Luis TITO DE MORAIS

Biologiste, Ecologue, halieute

Directeur de Recherche / Ancien directeur du LEMAR de juillet 2016 à décembre 2021 / Retraité depuis octobre 2022
IRD

Ancien membre du laboratoire

Affectation

Laboratoire Lemar

Discovery

Contact

luis.titodemorais@univ-brest.fr

02 98 49 87 98

Liens

Ma page sur ResearchGate.
Ma page sur Academia.
Ma page ORCID (0000-0001-8580-1808).
Ma page UBO.
Mon compte Mastodon

Mes activités de recherche à l’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ont porté depuis 1988 sur les poissons et les écosystèmes aquatiques tropicaux, en partenariat avec les communautés scientifiques d’Amérique du Sud (1988-1995) et d’Afrique sub-saharienne (depuis 1995). Entre 2000 et 2010, j’ai notamment effectué des travaux scientifiques sur les Aires Marines Protégées en Afrique de l’Ouest, menés en relation avec les parties prenantes et les populations. J’ai également étudié la biodiversité dans l’Atlantique tropical et j’ai participé aux évaluations conduites dans le cadre de l’élaboration de la liste rouge de l’UICN des espèces de poissons de l’Atlantique Est. J’ai été membre du panel d’experts de l’IPBES pour le rapport régional « Afrique » dans lequel j’ai été coordinateur (CLA) du chapitre 1. Au cours de ma carrière, j’ai été responsable de plusieurs projets de recherche, dont le dernier (ANR EPURE, 2012-2016) portait sur la contamination aux métaux lourds chez les espèces marines du nord du courant des Canaries. J’ai rejoint le Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR, UMR de l’UBO, CNRS, IRD et Ifremer) en septembre 2010 et j’en été le directeur de juillet 2016 à fin décembre 2021 tout en restant impliqué dans plusieurs projets de recherche sur l’écologie marine tropicale. Depuis le 1er janvier 2022, j’ai quitté le poste de directeur et j’ai repris de nouvelles activités de recherche au sein de l’équipe Discovery. En octobre 2022, j’ai fait valoir mes droits à la retraite et j’ai quitté le laboratoire.

Ler a minha apresentação em português

As minhas atividades de investigação no Institut de Recherche pour le Développement têm-se concentrado nos peixes e ecossistemas aquáticos tropicais desde 1988, em parceria com comunidades científicas da América do Sul (1988-1995) e da África Subsaariana (desde 1995). Entre 2000 e 2010, realizei trabalhos científicos sobre Áreas Marinhas Protegidas na África Ocidental, em relação com as entidades e populações envolvidas. Estudei também a biodiversidade no Atlântico tropical e participei nas avaliações realizadas para a elaboração da Lista Vermelha das espécies de peixe no Atlântico Oriental da IUCN. Fui membro do Painel de Especialistas do IPBES para o Relatório Regional de África, no qual fui o Coordenador (CLA) para o Capítulo 1. Durante a minha carreira, fui responsável por vários projetos de investigação, o último dos quais (ANR EPURE, 2012-2016) centrou-se na contaminação por metais pesados de espécies marinhas da Corrente Norte das Canárias. Juntei-me ao Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR, UMR da UBO, CNRS, IRD e Ifremer) em Setembro de 2010 e fui o seu diretor de Julho de 2016 até ao final de Dezembro de 2021, mantendo-me envolvido em vários projetos de investigação sobre ecologia marinha tropical. Desde 1 de Janeiro de 2022, deixei o cargo de diretor e assumi novas atividades de investigação no seio da equipa Discovery. Em Outubro de 2022, reformei-me e deixei o laboratório.

Publications dans des revues à comité de lecture répertoriées dans les bases internationales (ACL) depuis 2010

Beh, J. H. M., Sadio, O., Mbega, J. D., Tchinga, G., Tsinga, F., Leboulanger, C., Lasram, F. B. R., Tito-de-Morais, L., & Le Loc’h, F. (2023). Spatial and temporal structure of the fish assemblage in Akanda National Park (Gabon), an equatorial mangrove estuary. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 59, 102805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102805 Cite

Simier, M., Sadio, O., Tito-de-Morais, L., & Ecoutin, J.-M. (2023). A review of the ecological knowledge on the species Batrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of West Africa. African Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13105 Cite

Sadio, O., Simier, M., Le Loc’h, F., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2022). Length–weight relationships of four fish species from Fatala estuary, Guinea, West Africa. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 38(3), 372–374. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.14318 Cite

Sadio, O., Simier, M., Le Loc’h, F., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2021). Length-weight relationships of 5 fish species from the Sine Saloum estuary, Senegal, West Africa. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Early View. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.14230 Cite

Sadio, O., Le Loc’h, F., Simier, M., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2021). Length-weight relationships of 20 fish species from the Sine Saloum estuary, Senegal, West Africa. Cybium, 45(2), 155–158. https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2021-452-007 Cite

Archer, E., Dziba, L. E., Mulongoy, K. J., Maoela, M. A., Walters, M., Biggs, R., Salem, M.-C. C., DeClerck, F., Diaw, M. C., Dunham, A. E., Failler, P., Gordon, C., Harhash, K. A., Kasisi, R., Kizito, F., Nyingi, W. D., Oguge, N., Osman-Elasha, B., Stringer, L. C., … Sitas, N. (2021). Biodiversity and ecosystem services on the African continent - What is changing, and what are our options? Environmental Development, 37, 100558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100558 Cite

Sadio, O., Simier, M., Le Loc’h, F., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2021). Length-weight relationships of 19 fish species from two tropical artificial reservoirs (Manantali and Selingue) in Mali, West Africa. Cybium, 45(1), 59–62. https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2021-451-007 Cite

Simier, M., Ecoutin, J.-M., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2019). The PPEAO experimental fishing dataset: Fish from West African estuaries, lagoons and reservoirs. Biodiversity Data Journal, 7(e31374), 54. fdi:010075206. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e31374 Cite

Le Croizier, G., Schaal, G., Point, D., Le Loc’h, F., Machu, E., Fall, M., Munaron, J.-M., Boye, A., Walter, P., Lae, R., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2019). Stable isotope analyses revealed the influence of foraging habitat on mercury accumulation in tropical coastal marine fish. Science of the Total Environment, 650, 2129–2140. fdi:010074333 ; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00458/57013/. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.330 Cite

Le Croizier, G., Lacroix, C., Artigaud, S., Le Floch, S., Munaron, J.-M., Raffray, J., Penicaud, V., Rouget, M.-L., Lae, R., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2019). Metal subcellular partitioning determines excretion pathways and sensitivity to cadmium toxicity in two marine fish species. Chemosphere, 217, 754–762. fdi:010074913 ; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00464/57606/. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.212 Cite

Afandi, I., Talba, S., Benhra, A., Benbrahim, S., Chfiri, R., Labonne, M., Masski, H., Lae, R., Tito-de-Morais, L., Bekkali, M., & Bouthir, F. Z. (2018). Trace metal distribution in pelagic fish species from the north-west African coast (Morocco). International Aquatic Research, 10(2), 191–205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40071-018-0192-7 Cite

Le Croizier, G., Lacroix, C., Artigaud, S., Le Floch, S., Raffray, J., Penicaud, V., Coquille, V., Autier, J., Rouget, M.-L., Le Bayon, N., Lae, R., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2018). Significance of metallothioneins in differential cadmium accumulation kinetics between two marine fish species. Environmental Pollution, 236, 462–476. fdi:010072702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.002 Cite

Kantoussan, J., Ecoutin, J. M., Lae, R., Thiaw, O. T., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2018). A multimetric-index approach using fisheries data to assess fish assemblage structure in relation to salinity gradient in a tropical West African estuary. African Journal of Marine Science, 40(2), 175–185. fdi:010073214. https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2018.1474802 Cite

Polidoro, B. A., Ralph, G. M., Strongin, K., Harvey, M., Carpenter, K. E., Arnold, R., Buchanan, J. R., Camara, K. M. A., Collette, B. B., Comeros-Raynal, M. T., De Bruyne, G., Gon, O., Harold, A. S., Harwell, H., Hulley, P. A., Iwamoto, T., Knudsen, S. W., Lewembe, J. de D., Linardich, C., … Williams, A. (2017). The status of marine biodiversity in the Eastern Central Atlantic (West and Central Africa). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. fdi:010071369. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2744 Cite

Waeles, M., Planquette, H., Afandi, I., Delebecque, N., Bouthir, F., Donval, A., Shelley, R. U., Auger, P.-A., Riso, R. D., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2016). Cadmium in the waters off South Morocco: Nature of particles hosting Cd and insights into the mechanisms fractionating Cd from phosphate. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 121(5), 3106–3120. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JC011688 Cite

Kaimuddin, A. H., Lae, R., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2016). Fish Species in a Changing World: The Route and Timing of Species Migration between Tropical and Temperate Ecosystems in Eastern Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3, 162. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00162 Cite

Le Croizier, G., Schaal, G., Gallon, R., Fall, M., Le Grand, F., Munaron, J.-M., Rouget, M.-L., Machu, E., Le Loc’h, F., Laë, R., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2016). Trophic ecology influence on metal bioaccumulation in marine fish: Inference from stable isotope and fatty acid analyses. Science of the Total Environment, 573, 83–95. fdi:010068793. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.035 Cite

Sadio, O., Simier, M., Ecoutin, J.-M., Raffray, J., Lae, R., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2015). Effect of a marine protected area on tropical estuarine fish assemblages: Comparison between protected and unprotected sites in Senegal. Ocean & Coastal Management, 116, 257–269. fdi:010065772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.08.004 Cite

Ndour, I., Le Loc’h, F., Kantoussan, J., Thiaw, M., Diadhiou, H. D., Ecoutin, J.-M., Tito-de-Morais, L., & Thiaw, O. T. (2014). Changes in the trophic structure, abundance and species diversity of exploited fish assemblages in the artisanal fisheries of the northern coast, Senegal, West Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 36(3), 361–368. fdi:010062676. https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2014.950696 Cite

Ecoutin, J.-M., Simier, M., Albaret, J.-J., Laë, R., Raffray, J., Sadio, O., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2014). Ecological field experiment of short-term effects of fishing ban on fish assemblages in a tropical estuarine MPA. Ocean & Coastal Management, 100, 74–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.08.009 Cite

Colléter, M., Gascuel, D., Albouy, C., Francour, P., Tito-de-Morais, L., Valls, A., & Le Loc’h, F. (2014). Fishing inside or outside? A case studies analysis of potential spillover effect from marine protected areas, using food web models. Journal of Marine Systems, 139, 383–395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.07.023 Cite

Bodin, N., N’Gom-Kâ, R., Kâ, S., Thiaw, O. T., Tito-de-Morais, L., Le Loc’h, F., Rozuel-Chartier, E., Auger, D., & Chiffoleau, J.-F. (2013). Assessment of trace metal contamination in mangrove ecosystems from Senegal, West Africa. Chemosphere, 90(2), 150–157. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004565351200803X Cite

Brochier, T., Ecoutin, J. M., Tito-de-Morais, L., Kaplan, D. M., & Laë, R. (2013). A multi-agent ecosystem model for studying changes in a tropical estuarine fish assemblage within a marine protected area. Aquatic Living Resources, 26(02), 147–158. http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0990744012000289 Cite

Guillard, J., Simier, M., Albaret, J.-J., Raffray, J., Sow, I., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2012). Fish biomass estimates along estuaries: A comparison of vertical acoustic sampling at fixed stations and purse seine catches. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 107, 105–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.022 Cite

Colléter, M., Gascuel, D., Ecoutin, J.-M., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2012). Modelling trophic flows in ecosystems to assess the efficiency of marine protected area (MPA), a case study on the coast of Senegal. Ecological Modelling, 232, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.01.019 Cite

Azzoug, M., Carre, M., Chase, B. M., Deme, A., Lazar, A., Lazareth, C. E., Schauer, A. J., Mandeng-Yogo, M., Simier, M., Thierno-Gaye, A., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2012). Positive precipitation-evaporation budget from AD 460 to 1090 in the Saloum Delta (Senegal) indicated by mollusk oxygen isotopes. Global and Planetary Change, 98–99, 54–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.08.003 Cite

Kantoussan, J., Ecoutin, J. M., Simier, M., Tito-de-Morais, L., & Laë, R. (2012). Effects of salinity on fish assemblage structure: An evaluation based on taxonomic and functional approaches in the Casamance estuary (Senegal, West Africa). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 113, 152–162. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771412002880 Cite

Bodin, N., Ka, R., Le Loc’h, F., Raffray, J., Budzinski, H., Peluhet, L., & Tito-de-Morais, L. (2011). Are exploited mangrove molluscs exposed to persistent organic pollutant contamination in Senegal, West Africa? Chemosphere, 84(3), 318–327. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653511004036 Cite

Faye, D., Tito-de-Morais, L., Raffray, J., Sadio, O., Thiaw, O. T., & Le Loc’h, F. (2011). Structure and seasonal variability of fish food webs in an estuarine tropical marine protected area (Senegal): Evidence from stable isotope analysis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 92(4), 607–617. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027277141100076X Cite