Rigal François

About Rigal François

Rigal François, With an exceptional h-index of 26 and a recent h-index of 21 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, specializes in the field of Island biogeography, Macroecology, Functional ecology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Calculating functional diversity metrics using neighbor‐joining trees

The drivers of plant turnover change across spatial scales in the Azores

How microbial communities shape peatland carbon dynamics: New insights and implications

Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia III: dry habitats of Cabo Verde Archipelago (São Vicente and Santo Antão)

A framework to quantify the vulnerability of insular biota to global change

The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022)

Insectivorous bats in Indian rice fields respond to moonlight, temperature, and insect activity

Arthropod co-occurrence networks indicate environmental differences between islands and signal introduced species in Azorean native forest remnants

Rigal François Information

University

Position

Assistant Professor

Citations(all)

2345

Citations(since 2020)

1720

Cited By

1238

hIndex(all)

26

hIndex(since 2020)

21

i10Index(all)

54

i10Index(since 2020)

48

Email

University Profile Page

Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

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Rigal François Skills & Research Interests

Island biogeography

Macroecology

Functional ecology

Top articles of Rigal François

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Calculating functional diversity metrics using neighbor‐joining trees

Ecography

Pedro Cardoso

Thomas Guillerme

Stefano Mammola

Thomas J Matthews

Francois Rigal

...

2024/4

The drivers of plant turnover change across spatial scales in the Azores

Ecography

María Leo

François Rigal

Cristina Ronquillo

Paulo AV Borges

Eduardo Brito de Azevedo

...

2024/3

How microbial communities shape peatland carbon dynamics: New insights and implications

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Etienne Richy

Pedro J Cabello-Yeves

Felipe Hernandes-Coutinho

Francisco Rodriguez-Valera

Iván González-Álvarez

...

2024/2/2

Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia III: dry habitats of Cabo Verde Archipelago (São Vicente and Santo Antão)

Biodiversity Data Journal

Rui Carvalho

Pedro Cardoso

Artur Gil

Maria Teresa Ferreira

Cândida Ramos

...

2021

A framework to quantify the vulnerability of insular biota to global change

Céline Bellard

Clara Marino

Nathalie Butt

José María Fernández-Palacios

François Rigal

...

2024/4/18

The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022)

Scientific Data

Gabor Pozsgai

Sébastien Lhoumeau

Isabel R Amorim

Mário Boieiro

Pedro Cardoso

...

2024/4/11

Insectivorous bats in Indian rice fields respond to moonlight, temperature, and insect activity

Landscape Ecology

Iqbal Singh Bhalla

Orly Razgour

François Rigal

Robert J Whittaker

2023/11

Arthropod co-occurrence networks indicate environmental differences between islands and signal introduced species in Azorean native forest remnants

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Gabor Pozsgai

Pedro Cardoso

François Rigal

Mário Boieiro

Rosalina Gabriel

...

2023/4/11

New insights into microbial community coalescence in the land-sea continuum

Microbiological Research

Elise Châtillon

Robert Duran

François Rigal

Christine Cagnon

Aurélie Cébron

...

2023/2/1

Landscape features drive insectivorous bat activity in Indian rice fields

Landscape Ecology

Iqbal Singh Bhalla

Orly Razgour

François Rigal

Robert J Whittaker

2023/11

Functional diversity and community convergence of land snails in the Aegean Sea islands

Journal of Biogeography

Konstantinos Proios

Leonidas Maroulis

François Rigal

Thomas J Matthews

Robert AD Cameron

...

2023/10/16

Relatório final do projeto AGRO-ECOSERVICES–Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystems (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000073)

Paulo AV Borges

AO Soares

M Ferrante

A Gil

David João Horta Lopes

...

2023

Functional redundancy in response to runoff input upholds microbial community in hydrocarbon-contaminated land-sea continuum

Environmental Pollution

Elise Châtillon

Aurélie Cébron

François Rigal

Christine Cagnon

Catherine Lorgeoux

...

2023/10/15

A global analysis of avian island diversity–area relationships in the Anthropocene

Thomas J Matthews

Joseph P Wayman

Robert J Whittaker

Pedro Cardoso

Julian P Hume

...

2023/6

Island spider origins show complex vertical stratification patterns in Macaronesia

Insect Conservation and Diversity

R Costa

Pedro Cardoso

F Rigal

PAV Borges

2023/11

Marathon d’édition statistiques et écologie sur Wikipédia

Delphine Montagne

François Rigal

2022/4/4

Peatland dissolved organic carbon export to surface waters: Global significance and effects of anthropogenic disturbance

Geophysical Research Letters

Thomas Rosset

Stéphane Binet

François Rigal

Laure Gandois

2022/3/16

Guia prático da fauna de artrópodes predadores dos ecossistemas agrícolas dos Açores

P.A.V. Borges

L. Lamelas-López

M. Ferrante

P. Monjardino

D.H. Lopes

...

2022/9

L'influence de l'hétérogénéité environnementale dans les variations de la diversité et de la composition des communautés microbiennes dans une tourbière de l'étage montagnard …

François Rigal

Etienne Richy

Laure Gandois

A Baldy

G Le Roux

...

2022/9/22

SLAM Project-Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forests of Azores: V-New records of terrestrial arthropods after ten years of SLAM sampling

Biodiversity Data Journal

Lucas Lamelas-Lopez

Rosalina Gabriel

Alejandra Ros-Prieto

Paulo AV Borges

2023

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Co-Authors

H-index: 58
Borges, P.A.V.

Borges, P.A.V.

Universidade dos Açores

H-index: 31
Thomas J. Matthews

Thomas J. Matthews

University of Birmingham

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