahefazafy, M., Casal, G., Chaigneau, T., Cornet, C. C., Degia, A. K., Failler, P., Ferraro, G., Fonseca, C., Furlan, E., Hawkins, J. A., Krause, T., McCarthy, T., O'Leary, B., Pérez, G., Roberts, C. M., Tregarot, E., Wood, L. E., de Juan, S.

1 Apr 2023, In: Data In Brief. 47, 9p., 108924

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