Boris Fumanal

Boris Fumanal

Boris FUMANAL

Boris FUMANAL

Associate professor in ecology

Lab. UMR 547 PIAF INRAe-UCA, team FOLEAU

Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), UFR Biologie, 1 Impasse Amélie Murat, 63178 AUBIERE (FR)

boris.fumanal@uca.fr, (+33) 0473407929

Scientific fields : plant biology – terrestrial ecology - population genetics and genomics

RESEARCH

My work focuses on the study of interactions between plants and their biotic (facilitation, cooperation, mutualism, parasitism) and abiotic (water) environments in a context of global change (climate change and biological invasions).

I am currently developing my research on : (i) the trees response of drought, in terms of strategies and phenotypic plasticity, with a view to selecting the most suitable genotypes for forestry; (ii) the relationships between trees and their endophytic microbiota in the global response to water stress.

Other projects

publications - CV hal

TEACHING

I currently teach in the Bachelor of Life Sciences, Professional Bachelor of Organic Agriculture (ABCD) and Tree Management (GD3A) and Master of Plant Biology, ecology (general, population and community, applied), plant biology, plant and animal recognition, statistics, GIS mapping, business creation.

RESPONSABILITIES

  • FOLEAU research team leader.
  • Assessor of the national commission of teacher-researchers in agriculture CNECA 5 plant production
  • Coordinator of a Professional Bachelor's Degree in Organic Agriculture, Consulting and Development – ABCD ; Manager of the L3 Life Sciences course "Multidisciplinary Sciences" ; Manager of internships for international M2 Plant Biology
  • Referent for continuing education and entrepreneurship at UFR Biology
  • Sustainable development and equality referent for UMR PIAF lab and UFR Biology
  • Curator of the conservatory orchard and co-curator of the UCA zoology museum collections
  • Manager of the Cézeaux University Botanical Trail - SenBUC and Pop'Art shared garden.