Vincent Tolon

• Area of focus
• Research interests
• Publication list

Contact information

Vincent Tolon
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UMR CNRS 5553 - LECA
"Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine"
Université de Savoie - Bat. Belledonne
73376 LE BOURGET-DU-LAC, FRANCE

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UMR CNRS 5558 - LBBE
"Biométrie et biologie évolutive"
UCB Lyon 1 - Bat. Grégor Mendel
43 bd du 11 novembre 1918
69622 VILLEURBANNE cedex

Profile

I'm currently achieving my PhD degree at the University of Savoy (Lab "Alpine Ecology", France) and the University of Lyon (Lab "Biometry and Evolutionary Biology", France), under the direction of Pr. Anne Loison and Dr. Stephane Dray.

Area of focus

• Spatial Ecology: habitat selection, movement ecology, multi-scale processes.
• Behavioural Ecology: trade-off energy risk, ideal free distribution.
• Applied Ecology: wildlife management, population harvesting, conservation biology.

Research interests

I'm interested in the understanding of habitat selection strategies of animals living under high predation risk. For many animal species, mortality due to predation often strongly limits individual fitness. Spatiotemporal variations of predation risk (the "landscape of fear"; or "landscape of risk") therefore become a major driver of populations, sometime beyond resources distribution. I study how these spatial and temporal variations influence, movements, habitat selection and distributions of individuals at several spatial scales. I focus theoretically on the influence of risk perception constraints (e.g. perceptual range, perceptual errors) on individuals habitat selection strategies, survival probability and ultimately spatial population dynamics.

I'm currently working on the particular case of human predation on game species, which find issues for wildlife management and conservation biology. Hunting activities create strong spatial and temporal variations of predation risk especially around protected areas as nature or hunting reserves. My researches particularly aimed at providing models and management recommendations for control of populations with refuge opportunities. Indeed such tools become of main interest regarding to the generalization of protected areas designs for sustainable population harvesting.

Publication list

Peer-reviewed articles

1. Martin, J., V. Tolon, B. Van Moorter, M. Basille, C. Calenge. 2009. On the use of telemetry in habitat selection studies. In: "Telemetry: Research, Technology and Applications". Editors Barculo D & Daniels J, Nova Science Publishers Inc.
2. V. Tolon, S. Dray, A. Loison, A. Zeileis, C. Fischer & E. Baubet. 2009. Responding to spatial and temporal variations in predation risk: space use of a game species in a changing landscape of fear. Canadian Journal of Zoology. (in press)

Under review

1. C. Richomme, E. Afonso, V. Tolon, L. Halos, A. Alliot, C. Perret, M. Thomas, P. Boireau, C. Ducrot, F. Casabianca, D. Aubert, I. Villena & E. Gilot-Fromont. Toxoplasmosis in corsican wild boar: a first epidemiological study.

In prep

1. V. Tolon, J. Martin, S. Dray, A. Loison C. Fischer & E. Baubet. Success of multiscale habitat selection strategies in the landscape of risk: a case study on the hunted wild boar.
2. V. Tolon,, A. Loison, S. Servanty, S. Dray, C. Fischer & E. Baubet. Population dynamic model with refuge effect for wildlife management near nature reserve.
3. S. Saïd, V. Tolon, S. Brandt & E. Baubet. Sex effect on habitat selection in response to hunting disturbance: a case of wild boar.

Others articles

1. V. Tolon & E. Baubet. 2008. L'effet des réserves sur l'occupation de l'espace du sanglier. Forêt Wallonne, 92, 15-25. [manuscript]
2. V. Tolon. 2007. "L'effet réserves": chance ou probleme pour la chasse. AINfos Magazine & Le Chasseur Haut Savoyard.

Oral communications

1. V. Tolon & E. Baubet. Reserve effect on wild boar space use. 7^th International Symposium on Wild boar(Sus scrofa) and on Sub-order Suiformes. Sopron, Hungary, 28-30^th August 2008.
2. V. Tolon. L’effet des réserves sur l’occupation de l’espace du sanglier. Les nouveaux enjeux de la gestion de la faune sauvage. ASBL Wildlife & Man, Wépion, Belgique, 25^th January 2008.
3. V. Tolon. Comportement du sanglier en réponse a la pression de chasse. Modalité de Gestion du Sanglier. FNC-ONCFS, Reims, France, 1^st-2^nd March 2007.

Posters

1. V. Tolon, E. Baubet, S. Dray & C. Fischer. Reserve effect on the space use of nocturnal mammals: the case of wild boar. 5^th European Congress of Mammalogy. Siena, Italy, 20-26^th September 2007.
2. V. Tolon, E. Baubet, S. Dray, C. Fischer, C. Hebeisen & JF. Dobremez. Impact of hunting activities on the spatial behaviour of the wild boar: attractivity of safe areas. 6^th International Symposium on Wild boar (Sus scrofa) and on Sub-order Suiformes. Kykkos, Cyprus, 26-28^th October 2006.