Publications and communications of Sylvain Boisson

Rivière, L., Delruelle, A., Reniers, J., Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (October 2022). Disentangling Dynamics of Green Roof Vegetation Analogue to Dry Grassland Over 3 Years: Plant and Substrate Response to Microenvironmental Variations. Journal of Living Architecture, 9 (2), 1-17. doi:10.46534/jliv.2022.09.02.001

Seleck, M., Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (Eds.). (2022). Gestion Dynamique de la Nature Temporaire en Carrières. Gembloux, Belgium: Les Presses Universitaires de Liège - Agronomie - Gembloux.

Seleck, M., Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (Eds.). (2022). Dynamic Management of Temporary Nature in Quarries. Gembloux, Belgium: Les Presses Universitaires de Liège - Agronomie - Gembloux.

Malaisse, F., Bogaert, J., Boisson, S., & Useni Sikuzani, Y. (2021). La végétation naturelle d’Élisabethville (actuellement Lubumbashi) au début et au milieu du XXième siècle. Geo-Eco-Trop: Revue Internationale de Géologie, de Géographie et d'Écologie Tropicales, 45, 41-51.

Ortiz Baez, R. P., Boisson, S., Torres, M., & Bogaert, J. (01 May 2020). Analysis of the urban-rural gradient terminology and its imaginaries in a Latin-American context. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 15 (2).

Boisson, S.* , Labonté, A.* , Mahy, G., & Monty, A. (February 2020). The success of rock translocation for populations of the chasmophytic Aeollanthus saxatilis (Lamiaceae). Journal for Nature Conservation, 53. doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125777
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Boisson, S., Monty, A., Seleck, M., Ngoy Shutcha, M., Faucon, M.-P., & Mahy, G. (01 January 2020). Ecological niche distribution along soil toxicity gradients: Bridging theoretical expectations and metallophyte conservation. Ecological Modelling, 415. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.108861

Useni Sikuzani, Y., Boisson, S., Cabala Kaleba, S., Nkuku Khonde, C., Malaisse, F., Halleux, J.-M., Bogaert, J., & Munyemba Kankumbi, F. (2020). Dynamique de l'occupation du sol autour des sites miniers le long du gradient urbain-rural de la ville de Lubumbashi, RD Congo. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 24 (1). doi:10.25518/1780-4507.18306

Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Lebrun, J., Handjila Minengo, G., Kabulo, H., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (September 2019). A 10-years case study of tropical grassland restoration using whole-turf translocation method [Paper presentation]. 8th World Conference on Ecological restoration, Cape town, South Africa.

Mercken, K., Maebe, L., Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Sneessens, A., Calozet, M., Mahy, G., & Dufrêne, M. (September 2019). Awareness and consideration of ecosystem services in quarries restoration in Western Europe [Poster presentation]. 8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Cape Town, South Africa.

Mercken, K., Boisson, S., Lebeau, J., Seleck, M., Van Drooghenbroeck, D., & Mahy, G. (21 May 2019). Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, inclusion of biodiversity in urban project [Paper presentation]. Friches urbaines: une forme de nature en ville?, Tours, France.

Mêeus, S., Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (26 April 2019). Les toitures végétales extensives comme habitats analogues des pelouses sèches [Paper presentation]. Ecoveg 14 - Ecologie des communautés végétales, Toulouse, France.

Mercken, K., Boisson, S., Lebeau, J., & Mahy, G. (2019). Carrières et zones agricoles : Une synergie pour le biodiversité. FEDIEX.

Mercken, K., Seleck, M., Boisson, S., Calozet, M., Gauquie, B., Hauteclair, P., Hoffait, N., Mathelart, C., Sneessens, A., Taymans, J., Vanschepdael, M., & Mahy, G. (2019). Factsheets - Projet LIFE in Quarries.

Boisson, S., Handjila Minengo, G., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (03 May 2018). Mining and biodiversity: Exploring the conservation strategy of a metallicolous vegetation in the Katangan Copperbelt (D.R.C.) [Paper presentation]. Quarries Alive, Evora, Portugal.

Andre, M., Vranken, I., Boisson, S., Mahy, G., Rüdisser, J., Visser, M., Lejeune, P., & Bogaert, J. (2018). Quantification of anthropogenic effects in the landscape of Lubumbashi. In G. Mahy, G. Colinet, ... J. Bogaert, Anthropisation des paysages katangais (pp. 231-251). Gembloux, Belgium: Presses Universitaires de Gembloux.

Boisson, S., Monty, A., & Mahy, G. (2018). Des toitures vertes analogues pour soutenir la biodiversité. Mille lieux.

Lange, B., Delhaye, G., Boisson, S., Verbruggen, N., Meerts, P., & Faucon, M.-P. (April 2018). Variation in copper and cobalt tolerance and accumulation among six populations of the facultative metallophyte Anisopappus chinensis (Asteraceae). Environmental and Experimental Botany, 153. doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.04.009

Boisson, S., Handjila Minengo, G., & Mahy, G. (2018). 2018 Copperflora Regional Workshop [Paper presentation]. 2018 Copperflora Regional Workshop, Kolwezi, Congo - Kinshasa.

Boisson, S., Handjila Minengo, G., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (28 February 2018). Copperflora Conservation Strategies: Species, strategies and phytostabilization [Poster presentation]. 2018 Copperflora Regional Workshop, Kolwezi, Congo - Kinshasa.

Boisson, S., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (2018). Concilier la conservation des métallophytes et la phytoremédiation des sols pollués par les éléments traces métalliques. In G. Colinet, G. Mahy, ... J. Bogaert, Anthropisation des paysages katangais (R.D.C.). Presses Universitaires de Gembloux.

Bernard, C., Garré, S., Mahy, G., & Boisson, S. (2018). Green roofs as a primer for urban biodiversity? [Paper presentation]. TERRA inauguration.

Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Le Stradic, S., Collignon, J.-M., Garin, O., Malaisse, F., Shutcha, M. N., & Mahy, G. (2018). Using phytostabilisation to conserve threatened endemic species in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ecological Research, 1-10. doi:10.1007/s11284-018-1604-2

Harzé, M., Monty, A., Boisson, S., Pitz, C., Hermann, J.-M., Kollmann, J., & Mahy, G. (2018). Towards a population approach for evaluating grassland restoration-a systematic review. Restoration Ecology. doi:10.1111/rec.12663

Masengo Kalenga, W., Boisson, S., Lebrun, J., Handjila, G., Ngongo Luhembwe, M., Ngoy Shutcha, M., Bogaert, J., Le Stradic, S., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (2018). Conservation ex situ de la flore cupro-cobalticole du Haut-Katanga en banque de graines. In J. Bogaert, G. Colinet, ... G. Mahy, Anthropisation des paysages katangais (pp. 43-57). Presses Universitaires de Liège.

Cagnati, E., Seleck, M., Mercken, K., Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (03 September 2017). Diversification de communautés végétales éphémères en carrières : enseignements du projet LIFE In Quarries [Poster presentation]. ÉCOVÉG13 - Congrès international francophone en écologie végétale, Foret Montmorency, Québec, Canada.

Boisson, S., Faucon, M.-P., Le Stradic, S., Lange, B., Verbruggen, N., Garin, O., Tshomba Wetshy, A., Seleck, M., Masengo Kalengo, W., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (2017). Specialized edaphic niches of threatened copper endemic plant species in the D.R. Congo: implications for ex situ conservation. Plant and Soil, 1-13. doi:10.1007/s11104-016-3095-7

Boisson, S., Ortmans, W., Maréchal, J., Majerus, M., Mahy, G., & Monty, A. (January 2017). No copper required for germination of an endangered endemic species from the Katangan Copperbelt (Katanga, DR Congo): Diplolophium marthozianum. Tropical Ecology, 58 (1), 193-198.

Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (22 August 2016). Is the observer effect significant in vegetation assessment of restored metallicolous grassland? [Paper presentation]. 10th SER Europe Conference on ecological restoration, Freising, Germany.

Harzé, M., Monty, A., Boisson, S., Pitz, C., & Mahy, G. (August 2016). A population approach to evaluate grassland restoration - a systematic review [Paper presentation]. 10th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Freising, Germany.

Boisson, S., Le Stradic, S., Seleck, M., Collignon, J., Garin, O., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (22 June 2016). Using phytostabilisation as a way to conserve threatened endemic species from the Southeastern D.R. Congo [Paper presentation]. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Montpellier, France.

Le Stradic, S., Boisson, S., Faucon, M.-P., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (2016). Ten years of research on copper-cobalt ecosystems in southeastern D.R. Congo. In F. Malaisse, M. Schaijes, ... C. D'Outreligne, Copper-cobalt flora of Upper Katanga and Copperbelt - Field Guide. Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux.

Boisson, S. (2016). Caractérisation de la niche édaphique des espèces cupro-cobalticoles du katanga (R.D. Congo) en vue de leur conservation et de leur valorisation dans des stratégies de phytostabilisation [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/196827

Boisson, S., Le Stradic, S., Collignon, J., Seleck, M., Malaisse, F., Shutcha, M. N., Faucon, M.-P., & Mahy, G. (2016). Potential of copper-tolerant grasses to implement phytostabilisation strategies on polluted soils in South D. R. Congo: Poaceae candidates for phytostabilisation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. doi:10.1007/s11356-015-5442-2

Boisson, S., Le Stradic, S., Commans, M., DUMONT, A., Leclerc, N., Thomas, C., & Mahy, G. (2016). Copper tolerance of three Crotalaria species from southeastern D.R. Congo at the early development stage [Tolérance au cuivre de trois espèces de Crotalaria de l’Arc Cuprifère Katangais dans les premiers stades de croissance]. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 20 (2), 151-160.

Boisson, S., Le Stradic, S., Commans, M., Dumont, A., Leclerc, N., Thomas, C., & Mahy, G. (2016). Copper tolerance of three Crotalaria species from southeastern D.R. Congo at the early development stage. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 20 (2), 151-160.

Boisson, S., Monty, A., Lebrun, J., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (2016). Edaphic niches of metallophytes from southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for post-mining restoration. Journal for Nature Conservation. doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2016.06.002

Boisson, S., Collignon, J., Langunu, S., Lebrun, J., Shutcha, M. N., & Mahy, G. (2015). Concilier la phytostabilisation des sols pollués avec la conservation de la flore cupro-cobalticole dans la région de Lubumbashi : une stratégie nouvelle pour valoriser les écosystèmes extrêmes ? In J. Bogaert & J.-M. Halleux, Territoires périurbains. Développement, enjeux et perspectives dans les pays du Sud (pp. 127-138). Gembloux, Belgium: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux.

Pitz, C., Piqueray, J., Harzé, M., Boisson, S., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (26 August 2015). Challenges for the restoration of dry calcareous grasslands in quarries: does nature need help? [Paper presentation]. 6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Manchester (UK).

Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Le Stradic, S., Lebrun, J., Masengo Kalenga, W., & Mahy, G. (21 May 2015). Copperflora – an online species-level database of biology, ecology, geography of the flora from the Katangan Copperbelt (D.R. Congo) to manage their conservation [Poster presentation]. Empowering Biodiversity Research, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Pitz, C., Monty, A., Piqueray, J., Seleck, M., Harzé, M., Boisson, S., Le Stradic, S., & Mahy, G. (04 March 2015). Etude de la flore spontanée de la carrière de Loën (Belgique) pour de futures restaurations [Paper presentation]. Colloque Rever 6 : REVER et DYNAMISER Restauration fonctionnelle et durable 6èmes journées atelier, Strasbourg, France.

Faucon, M.-P., Le Stradic, S., Boisson, S., Wa Ilunga, E. I., Seleck, M., Lange, B., Guillaume, D., Shutcha, M. N., Pourret, O., Meerts, P., & Mahy, G. (2015). Implication of plant-soil relationships for conservation and restoration of copper-cobalt ecosystems. Plant and Soil, 1-13. doi:10.1007/s11104-015-2745-5

Harzé, M., Lussis, B., Boisson, S., Monty, A., Pitz, C., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (2015). Un partenariat pour promouvoir la biodiversité dans les carrières belges [Paper presentation]. REVER (Réseau d'Echange et de Valorisation en Ecologie de la Restauration) et DYNAMISER - Restauration fonctionnelle et durable.

Le Stradic, S., Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Handjila, G., & Mahy, G. (2015). Which strategies to conserve and restore metallophytes threatened by intensive mining activities in Southeastern D. R. Congo [Poster presentation]. 6th SER - Society for Ecological Restoration.

Le Stradic, S., Seleck, M., Lebrun, J., Boisson, S., Handjila, G., Faucon, M.-P., Enk, T., & Mahy, G. (2015). Comparison of translocation methods to conserve metallophyte communities in the Southeastern D.R. Congo. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. doi:10.1007/s11356-015-5548-6

Pitz, C., Monty, A., Piqueray, J., Harzé, M., Seleck, M., Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (2014). Etude de la flore spontanée de la carrière de Loën pour de futures restaurations - Résultats [Paper presentation]. Quarry Life Award – award ceremony, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Pitz, C., Piqueray, J., Harzé, M., Seleck, M., Boisson, S., Le Stradic, S., & Mahy, G. (2014). Etude de la flore spontanée de la carrière de Loën pour de futures restaurations - Rapport final.

Le Stradic, S., Seleck, M., Le Brun, J., Boisson, S., Handjila, G., & Mahy, G. (05 August 2014). Restoration of threatened metallophyte populations in Katanga (D.R. Congo): lessons learnt [Paper presentation]. 9th SER Europe Conference, Oulu, Finland.

Boisson, S., garin, O., Seleck, M., Le Stradic, S., & Mahy, G. (04 August 2014). Intraspecific variation of copper tolerance of four endemic plant species from the katangan Copperbelt (D. R. Congo) [Paper presentation]. 9th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Oulu, Finland.

Seleck, M., Le Stradic, S., Lebrun, J., Boisson, S., Handjila, G., & Mahy, G. (04 August 2014). Topsoil and community translocation as a mean to restore metallophyte communities of katangan copper hills (D.R. Congo) [Paper presentation]. SER Europe, Oulu, Finland.

Pitz, C., Monty, A., Piqueray, J., Harzé, M., Seleck, M., Boisson, S., & Mahy, G. (2014). Etude de la flore spontanée de la carrière de Loën pour de futures restaurations [Paper presentation]. Quarry Life Award – meeting Jury and Contestants, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Lebrun, J., & Mahy, G. (07 February 2014). Realized niche of eight endemic plant species of Katangan Copperbelt (D.R. Congo): implications for copper species conservation [Poster presentation]. 19TH National Symposium On Applied Biological Sciences, Gembloux, Belgium.

Boisson, S., Harzé, M., Halford, M., Le Stradic, S., Monty, A., Piqueray, J., Pitz, C., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (2014). Carrières & Biodiversité - Les plans d'eau.

Halford, M., Boisson, S., Harzé, M., Le Stradic, S., Mahy, G., Piqueray, J., Pitz, C., Seleck, M., & Monty, A. (2014). Carrières & Biodiversité - Les plantes invasives.

Harzé, M., Boisson, S., Halford, M., Le Stradic, S., Monty, A., Piqueray, J., Pitz, C., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (2014). Carrières & Biodiversité - Les pelouses sèches.

Piqueray, J., Boisson, S., Halford, M., Harzé, M., Le Stradic, S., Monty, A., Pitz, C., Seleck, M., & Mahy, G. (2014). Carrières & Biodiversité - Les arènes minérales.

Seleck, M., Boisson, S., Harzé, M., Halford, M., Le Stradic, S., Monty, A., Piqueray, J., Pitz, C., & Mahy, G. (2014). Carrières & Biodiversité - Les falaises et éboulis.

Boisson, S., Collignon, J., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (19 December 2013). Peut-on concilier la phytostabilisation des sols pollués avec la conservation des espèces cupro-cobalticoles dans la région de Lubumbashi (R. D. Congo) ? [Paper presentation]. Territoires périurbains : développement, enjeux et perspectives dans les pays du Sud, Gembloux, Belgium.

Boisson, S., Lebrun, J., & Mahy, G. (06 November 2013). Distribution de 8 espèces végétales endémiques du Katanga (R.D.Congo) le long d'un gradient de cuivre et de cobalt [Poster presentation]. Symposium Paul Duvigneaud - Vers une nouvelle synthèse écologique, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Boisson, S., Collignon, J., Le Stradic, S., Monty, A., Mahy, G., & Ngoy Shutcha, M. (08 October 2013). How to increase species diversity in phytostabilization strategies near Lubumbashi (D.R.C.) [Paper presentation]. 5th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Madison, United States - Wisconsin.

Boisson, S., Monty, A., Seleck, M., Faucon, M.-P., Ngoy Shutcha, M., & Mahy, G. (26 June 2013). Plant ecological niche distribution along heavy metal gradients [Paper presentation]. 56th Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, Tartu, Estonia.

Seleck, M., Lebrun, J., Boisson, S., Le Stradic, S., Masengo Kalenga, W., & Mahy, G. (2013). Guide to Cu-Co specis of concern regeneration (Final version 2.2).

Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Le Stradic, S., Lebrun, J., & Mahy, G. (2012). Copperflora.org - website.

Boisson, S., Seleck, M., Guillaume, A., Monty, A., Brostaux, Y., & Mahy, G. (10 February 2012). Modelling realized niche of metallophyte species along copper and cobalt gradients on Katanga copper hills [Poster presentation]. 17th Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences, Leuven, Belgium.

Boisson, S. (2011). Contribution à la conservation de la flore cupro-cobalticole endémique du Katanga (R.D.C.) : Conservation en banque de graines et régénération d'espèces métallicoles [Master’s dissertation, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/103863