Curriculum Vitae
Xavier Porcel
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Xavier Porcel
Citation names
- Porcel, Xavier
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- AC10-65EB-A5CF
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- (+261) 387213723 (Personal)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Botany
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| French (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) |
| Creole and Pidgin, based in French (Other) (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Madagascar | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2024/03/01 - 2028/03/01
Ongoing
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The Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) invasion in Madagascar: an assessment of the impacts due to competition
and predation on native ecosystems. (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
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2023/05/10 - 2023/08
Ongoing
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Master Herpetologist Program (Diploma de especialização)
The Amphibian Foundation, United States
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2018/09/01 - 2020/06/30
Concluded
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Biodiversité des EcoSystèmes Tropicaux Terrestres (Master)
Major in Bio-statistic and modelisation, SIG and teledetection, Conservation biology, Population dynamics, Eco-computing tools,
Insular and evolutionary ecology, Population genetics, Rainforest ecology
Université de la Réunion, Réunion
"Monitoring population trends in amphibian communities in Betampona Strict Nature Reserve (Madagascar)." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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14 (2/7) |
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2015/09/01 - 2018/06/30
Concluded
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Sciences de la Vie (Licence)
Major in Bio-statistics, Zoology, Botanics, Population genetics, Population dynamics, Molecular genetic
Université de la Réunion, Réunion
"What are the different methods of deception implemented by sapromyophilic orchids?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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13 (19/121) |
Affiliation
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2020/01/06 - 2020/06/23 | Internship on Monitoring population trends in amphibian communities in Betampona Strict Nature Reserve (Madagascar). | Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto, Portugal | ||
| 2018/12/01 - 2019/06/25 | Internship on Post-translocation monitoring of the "gecko vert de bourbon" (Phelsuma borbonica, Mertens 1966) | Parc national de La Réunion, Réunion |
| Université de la Réunion, Réunion |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/10/01 - 2024/09/30 | Investigating direct and indirect effects of the Asian toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) invasion on native herpetofaunal
communities of forest fragments in eastern Madagascar
FRC# 22-02
Team Member
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
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Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/05/01 - 2023/07/01 | Radio tracking of Furcifer pardalis in Reunion Island
NA
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Association Herpétologique de Provence Alpes Méditerranée, France
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Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2019 | Conference oral presentation : Is Neobathiea hirtula (Orchidaceae : Vandeae) a sphingophilous species ? | Rencontres des Gestionnaires de la Conservation de la Biodiversité (GECOBIO), Saint-Denis, La Réunion, 2019
Université de La Réunion (Le Tampon, Réunion)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2022/10/17 - 2022/11/25 | Co-supervisor of a "Brevet de Technicien Supérieur Agricole (BTSA)" student. The aim of the study was to assess the number
of individuals of Phelsuma borbonica in a newly discovered population.
Co-supervisor
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Lycée agricole Émile Boyer de La Giroday, Réunion
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2019/11/24 - 2019/11/24 | models building and presentation on plant and animal dispersal between islands during "la fête de la science". Réunion Island (2019/11/24 - 2019/11/24) | Université de la Réunion, Réunion |
| 2019/10/11 - 2019/10/20 | Organising committee : "Rencontres des Gestionnaires de la Conservation de la Biodiversité (GECOBIO)" conference. Le Tampon,
La Réunion. (2019/10/18 - 2019/10/18)
Congress (Co-organisor)
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Universite de la Reunion - Campus Sud, Réunion Parc national de La Réunion, Réunion |
| 2019/02/06 - 2019/08/31 | Posters and booklet creation and presentation on Mascarenes endemic Phelsuma gecko for Island Biology Congress (2019/07/08 - 2019/07/13)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Université de la Réunion, Réunion |
| 2019/07/08 - 2019/07/13 | Member of the staff during Island Biology Congress : welcoming and orientate people, organization and logistics during conferences.
Saint-Denis, Reunion Island. (2019/07/08 - 2019/07/13)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Université de la Réunion, Réunion |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2018/11/05 - 2018/11/09 | Workshop on insular biodiversity.
Workshop
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Le dodo déplumé
Université de la Réunion, Réunion
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2022/01/01 - 2024/01/01 | Cerato | Member |
| 2022/10/01 - 2023/10/01 | Nature Océan Indien | Member |
| 2021 - 2023 | Groupe Chiroptères Océan indien | Member |
| 2020 - 2023 | Nature et Patrimoine | Member |
Consulting
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/03 - 2023/04 | Revision of the Asian Toad Action Plan before submission to Malagasy authorities | Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group, Madagascar |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2022/11/27 - 2022/11/27 | Capture of geckos Phelsuma laticauda for analysis of their stomach contents. Reunion Island. | Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal |
| 2022/11/22 - 2022/11/26 | Implementation of a remote sensing monitoring protocol (drone imagery) and monitoring trials on three species of Phelsuma. Reunion Island. | Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal |
| 2022/08/05 - 2022/08/07 | Inventory of Belizon herpetofauna (French Guiana) | CERATO, French Guiana |
| 2022/02/21 - 2022/02/27 | Six days expedition by canoe to "Saut Parasol" (Sinnamary, French Guiana) to discover biodiversity of the SInnamary. | |
| 2022 - 2022 | Collection of samples of toxins from the parotoid glands of the guttural toad in Reunion Island | Stellenbosch University DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, South Africa |
| 2021 - 2022 | Measurements of the parotoid glands on the guttural toad in Reunion Island | Stellenbosch University DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, South Africa |
| 2019/02/22 - 2019/03/05 | Field school at Madagascar in Kirindy dry forest to work on the pollination of a sphingophilous orchid. | Universite de la Reunion - Campus Sud, Réunion |