2012 - present Research fellow in applied statistics, University of Aberdeen, UK 2009 - 2012 Post Doctoral Research fellow, University of Aberdeen, UK 2008-2009 Post Doctoral Research fellow, CEBC-CNRS, France 2007 Marie-Curie "Transfer Of Knowledge" Research fellow, Mammal Research Institute, Bialowieza, Poland 2006-2007 Post Doctoral Research fellow, University of Aberdeen / UKPopNet, UK 2005 PhD in Ecology, Université Lyon I, France 2001 MSc Biometry & modelling, Université Lyon I, France

My research involves the development of models to address novel or long standing scientific issues. I work on a wide range of topics across biology, with particular interests in understanding variation in animal population size over space and time. This may involve using hierarchical models with Bayesian statistical approaches for 1) developing integrated, process-based models of systems dynamics (e.g. population, soil,...), combining data from different sources to inform each process and 2) making the most efficient use of sparse data, such as historical records or volunteer-based surveys. I also have general interests in random effects, smoothing methods, integrated population models and the analysis of spatial and temporal lags in systems' response to environmental variation.

Albanito, F., Lebender, U., Cornulier, T., Sapkota, TB., Brentrup, F., Stirling, C. & Hillier, J. (2017). 'Direct Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Tropical And Sub-Tropical Agricultural Systems: A Review and Modelling of Emission Factors'. Scientific Reports, vol 7, 44235. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1038/SREP44235 [ONLINE] AURA: SREP44235.PDF Ledo, A., Cornulier, T., Illian, JB., Iida, Y., Kassim, AR. & Burslem, DFRP. (2016). 'Re-evaluation of individual diameter: height allometric models to improve biomass estimation of tropical trees'. Ecological Applications, vol 26, no. 8, pp. 2374-2380. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1002/EAP.1450 [ONLINE] AURA: LEDO_ET_AL_2016_ECOLOGICAL_APPLICATIONS.PDF Thion, CE., Poirel, JD., Cornulier, T., De Vries, FT., Bardgett, RD. & Prosser, JI. (2016). 'Plant nitrogen-use strategy as a driver of rhizosphere archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidiser abundance'. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol 92, no. 7, fiw091, pp. 1-11. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1093/FEMSEC/FIW091 Santini, L., Cornulier, T., Bullock, JM., Palmer, SCF., White, SM., Hodgson, JA., Bocedi, G. & Travis, JM.J (2016). 'A trait-based approach for predicting species responses to environmental change from sparse data: how well might terrestrial mammals track climate change?'. Global Change Biology, vol 22, pp. 2415-2424. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1111/GCB.13271 [ONLINE] AURA: SANTINI_ET_AL_2016_GLOBAL_CHANGE_BIOLOGY.PDF Pinto, C., Thorburn, JA., Neat, F., Wright, PJ., Wright, S., Scott, BE., Cornulier, T. & Travis, JMJ. (2016). 'Using individual tracking data to validate the predictions of species distribution models'. Diversity and Distributions, vol 22, no. 6, pp. 682-693. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1111/DDI.12437 Chimienti, M., Cornulier, T., Owen, E., Bolton, M., Davies, IM., Travis, JMJ. & Scott, BE. (2016). 'The use of an unsupervised learning approach for characterizing latent behaviors in accelerometer data'. Ecology and Evolution, vol 6, no. 3, pp. 727–741. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1002/ECE3.1914 [ONLINE] AURA: CHIMIENTI_ET_AL_2016_ECOLOGY_AND_EVOLUTION.PDF Gontikaki, E., Thornton, B., Cornulier, T. & Witte, U. (2015). 'Occurrence of Priming in the Degradation of Lignocellulose in Marine Sediments'. PLoS ONE, vol 10, no. 12, 0143917. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0143917 [ONLINE] AURA: JOURNAL.PONE.0143917.PDF Gadenne, H., Cornulier, T., Eraud, C., Barbraud, J-C & Barbraud, C. (2014). 'Evidence for density-dependent habitat occupancy at varying scales in an expanding bird population'. Population Ecology, vol 56, no. 3, pp. 493-506. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1007/S10144-014-0435-4 Brodier, S., Augiron, S., Cornulier, T. & Bretagnolle, V. (2014). 'Local improvement of skylark and corn bunting population trends on intensive arable landscape: a case study of the conservation tool Natura 2000'. Animal Conservation, vol 17, no. 3, pp. 204-216. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1111/ACV.12077 [LINK] HTTP://ONLINELIBRARY.WILEY.COM/DOI/10.1111/ACV.12077/ABSTRACT Millon, A., Petty, SJ., Little, B., Gimenez, O., Cornulier, T. & Lambin, X. (2014). 'Dampening prey cycle overrides the impact of climate change on predator population dynamics: a long-term demographic study on tawny owls'. Global Change Biology, vol 20, no. 6, pp. 1770-1781. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1111/GCB.12546 [ONLINE] AURA: DAMPENING_PREY_CYCLE_OVERRIDES.PDF