Sonia Kéfi
Sonia Kéfi
Visiting researcher (Friedrich Willhel-Bessel Research Award, nominated by Juliano Sarmento Cabral)
CNRS, Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier, France webpage
Address in Würzburg (from December 2021 on):
Ecosystem Modeling, Center for Computational and Theoretical Biology (CCTB)
University of Würzburg
Emil-Fischer-Str 32 (Left entrance, Apartment L4), 97074 Würzburg
Tel:
eMail: sonia.kefi @ umontpellier.fr
Research
I am an ecologist working at the CNRS at the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (ISEM), France. I investigate, both empirically and theoretically, how species interactions affect ecosystem functioning. I am especially interested in multi-layer ecological networks. How do the type and structure of different types of ecological interactions contribute to the stability and resilience of ecological systems?
Publications
Selected publications (see here for a complete publication list):
Pilosof, S., Porter M.A., Pascual M., Kéfi S. The multilayer nature of ecological networks. Nature in Ecology and Evolution. 1: 0101.
Kéfi*, S., V. Miele*, E.A. Wieters, S.A. Navarrete, E.L. Berlow. 2016. How structured is the entangled bank? The surprisingly simple organization of multiplex ecological networks leads to increased persistence and resilience. PLOS Biology. DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.100252 *These authors contributed equally to the study
Kéfi, S., E. Berlow, E. Wieters, S. Navarrete, O. Petchey, S. Wood, A. Boit, L. Joppa, K. Lafferty, R. Williams, N. Martinez, B. Menge, C. Blanchette, A. Iles, U. Brose. 2012. More than a meal... Integrating non-feeding interactions into food webs. Ecology Letters. 15(4): 291-300.
Kéfi, S., V. Guttal, W.A. Brock, S.R. Carpenter, A.M. Ellison, V. Livina, D.A. Seekell, M. Scheffer, E.H. van Nes, V. Dakos. 2014. Early Warning signals of ecological transitions: Methods for spatial patterns. PLoS ONE. 9(3): 2097.
Kéfi, S., M. Rietkerk, M. van Baalen, M. Loreau. 2007. Local facilitation, bistability and transitions in arid ecosystems. Theoretical Population Biology. 71(3): 267-400.
Kéfi, S., M. Rietkerk, C. L. Alados, Y. Pueyo, A. ElAich, V. Papanastasis, P. C. de Ruiter. 2007. Spatial vegetation patterns and imminent desertification in Mediterranean arid ecosystems. Nature. 449(7159):213-217.
