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From October 5 to 7, 2026, UniLaSalle Beauvais will host the 14th conference of the “Ecological and Biological Traits of Soil Organisms” (TEBIS) working group, as part of the French Ecological Society’s “Tour de France.”

What's on the agenda

  • 11:00 a.m.: Welcome reception for participants
  • 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Thematic workshop “Trait-based analyses / multivariate analyses,” by Jonathan BONFANTI
  • 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Introductory lecture “The use of functional traits in the management of Syrphidae,” by Cédric VANAPPELGHEM and Damien TOP
  • 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.: Welcome cocktail reception

    • 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.: Welcome coffee
    • 8:30 a.m.: Opening remarks by Michel-Pierre FAUCON
    • 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Introduction – Updates from networks dedicated to soil biodiversity, by Mickaël HEDDE and Johanne NAHMANI
    • 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Session 1 – Traits of Soil Organisms and Ecosystem Functioning
    • 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: Break
    • 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Session 2 – From Plant Traits to Subterranean Biotic Interactions
    • 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
    • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Tour of Agroécologia, led by Julie LEMOINE
    • 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM: Workshops
    • 6:30 PM: Sightseeing tour
    • 8:00 PM: Dinner

Session 1 - Traits of Soil Organisms and Ecosystem Functioning

Chair: Jérôme CORTET

  • 9:30 a.m. - Spore Size and Color as Functional Traits in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Coline DEVEAUTOUR
  • 9:45 a.m. - Weighing Animals: What Are We Really Measuring?, Mickaël HEDDE
  • 10:00 a.m. – Complementarity between morphological and molecular identification methods for assessing soil invertebrate communities, Margot JANS
  • 10:15 a.m. – Functional diversity of ecosystem-engineering organisms in neotropical environments, Francesca BOSELLO

Session 2 - From Plant Traits to Subterranean Biotic Interactions

Chair: David HOUBEN

  • 11:15 a.m. - Root/Earthworm Interactions, Yvan CAPOWIEZ
  • 11:30 a.m. - The Role of Plant Identity on Nematode Communities, Estelle FOREY
  • 11:45 a.m. - Functional traits of plants, Léa KERVROEDAN
  • 12:00 p.m. - Managing the soil microbiome to support the agroecological transition and agronomic performance, Wassila RIAH

    • 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.: Welcome coffee
    • 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Session 3 – Functional Traits of Soil Fauna in Agroecosystems
    • 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Break
    • 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Session 4 – Soil Biodiversity, Urban Environments, and Environmental Change
    • 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
    • 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Workshop Wrap-Up
    • 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: TEBIS Group Updates

Session 3 - Functional Traits of Soil Fauna in Agroecosystems

Chair: Yvan CAPOWIEZ

  • 8:30 a.m. - Determinants of overwintering carabid beetle communities: a comparison of cropping systems, agricultural practices, and environmental variables, Margot BRONDANI
  • 8:45 a.m. - Field effects of plant protection products on soil mesofauna: springtails and mites, Mandy GUEDJ
  • 9:00 a.m. - Impacts of conservation agriculture (CA) practices on the functional traits of invertebrates: a review of the literature, Baptiste PIERRE
  • 9:15 a.m. - Functional traits of epigeic fauna (ground beetles, possibly spiders) in conservation agriculture plots, Florian KLETTY
  • 9:30 a.m. - Effect of agricultural practices in vegetable farming on collembola biodiversity, Sophie JOIMEL

 

Session 4 - Soil Biodiversity, Urban Environments, and Environmental Change

Chair: Sophie JOIMEL

  • 10:30 a.m. - Effects of Temperature on the Feeding Activity of Folsomia candida, Thomas TULLY
  • 10:45 a.m. - The “brown grid”: moving from the ecological traits and preferences of epigeal soil microfauna to operational mapping for urban planners, Quentin VINCENT
  • 11:00 a.m. - Impact of the urban form of multi-unit housing complexes on garden soil biodiversity and its dynamics in the inner suburbs of Paris, Mila RAYNAUD

Practical informations

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UniLaSalle Beauvais - Room F105
19 rue Pierre Waguet
60 000 BEAUVAIS