Aurore Ponchon

she/her

Researcher

Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité & d'ecologie marine & continentale (IMBE-IRD)

Discipline

Behaviour, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Reproductive Biology & Life History, Migration & Movement Ecology, Eco-epidemiology

Regional Focus

North-East Atlantic; Southern Ocean; South Pacific

Years Active

11-15 years

Species Focus

Albatrosses (Diomedeidae), Gulls and Terns (Laridae), Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)

Tell us about your work with seabirds.

I am a spatial and behavioural ecologist. I examine how seabird movements are influenced by individual, social and environmental factors and how they in turn affect individual breeding success, survival and population dynamics. To do so, I use miniaturized tracking devices coupled with statisical models as well as theoretical models.

What advice would you offer to individuals aspiring to pursue a career as seabird scientists?

Get some experience working on seabirds, reach out for advice and support from the seabird community by interacting with researchers, local stakeholders and volunteers.

Aurore Ponchon having a selfie with a black-browed albatross sitting on its nests, on New Island, Falklands archipelago.

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