Julien Thébault

 

Associate Professor, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Plouzané, France

 

For a list of Julien's most recent publications and research check out his website.

 

 

Publications

 

In review and submitted: 

 (1) Thébault J., Chauvaud L., L’Helguen S., Clavier J., Barats A., Jacquet S., Pécheyran C. & Amouroux D. On the interpretation of molybdenum and barium transient signals archived in mollusk shells: Potential as new paleoceanographic proxies. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems.

 (2) Barats A., Amouroux D., Pécheyran C., Chauvaud L., Thébault J. & Donard O.F.X. Periodic molybdenum concentration maximum in the calcitic shell growth layers of the Great Scallop (Pecten maximus): Evidence of molybdenum non-conservative behaviour influenced by spring diatom blooms in temperate coastal environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

 (3) Barats A., Amouroux D., Chauvaud L., Pécheyran C., Lorrain A., Church T.M., Thébault J., Cardinal D. & Donard O.F.X. Episodic barium shell increases in Pecten maximus related to summer phytoplankton blooms in temperate coastal environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

 (4) Thébault J., Clavier J., Chauvaud L., Fichez R., Morize E., Amouroux D., Barats A., Peignon C. & Peychéran C. The shell of Comptopallium radula: archives of climatic and environmental variability in New Caledonia. In: Monnat J.-Y., Chauvaud L., Paulet Y.-M. & Guarini J.-M. (Eds.), "The great scallop, environmental archives", Institut Océanographique, Paris.

 (5) Thouzeau G., Thébault J., Cantillanez M., Avendaño M., Blamart D. & Chauvaud L. Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819): an Eulerian sensor of coastal environmental variability on the Chilean coast. In: Monnat J.-Y., Chauvaud L., Paulet Y.-M. & Guarini J.-M. (Eds.), "The great scallop, environmental archives", Institut Océanographique, Paris.

 

Peer-reviewed: 

(11)get abstract of this paper as pdf file Schöne BR, Zhang Z, Radermacher P, Thébault J, Jacob D, Nunn EV and Maurer A-F 2010. Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca ratios of ontogenetically old, long-lived bivalve shells (Arctica islandica) and their function as paleotemperature proxies. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, in press (doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.03.016).

(10)get abstract of this paper as pdf file Schöne BR, Wanamaker AD Jr, Fiebig J, Thébault J and Kreutz KJ 2010. Annually resolved δ13Cshell chronologies of long-lived bivalve mollusks (Arctica islandica) reveal oceanic carbon dynamics in the temperate North Atlantic during recent centuries. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, in press (doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.002).

(9)get abstract of this paper as pdf file Radermacher P, Schöne BR, Gischler E, Oschmann W, Thébault J and Fiebig J 2009. Sclerochronology – a highly versatile tool for mariculture and reconstruction of life history traits of the queen conch, Strombus gigas (Gastropoda). Aquatic Living Resources 22, 307-318.

(8)get abstract of this paper as pdf file Thébault J, Schöne BR, Hallmann N, Barth M and Nunn EV 2009. Investigation of Li/Ca variations in aragonitic shells of the ocean quahog Arctica islandica, northeast Iceland. Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems 10, Q12008, doi:10.1029/2009GC002789 (15pp.).

(7) Thébault J., Chauvaud L., L’Helguen S., Clavier J., Barats A., Jacquet S., Pécheyran C. & Amouroux D. (2009). Barium and molybdenum records in bivalve shells: geochemical proxies for phytoplankton dynamics in coastal environments? Limnology and Oceanography, in press.

(6) Barats A., Amouroux D., Chauvaud L., Pécheyran C., Lorrain A., Thébault J., Church T.M. & Donard O.F.X. (2009). High frequency Barium profiles in shells of the Great Scallop Pecten maximus: a methodical long-term and multi-site survey in Western Europe. Biogeosciences 6: 157-170.

(5) Thébault J., Schraga T.S., Cloern J.E. & Dunlavey E.G. (2008). Primary production and carrying capacity of former salt ponds after reconnection to San Francisco Bay. Wetlands 28(3): 841-851.

(4) get abstract of this paper as pdf file Thébault J., Thouzeau G., Chauvaud L., Cantillanez M. & Avendaño M. (2008). Growth of Argopecten purpuratus (Mollusca: Bivalvia) on a natural bank in Northern Chile: sclerochronological record and environmental controls. Aquatic Living Resources 21(1): 45-55. [doi:10.1051/alr:2008021]

(3) get abstract of this paper as pdf file Thébault J., Chauvaud L., Clavier J., Guarini J., Dunbar R.B., Fichez R., Mucciarone D.A. & Morize E. (2007). Reconstruction of seasonal temperature variability in the tropical Pacific Ocean from the shell of the scallop, Comptopallium radula. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71(4): 918-928. [doi:10.1016/j.gca.2006.10.017]

(2) get abstract of this paper as pdf file Thébault J., Chauvaud L., Clavier J., Fichez R. & Morize E. (2006). Evidence of a 2-day periodicity of striae formation in the tropical scallop Comptopallium radula using calcein marking. Marine Biology 149(2): 257-267. [doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0198-8]

(1) get abstract of this paper as pdf file Fichez R., Adjeroud M., Bozec Y.-M., Breau L., Chancerelle Y., Chevillon C., Douillet P., Fernandez J.-M., Frouin P., Kulbicki M., Moreton B., Ouillon S., Payri C., Perez T., Sasal P. & Thébault J. (2005). A review of selected indicators of particle, nutrient and metal inputs in coral reef lagoon systems. Aquatic Living Resources 18(2): 125-147. [doi:10.1051/alr:2005015]

 

 

Conference contributions

 

Oral presentations held at international meetings:

 (2) Thébault J., Clavier J., Chauvaud L., Fichez R., Amouroux D. & Barats A. (2005): "The shell of the tropical scallop Comptopallium radula: archives of siliceous and cyanobacterial pelagic primary production?" ASLO Summer Meeting, 19-24 June 2005, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

 (1) Thébault J., Chauvaud L., Clavier J., Dunbar R.B., Fichez R. & Mucciarone D.A. (2005) : "Use of oxygen isotope thermometry for the calibration of the scallop Comptopallium radula as a high-resolution temperature recorder in New Caledonia." ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, 20-25 February 2005, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

 

 

 Poster presentations with published abstracts

(3) Thébault J., Schraga T. & Cloern J. (2007). Unintended aquaculture: Productivity in a South San Francisco Bay salt pond (California). 19th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, 4-8 November 2007, Providence, RI, USA.

(2) Fichez R., Chevillon C., Chifflet S., Douillet P., Dupouy-Douchement C., Faure V., Fernandez J.-M., Gérard P., Hédouin L., Jouon A., Le Borgne R., Lefebvre J.P., Mari X., Moreton B., Ouillon S., Pringault O., Rochelle-Newall E., Thébault J., Torréton J.-P. & Viret H. (2005). Camelia Research Unit : Characterisation and modelling of exchanges in lagoons subject to terrigeneous and anthropogenic influences. 1st International Workshop on Organic Matter Modeling, 16-18 November 2005, Toulon, France.

(1) Thébault J., Fichez R., Clavier J., Chauvaud L. & Peignon C. (2003). Bioaccumulation of trace elements in the scallop Comptopallium radula in the south-west lagoon of New Caledonia. International Meeting "Preservation and ecological restoration in tropical mining environments", 15-20 July 2003, Nouméa, New Caledonia.