François-Xavier Joly

About

I am an ecosystem ecologist, interested in plant-soil interactions and their consequences on carbon and nutrient cycling in a changing world. Through laboratory and field experiments, I study the drivers of litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation.

Work

INRAE
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Junior Professor

France

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University of Stirling
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Lecturer

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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University of Vienna
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Junior Group Leader

Austria

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University of Stirling
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Arizona State University
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Postdoctoral Scholar

US

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Education

Université de Montpellier
France

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Ph.D. (Ecosystem Ecology)

Université de Rennes 1
France

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M.Res (Plant Biology, 2nd year)

Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
Czechia

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M.Res (Plant Biology, 1st year)

University of Rennes 1
France

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B.Sc. (Plant Biology)

Publications

Temperate grassland conversion to conifer forest destabilises mineral soil carbon stocks

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Journal of Environmental Management

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No short-term response of microbial or isopod-driven litter decomposition to microplastics

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Applied Soil Ecology

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Biodegradable waste does not always degrade faster than plastic

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Waste Management

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Biodegradable waste does not always degrade faster than plastic

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Waste Management

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Conceptualizing soil fauna effects on labile and stabilized soil organic matter

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Nature Communications

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review

Conceptualizing soil fauna effects on labile and stabilized soil organic matter

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Nature Communications

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Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition

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Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Stockage du carbone : le rôle insoupçonné du petit monde du sol

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Pour la science

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Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition

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Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Soil fauna precipitate the convergence of organic matter quality during decomposition

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Oikos

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Soil fauna precipitate the convergence of organic matter quality during decomposition

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Oikos

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Faeces traits as unifying predictors of detritivore effects on organic matter turnover

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Geoderma

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Litter diversity accelerates labile carbon but slows recalcitrant carbon decomposition

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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 Positive feedback loop between burrowing earthworms and soil pH reinforces litter effects on belowground functioning

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Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover

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Communications Biology

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Synergistic interactions between detritivores disappear under reduced rainfall

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Positive feedback loop between earthworms, humus form and soil pH reinforces earthworm abundance in European forests

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Functional Ecology

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Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest‐associated taxa in Europe

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Oikos

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Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest-associated taxa in Europe

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Oikos

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Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover

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Communications Biology

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Rainfall frequency, not quantity, controls isopod effect on litter decomposition

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests

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Journal of Applied Ecology

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Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests

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Rainfall frequency, not quantity, controls isopod effect on litter decomposition

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition

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Functional Ecology

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Comparison of cellulose vs. plastic cigarette filter decomposition under distinct disposal environments

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Waste Management

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Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality

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Ecology Letters

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Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition

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Functional Ecology

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Tree identity rather than tree diversity drives earthworm communities in European forests

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Pedobiologia

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Tree identity rather than tree diversity drives earthworm communities in European forests

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Pedobiologia

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Pulse frequency and soil-litter mixing alter the control of cumulative precipitation over litter decomposition

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Ecology

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Allometric equations for estimating fresh biomass of five soil macroinvertebrate species from neotropical agroecosystems

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European Journal of Soil Biology

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Allometric equations for estimating fresh biomass of five soil macroinvertebrate species from neotropical agroecosystems

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European Journal of Soil Biology

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Allometric equations for estimating fresh biomass of five soil macroinvertebrate species from neotropical agroecosystems

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European Journal of Soil Biology

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

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Ecology Letters

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

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Ecology Letters

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Changes in soil microbial substrate utilization in response to altered litter diversity and precipitation in a Mediterranean shrubland

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Biology and Fertility of Soils

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Changes in soil microbial substrate utilization in response to altered litter diversity and precipitation in a Mediterranean shrubland

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Biology and Fertility of Soils

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Pulse frequency and soil-litter mixing alter the control of cumulative precipitation over litter decomposition

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Ecology

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Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro-environmental conditions across European forests

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New Phytologist

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Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro-environmental conditions across European forests

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New Phytologist

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Tree species functional group is a more important driver of soil properties than tree species diversity across major European forest types

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Functional Ecology

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Tree species functional group is a more important driver of soil properties than tree species diversity across major European forest types

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Functional Ecology

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Comparison of cellulose vs. plastic cigarette filter decomposition under distinct disposal environments

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Waste Management

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Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality

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Ecology Letters

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Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity-ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

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Nature Communications

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Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

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Nature Communications

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Changes in soil microbial substrate utilization in response to altered litter diversity and precipitation in a Mediterranean shrubland

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Biology and Fertility of Soils

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Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Diversity of leaf litter leachates from temperate forest trees and its consequences for soil microbial activity

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Biogeochemistry

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Diversity of leaf litter leachates from temperate forest trees and its consequences for soil microbial activity

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Biogeochemistry

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Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Two widespread greenNeottiaspecies (Orchidaceae) show mycorrhizal preference for Sebacinales in various habitats and ontogenetic stages

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Molecular Ecology

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Litter-type specific microbial responses to the transformation of leaf litter into millipede feces

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Two widespread green Neottia species (Orchidaceae) show mycorrhizal preference for Sebacinales in various habitats and ontogenetic stages

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Molecular Ecology

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Litter-type specific microbial responses to the transformation of leaf litter into millipede feces

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

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Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

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A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

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Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

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