RESEARCH

My research activities focus on (peri-)urban pedology. They aim to increase knowledge (including field knowledge) of (peri-)urban soils, to understand how they function and evolve, and to integrate soil cover into sustainable management in the context of global change. To achieve this goal involves stepping up the acquisition and compilation of urban soil characterization data. Monitoring networks are used to acquire this data, such as the network of urban lysimeters installed in the métropole du Grand-Nancy area.

My work also focuses on selecting and analyzing (peri-)urban soil quality indicators (in situ or derived from soil engineering processes) that can be translated into their capacity to fulfill functions and provide ecosystemic services. This approach aims to revisit the concept of fertility for urban soils, which support urban agriculture, and to propose guidelines for interpreting the indicators selected to assess the ecosystem services.

BIOGRAPHY

• 2023 : Permanent scientific research position at INRAE -  Sols et Environnement laboratory (UMR 1120, Université de Lorraine-INRAE)
• 2019-2023 : PhD, University of Lorraine, Biogéochimie des Ecosystèmes Forestiers (BEF) laboratory, INRAE, Nancy Grand-Est. Title: Multi-site study of the response of the chemical fertility of forest ecosystems in a context of change (atmospheric deposition and tree species substitution)
• 2017-2019 : Earth System, Planets and Environment specialization Soils, Waters and Environment Master’s degree, University of Lorraine.
• 2014-2017 : Earth and Environmental Science Bachelor’s degree, University of. Lorraine.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Clesse, M., Legout, A., Ranger, J., Zeller, B., van der Heijden, G., 2022. Soil chemical fertility change over four decades in the Morvan Mountains and influence of tree species (Burgundy, France). For. Ecosyst. 9, 100043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2022.100043