Thomas Ghestemme

University of French Polynesia — PF

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(8), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(6), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies(5), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(4), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies(4)

Publications19 total

Invasive rodent eradications in French Pacific islands: a critical analysis of past efforts
Pacific Conservation Biology·2025Open Access
A Petrel Breeding Diversity Hotspot: Raivavae Island (Austral Islands, French Polynesia), with a Need for Conservation Action
Marine ornithology·2025Open Access
A Petrel Breeding Diversity Hotspot: Raivavae Island (Austral Islands, French Polynesia), with a Need for Conservation Action
Marine ornithology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Rat and invasive birds control to save the Tahiti monarch (Pomarea nigra), a critically endangered island bird
Journal for Nature Conservation·2020· 15 cited
Conservation du Martin-chasseur de Nīau Todiramphus gertrudae : vers une meilleure compréhension de son écologie et de ses interactions avec les prédateurs introduits
SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository·2020Open Access
Stuck amongst introduced species: Trophic ecology reveals complex relationships between the critically endangered Niau kingfisher and introduced predators, competitors and prey
NeoBiota·2019· 7 citedOpen Access
Catastrophic decline and subsequent conservation management of the Critically Endangered Fatu Hiva Monarch <i>Pomarea whitneyi</i> in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
Bird Conservation International·2019· 3 citedOpen Access
Herons of French Polynesia. Threats, status and conservation.
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)·2018
Breeding biology of the Critically Endangered Tahiti Monarch<i>Pomarea nigra</i>, a bird with a low productivity
Bird Conservation International·2017· 4 cited
La gestion des mammifères exotiques envahissants dans les collectivités françaises d'Outre-mer
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)·2015
Signature of a Pre-Human Population Decline in the Critically Endangered Reunion Island Endemic Forest Bird Coracina newtoni
PLoS ONE·2012· 26 citedOpen Access
The utility of existing passerine microsatellite markers for genetic studies in endangered species: as demonstrated for a critically endangered forest bird endemic to Réunion Island, the Réunion cuckooshrike (Coracina newtoni)
Conservation Genetics Resources·2010· 6 cited
Cooperative Breeding of the Society Kingfisher ( <i>Todiramphus veneratus</i> )
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology·2010· 2 cited
Impacts des éclairages urbains sur les pétrels de Barau, <i>Pterodroma baraui</i> sur l'Ile de la Réunion et mesures pour réduire ces impacts
Ostrich·2007· 19 cited
L'échenilleur de La Réunion, <i>Coracina newtoni</i>, espèce endémique en danger
Ostrich·2007· 5 cited
Rescue of the Mascarene Petrel, a Critically Endangered Seabird of Réunion Island, Indian Ocean
Ornithological Applications·2003· 12 citedOpen Access
RESCUE OF THE MASCARENE PETREL, A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SEABIRD OF RÉUNION ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN
Ornithological Applications·2003· 16 cited
Distribution, population size and habitat use of the Reunion Marsh Harrier, Circus m. maillardi
Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)·2000· 5 citedOpen Access
distribution, population size and habitat use of the réunion Marsh Harrier
SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository·2000· 2 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Marc Salamolard(7), Caroline Blanvillain(4), Tehani Withers(4), François‐Xavier Couzi(3), Matthieu Le Corre(3), Mark O’Brien(3), Éric Vidal(3), Jordi Salmona(2), Damien Fouillot(2), Deborah A. Dawson(2), Christophe Thébaud(2), Lounès Chikhi(2), David Beaune(2), Diane Zarzoso‐Lacoste(2), Olivier Lorvelec(2), Anne Gouni(2), Vincent Bretagnolle(2), Jean‐Marc Thiollay(2), Carole Attié(2), Emmanuelle Portier(2)