Publications

My publications are available at: https://cv.hal.science/florian-fort

Peer-reviewed article

2024

• Lemoine T., Violle C., Gonzalez E. A., Gaubert M., Rocher A., Fréville H., Fort F. Unravelling the impact of domestication on competitive ability in Durum Wheat: A Phenotypic Plasticity Perspective. Joural of experimental botany
• Rolhauser, A. G., Isaac M. E., Violle C., Martin A. R., Vasseur F., Lemoine T., Mahaut L., Fort F., Rotundo J. L., Vile D. – 2024 – Phenotypic limits of crop diversity: a data exploration of functiona trait space. New phytologist
• Bopp M-C., De Deyn G. B., Zwetsloot M. J., Moinet G. Y. K., Fried G., Metay A., Fromin N., Fort F., Buatois B., Bastiaans L., Kazakou E. Weed management modifies functional properties of both weeds and microbial nitrogen-cycling communities in Mediterranean vineyards. Journal of Applied Ecology

2023

• Fort F. Grounding trait-based root functional ecology. Functional Ecology
• Rahajaharilaza K., Muller B., Violle C., vom Brocke K., Ramavovololona, Morel J.-B. , Balini E. , Fort F. Upland rice varietal mixtures in Madagascar: Evaluating the effects of varietal interaction on crop performance. Frontiers in Plant Science
• Pélissier R., Ballini E., Temple C., Ducasse A., Colombo M., Frouin J., Qin X., Huang H.,David J., Fort F., Fréville H., Violle C., Morel J.-B. The genetic identity of neighboring plants in intraspecific mixtures modulates disease susceptibility of both wheat and rice. PLOS BIOLOGY
• Lemoine T., Violle C., Montazeaud G., Isaac M. E., Rocher A., Fréville H., Fort F. Plant trait relationships are maintained within a major crop species: lack of artificial selection signal and potential for improved agronomic performance. New Phytologist
• Mahaut L., Violle C., Shihan A., Pélissier R., Morel J.-B., de Tombeur F., Rahajaharilaza K., Fabre D., Luquet D.; Hartley S., Thorne S. J., Ballini E., Fort F. Beyond trait distances: Functional distinctiveness captures the outcome of plant competition. Functional Ecology
• de Tombeur F., Pélissier R., Shihan A., Rahajaharilaza K., Fort F., Mahaut L., Lemoine T., Thorne S. J., Hartley S. E., Luquet D., Fabre D., Lambers H., Morel J.-B., Ballini E., Violle C. Growth-defence trade-off in rice: fast-growing and acquisitive genotypes have lower expression of genes involved in immunity. Journal of experimental botany

2022

• de Tombeur F., Lemoine T., Violle C., Fréville H., Thorne S. J., Hartley S. E., Lambers H., Fort F. Nitrogen availability and plant‐plant interactions drive leaf silicon concentration in wheat genotypes. Functional Ecology
• Mao Z., Roumet C., Rossi L. M. W. , Merino-Martín L., Nespoulous J., Taugourdeau O., Boukcim H., Fourtier S., Del Rey-Granado M., Ramel M., Ji K., Zuo J., Fromin N., Fort F.  Intra- and inter-specific variation in root mechanical traits for twelve herbaceous plants and their link with the root economics space. OIKOS
• Montazeaud G., Flutre T., Ballini E., Morel J-B., David J.,  Girodolle J., Rocher A., Ducasse, A., Violle C., Fort F., Fréville, H. Positive effects of crop diversity are reversed by allelic differences at a single locus. New phitologist
• Colombo M.,Montazeaud G., Viader V., Ecarnot M., Prosperi J-M., David J., Fort F., Violle C., Fréville H. A genome-wide analysis suggests pleiotropic effects of green revolution genes on shade avoidance in wheat. Evolutionary Applications

2021  

• Gaudio N., Violle C., Gendre X., Fort F., Mahmoud R., Pelzer E., Médiène S., Hauggaard-Nielsen H., Bedoussac L., Bonnet C., Corre-Hellou G., Couëdel A., Hinsinger P., Jensen E-S., Journet E-P., Justes E., Kammoun B., Litrico I., Moutier N., Naudin C., Casadebaig P. Interspecific interactions regulate plant reproductive allometry in cereal-legume intercropping systems. Journal of Applied Ecology
• Pelissier R., Buendia L., Brousse A., Temple C., Ballini E., Fort F., Violle C., Morel J-B. Plant neighbour-modulated susceptibility to pathogens in intraspecific mixtures. Journal of Experimental Botany.

2020

• Montazeaud G., Violle C., Roumet P., Rocher A., Ecarnot M., Compan F., Maillet G., Fort F., Fréville H., Multifaceted functional diversity for multifaceted crop yield: towards ecological assembly rules for varietal mixtures.  Journal of Applied Ecology
• Spor A., Roucou A., Mounier A., Bru D., Breuil M-C., Fort F., Vile D., Roumet P., Philippot L., Violle C., Domestication-driven changes in plant traits associated with changes in the assembly of the rhizosphere microbiota in tetraploid wheat. Scientific report
• Houde S., Thivierge M.-N., Fort F., Bélanger G., Chantigny M. H., Angers D. A., Vanasse A., Root growth and turnover in perennial forages as affected by management systems and soil depth. Plant and Soil
• Rossi L. M. W., Mao Z., Merino-Martín L., Roumet R., Fort F., Taugourdeau O., Boukcim H., Fourtier S., Del Rey-Granado M., Chevallier T., Cardinael R., Fromin N. & Stokes A., Pathways to persistence: plant root traits alter carbon  accumulation in different soil carbon pools. Plant and Soil
• Montazeaud G., Rousset F., Fort F., Violle C.,  Fréville H. and Gandon S., Farming plant cooperation in crops. Proceeding of the royal society B
• Fort. F., Freschet G. T., Plant ecological indicator values as predictors of fine-root trait variations. Journal of Ecology

2019

• Foxx A., Fort F. Root and shoot competition lead to contrasting competitive outcomes under water stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS One
• Mahaut L., Fort F., Violle C. & Freschet G. Multiple facets of diversity effects on plant productivity: species richness, functional diversity, species identity and intraspecific competition. Functional Ecology

2018

• Vasseur F., Sartori K., Baron E., Fort F., Kazakou E., Segrestin J., Garnier E., Vile D., Violle C. Intraspecific classification of plant ecological strategies: opportunities and pitfalls. Annals of Botany
  
• Freschet G.T., Violle C., Bourget M.Y., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Fort F. Allocation, morphology, physiology, architecture: the multiple facets of plant above and belowground responses to resource stress.New phytologist
  
• Roucou A., Violle C., Fort F., Roumet P., Ecarnot M., Vile D. Shifts in plant functional strategies over the course of wheat domestication. Journal of Applied Ecology
• Montazeaud G., Violle C., Fréville H., Luquet D., Ahmadi N., Courtois B., Bouhaba I., Fort F. Crop mixtures: does niche complementarity hold for belowground resources? An experimental test using rice genotypic pairs. Plant and Soil

2017

• Freschet G.T., Valverde-Barrantes O.J., Tucker C.M, Craine J.M., McCormack M.L., Violle C., Fort F., Blackwood C.B, Urban-Mead K.R., Iversen C.M., Bonis A., Comas L.H., Cornelissen J.H.C., Dong M., Guo D., Hobbie S.E., Holdaway R.J., Kembel S.W., Makita N., Onipchenko V.G., Picon-Cochard C., Reich P.B., de la Riva E.G., Smith S.W., Soudzilovskaia N.A., Tjoelker M.G., Wardle D.A., Roumet C. Climate, soil and plant functional types as drivers of global fine-root trait variation. Journal of Ecology
• Fort F., Volaire F., Guilioni L., Barkaoui K., Navas M-L., Roumet C. Root traits are related to plant water-use among rangeland Mediterranean species. Functional Ecology

2016

• Fort F., Cruz P., Lecloux E., Bittencourt de Oliveira L., Ciprian Stroia C., Theau JP., Jouany C. Grassland root functional parameters vary according to a community-level resource acquisition-conservation trade-off. Journal of vegetation sciences.

2015

•  Fort F., Jouany C., Cruz P. Hierarchical traits distances explain grassland Fabaceae species’ ecological niches distances. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 6: 63
• Triboullois H., Fort F., Cruz P., Raphaël C., Flores O., Garnier E., Juste E. A function characterisation of wide range of cover crop species: growth and nitrogen acquisition rates, leaf traits and ecological strategies. PLOS-ONE
• Fort F., Cruz P., Catrice O., Stroia C., Delbrut A., Luzarreta M., Jouany C. Root functional trait syndromes and plasticity drive the ability of grassland Fabaceae to tolerate water and phosphorus shortage. Environmental and Experimental Botany

2014

• Fort F.,  Jouany C., Cruz P.  Early-stage competition for water and  phosphorus among functionally contrasting roots grasses: support  or the competition-trait hierarchy hypothesis. Functional Ecology

2013

• Fort F. Intraspecific variations and Populus varieties performances

2012

• Fort F.,  Jouany C., Cruz P.  Root and leaf functional trait relations in Poaceae species: implications of differing resourceacquisition strategies. Journal of plant ecology (Abstract)

Communications

2024

• Lemoine, T., Violle, C., Gonzalez, E. A., Gaubert, M., Rocher, A., Fréville, H., & Fort, F. Enhanced root traits plasticity doesn’t guarantee greater competitiveness in wild durum wheat ancestors compared to modern varieties 12éme ISRR
• Guillot E., Taschen E., Dezette D, Kerbirou E., Fort F., Fréville H., Hinsinger P. Belowground traits and crop performance under stress in field-grown durum wheat mixtures 12éme ISRR
• Guillot E. Fort F., Dezette D., Trives C, Hinsinger P., Taschen E. Unraveling mycorrhizal-induced root plasticity and adaptation to soil phosphorus limitation of ten durum wheat varieties 12éme ISRR

2022

• Fort F. Traits fonctionnels racinaires : concept et application. 89e Congrès annuel de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas). Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada. May 9–13,
• Fort F. Mesure(s) des traits fonctionnels des racines. 89e Congrès annuel de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas). Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada. May 9–13,
• Thivierge M-N., Perreault Gagnon M., Houde S., Halde C., Chantigny M. H., Thériault M., Lachance C., Fort F., G Bélanger, Angers D. A., Tremblay G. F., Vanasse A., Claessens A. Suivi sur 5 ans de la biomasse racinaire des prairies & implications pour la résilience de l’agroécosystème 89e Congrès annuel de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas). Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada. May 9–13,

2020

• Fort F., Diversité fonctionnelle des Fabaceae. ABDiv#3 Azote et diversité fonctionnelle des légumineuses. Montpellier

2019

• Montazeaud G., Fort F., Violle C., Rousset F., Fréville H. and Gandon S. Farming plant cooperation. Harlan III Symposium –Montpellier
• Thivierge, M.-N., Houde, S., Bélanger, G., Chantigny, M.H., Angers, D.A., Fort, F., and Vanasse, A. Changes in root traits of forage mixtures through successive defoliations and with different N sources. Joint 20^th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation and the 33^rd Meeting of the EUCARPIA Section ‘Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses’, Zurich, Switzerland, June 24–27, 2019 (Oral presentation in the plenary session).

2018

• Mahmoud R., Gaudio N., Casadebaig P., Gendre X., Bedoussac L., Corre-Hellou G., Fort F., Journet E-P., Litrico I., Naudin C., Violle C. A trait-based approach to understand and predict the performance of arable annual mixed crops. International conference on ecological science 2018 Rennes.
• Montazeaud G., Fort F., Violle C., Rousset F., Fréville H., Gandon S. Farming plant cooperation in crops. Evolution 2018 Montpellier France (poster).
• Jouany C., Cruz P., Fort F., Lecloux E., Theau J.P., Lambs L., Moussa I., Merah O. and Saint-Pierre, L. Functional evaluation of perennial forage legumes. European Grassland federation general meeting, Cork Ireland (poster).
• Houde S., Thivierge M.-N., Bélanger G., Chantigny M.H., Angers D.A., Fort F. and Vanasse A. Monitoring Root Development of Forage Grasses in Response to Defoliations & N Fertilization Source. International Society of Root Research (ISRR) “exposing the hidden half”, Tel Aviv Israël (Poster)
• Rossi, L. Merino-Martin, Z. Mao, C. Roumet, Y. Le Bissonnais, F. Fort, N. Fromin, M. Del Rey Granado, O. Taugourdeau, H. Boukcim, A. Stokes. Linking root growth dynamics to erosion protection, aggregate stability and carbon sequestration in 12 herbaceous species used for revegetation of road embankments (short talk)
• L. Merino-Martín, F. Fort, M. Del Rey Granado, L. M. Rossi, M. Zhun, H. Boukcim, O. Taugourdeau, C. Plassard, N. Fromin, A. Stokes, C. Roumet, Y. le Bissonnais. Maximizing soil ecosystem services for ecological restoration: plant roots influence runoff and erosion processes. BioLink meeting Grenade (Poster)

2017

• Montazeaud G., Violle C., Luquet D., Fréville H., Fort F.  Does niche complementarity hold for below-ground resources? A case study using rice mixtures. EASY: Ecology And Agriculture Summit for Young scientist, Chizé (communication orale).
• Montazeaud G., Violle C., Luquet D., Fréville H., Fort F.  Does niche complementarity hold for below-ground resources? A case study using rice mixtures. Colloque Eucarpia- Crop diversification in a changing world, Montpellier (communication orale).
• Montazeaud G., Violle C., Luquet D., Fréville H., Fort F.  Crop mixtures: does niche complementarity hold for below-ground resources? An experimental test using rice genotypic pairs. Journées d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle, la grande-Motte (communication orale).

2016

• Fort F., Cruz P., Lecloux E., Jouany C. Grassland root functional parameters vary according to a community-level resource acquisition-conservation trade-off. Ecosummit, Montpellier (Poster).
• Moussa I., Fort F., Jouany C., Lecloux E., Cruz P., Merah O., Saint-Pierre L., Lambs Luc. Use of isotopic discrimination (δ13C and δ 15N) for screening drought tolerance of grassland species. Joint European Stable Isotopes User group Meeting (Gent).
• Taugourdeau O., Fort F., Freschet G.T., Fromin N., Hedri H., Le Bissonnais Y., Mao Z., Merino-Martín L., Plassard C., Roumet C., Stokes A., Boukcim H. TalVeg®: an innovative approach of ecosystem management for enhancing multiple ecosystem services, with a focus on soil erosion and slope stability. 4th International Conference on Soil Bio- and Eco-engineering, Sydney (Communication orale).
• Taugourdeau O., Fort F., Freschet G.T., Fromin N., Hedri H., Le Bissonnais Y., Mao Z., Merino-Martín L., Plassard C., Roumet C., Stokes A., Boukcim H. TalVeg®: an innovative approach of ecosystem management for enhancing multiple ecosystem services. 5th International ecosummit ecological sustainability engineering change, Montpellier (Communication orale).
• Cruz P., Latchoumane L., Lecloux E., Fort F., Lambs L., Merah O., Moussa I., Saint-Pierre L., Jouany C. Une première ébauche de typologie fonctionnelle de légumineuses fourragères. Journées AFPF – Les légumineuses fourragères et prairiales… (Poster)
• Cruz P., Saint-Pierre L., Chauchard L., Jouany C., Lecloux E., Lambs L., Merah O., Moussa I., Fort F.  Pertinence des traits fonctionnels foliaires pour la sélection des individus productifs chez la luzerne. Journées AFPF – Les légumineuses fourragères et prairiales… (Poster)
• Cruz P., Fort F., Lecloux E., Lambs L., Merah O., Moussa I., Saint-Pierre L., Jouany C. Présentation du projet de recherche Legumip. Journées AFPF – Les légumineuses fourragères et prairiales… (Poster)

2015

• Fort F., Martin-Grande I., This D. Présentation du module “Designing new crops for the future”. Colloque CeMEB : Environnement, société et changements climatiques : impacts et scénarisation, Montpellier.

2014

• Fort F., Cruz P., Stroia C, Jouany C. Rhizospheric soil Phosphatase activity of grassland Fabaceae grown under contrasted Phosphorus supply. Phosphorus in Soil and Pants 5th International Symposium, Montpellier (Poster).
• Fort F., Cruz P., Catrice O., Stroia C, Jouany C. Root functional traits syndromes and plasticity drive grasslands’ Fabaceae capacities to face phosphorus shortage. Phosphorus in Soil and Pants 5th International Symposium, Montpellier (Talk).

2013

• Triboullois H., Fort F., Cruz P., Juste E. Les traits fonctionnels foliaires sont-ils pertinents pour caractériser et prédire les stratégies d’utilisation des ressources d’un grand nombre d’espèces utilisées comme culture intermédiaire multiservices écosystèmique. Colloque « Des ingénieries par et pour le vivant, écologiques et agro-écologiques » Montpellier (Poster).

2012   

• Fort F., Lecloux E., Stroia C., Cruz P., Jouany C. Water and Phosphorus stress: contrasting effect on root functional traits and between grasses functional groups. ISSR 2012 “Roots to the future”, Dundee UK (Poster).
• Fort F., Lecloux E., Jouany C., Cruz P. Rhizospheric Phosphatase activity of grassland poaceae grown under contrasted water and Phosphorus supplies. ISSR 2012 “Roots to the future”, Dundee UK (Poster).
• Fort F. Caractérisation de la diversité des stratégies d’acquisition des ressources chez les plantes prairiales : l’utilisation de l’approche « Traits fonctionnels ». École thématique : processus de facilitation pour l’acquisition de nutriments au sein de peuplements végétaux pluri-spécifiques, Montpellier (Poster).

2011   

• Fort F., Jouany C., Lecloux E., Stroia C., Cruz P. Root traits as determinants of ecological strategies of eight native perennial grass species. IX International Rangeland Congress, Rosario Argentina (Poster, p-75).
• Fort F., Cruz P., Lecloux E., Stroia C., Jouany C. Correspondence between functional leaf and root traits in native perennial grass species.  IX International Rangeland Congress, Rosario Argentina (spoken paper, p-76).

2010  

• Fort F., Lecloux E., Jouany C., Cruz P. Functional characterisation of height grasses – relationship between leaf and root functional traits. Colloque Ecologie 2010, Montpellier (Poster).