Yacine Youssef
Researcher
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youssef.yacine@ibot.cas.cz
I am an evolutionary ecologist interested in developing and using mathematical modelling frameworks to better grasp how the interplay between ecological and evolutionary processes – the eco-evolutionary feedback loop – shapes biodiversity patterns across time and space. At IBOT, I investigate the relationships between plant functional traits and plant-soil feedback -plant-induced changes in soil properties which, in turn, modify plant performances – at both inter and intraspecific levels. Important eco-evolutionary feedback is likely to emerge from such interactions, making the plant-soil interface an ideal system for my research.
Expertise
Theoretical modelling
Eco-evolutionary dynamics
Ecological interactions
Plant-soil feedback
Education
2018-2021 PhD in Ecology at Sorbonne Université (Paris, France) Subject: Eco-evolutionary dynamics of plant-pollinator-herbivore communities
2017-2018 Master in Public Policy for Sustainable Development at AgroParisTech (Paris, France)
2016-2017 MSc Ecology-Evolution-Biodiversity specialized in Evolutionary Ecology at Université Paris-Saclay (Paris, France)
2013-2017 BSc at Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau France
Employment
Since 2022, Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech republic
Publications
ORCID ID orcid.org/0000-0003-0185-0755
Selected publications
Yacine, Y., and N. Loeuille. 2022. Stable coexistence in plant-pollinator-herbivore communities requires balanced mutualistic vs antagonistic interactions. Ecological Modelling 465:109857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109857
Yacine, Y., Allhoff, K.T., Weinbach, A. and Loeuille, N. (2021), Collapse and rescue of evolutionary food webs under global warming. J Anim. Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13405