Research

Most of my current research is based in the Western Indian Ocean, particularly in Madagascar, and is supported by two major projects: ARMS Resilience in Madagascar and MESCAL, which spans the eastern coast of Africa, including South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya. For more details on my Projects Page.

Below is my list of research articles.

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Underline indicates advisee; * graduate student, **undergraduate student


In preparation or in review Articles

  1. **Todimazava LD, Darias MJ, Mouquet-Rivier CM, Mahafina JA, Lamy T (NA) “Small dried fishes are an affordable and nutritious aquatic food in Madagascar” In preparation.
  1. **Rasoanirina FM, Stoica G, **Todimazava LD, Ranaivomanana S, Gibbons E, Mahafina JA, Lamy T (NA) “Complexities and paradoxes of mosquito net fishing practices in southwestern Madagascar” Submitted.
  1. *Kana Djifack EE, Prifti E, Lamy T, Baletaud F, Zucker J-D, Tsopze N, Vigliola L, Belda E (NA) “Machine learning-based identification of key indicator species in coral reef fish assemblages” Submitted.
  1. **Ruiz E, Lamy T, Mouillot D, Durand JD (NA) “Benchmarking the taxonomic resolution of fish eDNA metabarcodes against COI barcodes” In revision for Molecular Ecology Resources.
  1. **Randriatsara RM, Behivoke F, Ramahatratra F, Mahafina JA, Lamy T, Léopold M (NA) “Mapping place names for small-scale fisheries evaluation” In revision for Aquatic Living Resources.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Ezzat, L, Peter H, Bourquin M, Busi SB, Michoud G, Fodelianakis S, Kohler TJ, Lamy T, Geers A, Pramateftaki P, Baier F, Marasco R, Daffonchio D, Deluigi N, Wilmes P, Styllas M, Schön M, Tolosano M, De Staercke V, Battin TJ (2025) “Diversity and biogeography of the bacterial microbiome in glacier-fed streams” Nature. 637, 622–630. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08313-z
  1. Golden, CD, Hartmann AC, Gibbons E, Todinanahary G, Troell MF, Ampalaza G, Behivoke F, David JM, Durand JD, Falinirina AM, Frånberg C, Declèrque F, Hook K, Kelahan H, Kirby M, Koenen K, Lamy T, Lavitra T, Moridy F, Léopold M, Little MJ, Mahefa JC, Mbony J, Nicholas K, Nomenisoa ALD, Ponton D, Rabarijaona RR, Rabearison M, Rabemanantsoa SA, Ralijaona M, Ranaivomanana HS, Randriamady HJ, Randrianandrasana J, Randriatsara HO, Randriatsara RM, Rasoanirina M, Ratsizafy MR, Razafiely KF, Razafindrasoa N, Romario, Solofoarimanana MY, Stroud RE, Tsiresimiary M, Volanandiana AJ, Volasoa NV, Vowell B, Zamborain-Mason J (2024) “HIARA study protocol: impacts of artificial coral reef development on fisheries, human livelihoods and health in southwestern Madagascar” Frontiers in Public Health. 12. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1366110
  1. Maowei L, Lamy T, Reuman DC, Wang S, Bell TW, Cavanaugh KC, Castorani MCN (2024) “A marine heatwave changes the stabilizing effects of biodiversity in kelp forests” Ecology. 105(5), e4288. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4288
  1. Lelièvre Y, **Specq L, Lamy T, Boyé A, Downey RV, Saucède T (2023) “Taxonomic and functional diversity of subtidal benthic communities associated with hard substrates at Crozet archipelago (sub-Antarctic, Southern Ocean)” Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1291038
  1. Wisnoski NI, Andrade R, Castorani MCN, Catano CP, Compagnoni A, Lamy T, Lany NK, Marazzi L, Record S, Smith AC, Swan CM, Tonkin JD, Voelker NM, Zarnetske PL, and Sokol ER (2023) “Diversity–stability relationships across organism groups and ecosystem types become decoupled across spatial scales” Ecology. 104(9), e4136. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4136
  1. Qiao, X., Lamy T, Wang S, Hautier Y, Geng Y, Han Z, Zhang N, He H, Zhang Z, Zhang C, Zhao X, von Gadow K (2023) “Selective logging destabilizes the functioning and composition of forest ecosystems at multiple spatial scales” Oikos. 2023(11), e10099. DOI: 10.1111/oik.10099
  1. Qiao X, Lamy T, Wang S, Hautier Y, Geng Y, White HJ, Zhang N, Zhang Z, Zhang C, Zhao X, von Gadow K (2023) “Latitudinal patterns of forest ecosystem stability across spatial scales as affected by biodiversity and environmental heterogeneity” Global Change Biology. 29(8), 2242-2255. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16593
  1. Pantel JH, Lamy T, Dubart M, Pointier J-P, Jarne P, David P (2022) “Metapopulation dynamics of multiple species in a heterogeneous landscape” Ecological Monographs. 92(3), e1515. DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1515
  1. Lamy T, Wisnoski NI, Andrade R, Castorani MCN., Compagnoni A, Lany N, Marazzi L, Record S, Swan CM, Tonkin JD, Voelker N, Wang S, Zarnetske PL, Sokol ER (2021) “The dual nature of metacommunity variability” Oikos. 130(12), 2078–2092. DOI: 10.1111/oik.08517
  1. Jarne P, Lozano del Campo A, Lamy T, Chapuis E, Dubart M, Segard A, Canard E, Pointier J-P, David P (2021) “Connectivity and selfing drives population genetic structure in a patchy landscape: a comparative approach of four co-occurring freshwater snail species” Peer Community Journal. 1, e21. DOI: 10.24072/pcjournal.29
  1. Lamy T, Pitz KJ, Chavez FP, Yorke CE, Miller RJ (2021) “Environmental DNA reveals the fine-grained and hierarchical spatial structure of kelp forest fish communities” Scientific Reports. 11(1), 14439. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93859-5
  1. Miller PM, Lamy T, Page HM, Miller RJ (2021) “Sea urchin microbiomes vary with habitat and resource availability” Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 6(3), 119–126. DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10189
  1. Record S, Voelker NM, Zarnetske PL, Wisnoski NI, Tonkin JD, Swan C, Marazzi L, Lany N, Lamy T, Compagnoni A, Castorani MCN, Andrade R, Sokol ER (2021) “Novel Insights to be gained from applying metacommunity theory to long-term, spatially replicated biodiversity data” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8, 479. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.612794
  1. Ezzat L, Lamy T, Maher RL, Munsterman KS, Landfield KM, Schmeltzer ER, Clements CS, Vega Thurber RL, Burkepile DE (2020) “Parrotfish predation drives distinct microbial communities in reef-building corals” Animal Microbiome. 2, 5. DOI: 10.1186/s42523-020-0024-0
  1. Rassweiler A, Dubel AK, Hernan G, Kushner DJ, Caselle JE, Sprague JL, Kui K, Lamy T, Lester SE, Miller RJ (2020) “Roving divers surveying fish in fixed areas capture similar patterns in biogeography but different estimates of density when compared with belt transects” Frontiers Marine Science. 7, 272. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00272
  1. Lamy T, **Koenigs C, Holbrook SJ, Miller RJ, Stier AC, Reed DC (2020) “Foundation species promote community stability by increasing diversity in a giant kelp forest” Ecology. 101(05), 1-11. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2987
  1. Wang S, Lamy T, Hallett L, Loreau M (2019) “Stability and synchrony across ecological hierarchies in heterogeneous metacommunities: linking theory to data” Ecography. 42(6), 1200-1211. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.04290
  1. Lamy T, Wang S, Renard D, Reed DC, Miller R (2019) “Species insurance trumps spatial insurance in stabilizing biomass of a marine macroalgal metacommunity” Ecology. 100(7), e02719. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2719
  1. Ezzat L, Lamy T, Maher RL, Munsterman KS, Landfield KM, Schmeltzer E, Gaulke CA, Burkepile DE, Vega Thurber R (2019) “Surgeonfish feces increase microbial opportunism in reef-building corals” Marine Ecology Progress Series. 631, 81-97. DOI: 10.3354/meps13119
  1. Brady S, Bolnick DI, Angert AA, Gonzalez A, Barrett RDH, Crispo E, Eckert CG, Fraser DJ, Fussmann GF, Guichard F, Lamy T, McAdam AG, Newman AEM, Paccard A, Simons AM, Hendry AP (2019) “Causes of maladaptation” Evolutionary Applications. 12(7), 1229–1242. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12844
  1. Brady S, Bolnick DI, Barrett RDH, Chapman LJ, Crispo E, Derry AM, Eckert CG, Fraser DJ, Fussmann GF, Gonzalez A, Guichard F, Lamy T, Lane JE, McAdam AG, Newman AEM, Paccard A, Robertson B, Rolshausen G, Schulte PM, Simons AM, Vellend M, Hendry AP (2019) “Understanding maladaptation by uniting ecological and evolutionary perspectives” The American Naturalist. 194(4), 495-515. DOI: 10.1086/705020
  1. Kröncke I, Neumann, H, Dippner JW, Holbrook S, Lamy T, Miller RJ, Padedda BM, Pulina S, Reed DC, Reinikainen M, Satta CT, Sechi N, Soltwedel T, Suikannen S, Lugliè A (2019) “Comparison of biological and ecological long-term trends related to northern hemisphere climate in different marine ecosystems” Nature Conservation. 34, 311-341. DOI: 10.3897/natureconservation.34.30209
  1. Miller RJ, Lafferty KD, Lamy T, Kui L, Rassweiler A, Reed DC (2018) “Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, increases faunal diversity through physical engineering” Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2571
  1. Lamy T, Reed DC, Rassweiler A, Siegel DA, Kui L, Bell TW, Simons RD, Miller RJ (2018) “Scale-specific drivers of kelp forest communities” Oecologia. 186(1), 217–233. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3994-1
  1. Lamy T, Laroche F, David P, Massol F, Jarne P (2017) “The contribution of species–genetic diversity correlations to the understanding of community assembly rules” Oikos. 126(6), 759–771. DOI: 10.1111/oik.03997
  1. Chapuis E, Lamy T, Pointier J-P, Juillet N, Ségard A, Jarne P, David P (2017) “Bioinvasion triggers rapid evolution of life histories in freshwater snails” The American Naturalist. 190(5), 694-706. DOI: 10.1086/693854
  1. Lamy T, Liss KN, Gonzalez A, Bennett EM (2016) “Landscape structure affects the provision of multiple ecosystem services” Environmental Research Letters. 11(12), 124017. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124017
  1. Lamy T, Galzin R, Kulbicki M, Lison de Loma T, Claudet J (2016) “Three decades of recurrent declines and recoveries in corals belie ongoing change in fish assemblages” Coral Reefs. 35(1), 293-302. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-015-1371-2
  1. Assis J, Coelho NC, Lamy T, Valero M, Alberto F, Serrão EÁ (2016) “Deep reefs are climatic refugia for genetic diversity of marine forests” Journal of Biogeography. 43(4), 833-844. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12677
  1. Lamy T, Legendre P, Chancerelle Y, Siu G, Claudet J (2015) “Understanding the spatio-temporal response of coral reef fish communities to natural disturbances: insights from beta-diversity decomposition” Plos One. 10(9), e0138696. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138696
  1. Laroche F, Jarne P, Lamy T, David P, Massol F (2015) “A neutral theory for interpreting correlations between species and genetic diversity in communities” The American Naturalist. 185(1), 59-69. DOI: 10.1086/678990
  1. Auld JR, Jarne P, Sarda V, Jourdan-Pineau H, Lamy T, Pélissié B, David P (2014) “Evaluating the contributions of change in investment and change in efficiency to age-related declines in male and female reproduction” Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27(9), 1837-1848. DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12435
  1. Janicke T, Vellnow N, Lamy T, Chapuis E, David P (2014) “Inbreeding depression of mating behavior and its reproductive consequences in a freshwater snail” Behavioral Ecology. 25(2), 288-299. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art122
  1. Lamy T, Jarne P, Laroche F, Pointier J-P, **Huth G, Segard A, David P (2013) “Variation in habitat connectivity generates positive correlations between species and genetic diversity in a metacommunity” Molecular ecology. 22(17), 4445-4456. DOI: 10.1111/mec.12399
  1. Lamy T, Gimenez O, Pointier J-P, Jarne P, David P (2013) “Metapopulation dynamics of species with cryptic life stages” The American Naturalist. 181(4), 479–491. DOI: 10.1086/669676
  1. Lamy T, Pointier JP, Jarne P, David P (2012) “Testing metapopulation dynamics using genetic, demographic and ecological data” Molecular ecology. 21, 1394–1410. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05478.x
  1. Lamy T, **Lévy L, Pointier JP, Jarne P, David P (2012) “Does life in unstable environments favour facultative selfing? A case study in the freshwater snail Drepanotrema depressissimum (Basommatophora: Planorbidae)” Evolutionary Ecology. 26(3), 639-655. DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9520-8