Published work so far
Mouquet N., Blanc N., Brassac T., Casajus N., Tribot A. (2025). Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature. BioScience, doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf146
Alisa C.A.G., Razak T.B., Mouquet N., Graham N.A.J., Hemingson C.R., Mouillot D., team M.C.R.P.m., Damayanti L., Prasetya M.E., Maulana P.B., Hamka A., Dwiyanto A., Abeng A.T., Irwan, Madjid R., Hidayat E.A., Lakota H., Parrangan C.V., Pratama A.M., Hamzah, Suandar, Subhan B., Zamani N.P., Vida R.T., Lamont T.A.C. (2025). Benthic communities on restored coral reefs confer equivalent aesthetic value to healthy reefs. Scientific Reports, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06373-3
McLean M.*, Mouillot D., Langlois J., Arif S., Bejarano S., Casajus N., Edgar G.J., Flandrin U., Guilhaumon F., Judah A.B., Loiseau N., MacNeil M.A., Maire E., Stuart-Smith R.D., Mouquet N.* (2025). Conserving the beauty of the world's reef fish assemblages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2415931122 (* These authors contributed equally to this study)
Blanc N., Tribot A., Brassac T., Mouquet N. (2025). The science of cuteness: where teddy bears' beauty, comfort and care converge. The Journal of Positive Psychology, doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2025.2538890
Zeller K., Mouquet N., Garcia C., Dezecache G., Maille A., Duboscq J., Morino L., Bonnet X. (2025). Danger versus fear: A key to understanding biophobia. People and Nature, doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70009
Mouquet N., Langlois J., Casajus N., Auber A., Flandrin U., Guilhaumon F., Loiseau N., McLean M., Receveur A., Stuart-Smith R.D., Mouillot D. (2024). Low human interest for the most at-risk reef fishes worldwide. Science Advances, doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adj9510
Tribot A., Blanc N., Brassac T., Guilhaumon F., Casajus N., Mouquet N. (2023). What makes a teddy bear comforting? A participatory study reveals the prevalence of sensory characteristics and emotional bonds in the perception of comforting teddy bears. The Journal of Positive Psychology, doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2023.2170273
Langlois J.*, Guilhaumon F., Baletaud F., Casajus N., Braga C.D.A., Fleure V., Kulbicki M., Loiseau N., Mouillot D., Renoult J.P., Stahl A., Stuart-Smith R.D., Tribot A., Mouquet N.* (2022). The aesthetic value of reef fishes is globally mismatched to their conservation priorities. PLoS Biology, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001640 (*These authors contributed equally to this study)
Langlois J., Guilhaumon F., Bockel T., Boissery P., Braga C.D.A., Deter J., Holon F., Marre G., Tribot A., Mouquet N. (2021). An integrated approach to estimate aesthetic and ecological values of coralligenous reefs. Ecological Indicators, doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107935
Tribot A., Deter J., Claverie T., Guillhaumon F., Villeger S., Mouquet N. (2019). Species diversity and composition drive the aesthetic value of coral reef fish assemblages. Biology Letters, doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0703
Tribot A., Deter J., Mouquet N. (2018). Integrating the aesthetic value of landscapes and biological diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0971
Tribot A., Carabeux Q., Deter J., Claverie T., Villeger S., Mouquet N. (2018). Confronting species aesthetics with ecological functions in coral reef fish. Scientific Reports, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29637-7
Tribot A., Mouquet N., Villeger S., Raymond M., Hoff F., Boissery P., Holon F., Deter J. (2016). Taxonomic and functional diversity increase the aesthetic value of coralligenous reefs. Scientific Reports, doi.org/10.1038/srep34229
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Aesthetics Value of Biodiversity
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Functioning
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Experimental Evolution
Functional Biogeography
Functional Rarity
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Metaecosystems
Nature for Future
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