HERVÉ BRUSTEL
Biodiversity Project Manager & Researcher Professor
Research team
Biodiversity, Remote Sensing and Territories / Joint Research Unit UMR 1201 Dynafor (Dynamics and Ecology of Agriforestry Landscapes) INRA (National Agricultural Research Institute) / INPT (National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse)
Areas of Research / Development / Consulting
- Forest entomology (West Palearctic saproxylic beetles)
- Conservation biology
- Community ecology
Subjects taught
Teaching relating to zoology and biodiversity management
Publications
- Brustel, H., 2004 – Coléoptères saproxyliques et valeur biologique des forêts françaises. Perspectives pour la conservation du patrimoine naturel. Les Dossiers Forestiers, 13 (February 2004), Office National des Forêts édition, 297 p.
- Gouix N. & Brustel H. 2012- Emergence trap, a new method to survey Limoniscus violaceus (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from hollow trees. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21 (2): 421–436.
- Brin A, Bouget C, Brustel H, Jactel H. 2011 – Diameter of downed woody debris does matter for saproxylic beetle assemblages in temperate oak and pine forests. Journal of Insect Conservation, 15 (5): 653–669.
- Dubois GF, Le Gouar PJ, Delettre YR, Brustel H & Vernon P., 2010 – Sex-biased and body condition dependent dispersal capacity in the endangered saproxylic beetle Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae). Journal of Insect Conservation. 14 (6): 679–687.
- Bouget C, Brin A, Brustel H. 2011 – Exploring the “last biotic frontier”: are temperate forest canopies special for saproxylic beetles? Forest Ecology and Management, 261 (2): 211–220.
Training
- Accreditation to Supervise Research (HDR)
- PhD from INP Toulouse in Agronomic Sciences
- DEA postgraduate diploma in “Spaces, Rural societies and Economic Rationales” at INP-ENSAT, ENFA & University of Toulouse II Le Mirail.
- Engineering degree from PURPAN Engineering School
Professional experience
- August–December 1993: Agro-supply sales technician for the Trader/Storage Agency Camusso SA (Groupe Coop de Pau), Layrac, Lot-et-Garonne
- June–December 1991 & July–October 1992: Technician specializing in Integrated Orchard Protection at the Tarn-et-Garonne Chamber of Agriculture, Montauban