Pierre Gernez

Academic staff

Pierre GERNEZ

Associate-Professor

Contact details

Université de Nantes 2 rue de la Houssinière 44322 Nantes FRANCE

Phone
0251125654 (n° interne : 455654)
Email
Pierre.Gernez@univ-nantes.fr

Taught academic discipline(s)

  • Remote Sensing, Ecology

Research topics

  • I'm part of the team Remote Sensing & Benthic Ecology, with a focus on:
    • Marine Optics & Ocean Color Remote Sensing,
    • EO for Coastal Ecology: Aquaculture, Biodiversity, & Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Activities / Resume

  • PUBLICATIONS
44 Oiry2025. Mapping distribution of alien invasive G. vermiculophylla at site of its first European introduction
43 Román2025. Discrimination intertidal goose barnacle P. pollicipes from rocky shore invertebrates and macroalgae using situ hyperspectral signatures
42 Madariaga25. Site selection for off-shore macroalgae aquaculture on French Atlantic coast 
41 Lecordier25. Quantification of turbid wakes in offshore wind farms using satellite remote sensing
40 Oiry24. Discriminating seagrasses from green macroalgae in European intertidal areas using high resolution multispectral drone
39 Román24. Mapping intertidal microphytobenthic biomass with very high-resolution remote sensing imagery in estuarine system 
38 Davies24b. Intertidal seagrass extent from Sentinel-2 time-series show distinct trajectories in Western Europe
37 Davies24a. A Sentinel watching over intertidal seagrass phenology across Western Europe & North Africa 
36 Pochic24. Photoacclimation in kleptoplastidic ciliate M. rubrum and its cryptophyte prey: phenotypic variability and implications for red tide remote sensing
35 Mertens23. An unprecedented bloom of L. polyedra on French Atlantic coast during summer 2021
34 Davies23. Multi-and hyperspectral classification of soft-bottom intertidal vegetation using spectral library for coastal biodiversity remote sensing
33 Gernez23. The many shades of red tides: Sentinel-2 optical types of highly-concentrated harmful algal blooms
32 Zoffoli22. Remote sensing in seagrass ecology: coupled dynamics between migratory birds and intertidal meadows observed by satellite during four decades
31 Roca22. Monitoring marine invasive alien species R. okamurae using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and satellites
30 Roux22. Spatio-temporal dynamics and biogeochemical properties of green seawater discolorations caused by marine dinoflagellate L. chlorophorum
29 Krupandan22. Exploring South African Pacific oyster mariculture potential through combined Earth observation and bioenergetics modelling
28 Reddin22. Extensive spatial impacts of oyster reefs on intertidal mudflat community via predator facilitation
27 Zoffoli21. Decadal increase in ecological status of North-Atlantic intertidal seagrass meadow observed with multi-mission satellite time-series
26 Harmel21. Two-term Reynolds–McCormick phase function parameterization better describes light scattering by microalgae and mineral hydrosols
25 Gernez21. Editorial: Remote Sensing for Aquaculture
24 Palmer21. Pacific oyster growth modelling and indicators for offshore aquaculture in Europe under climate change uncertainty
23 Zoffoli20. Sentinel-2 remote sensing of Z. noltei-dominated intertidal seagrass meadows
22 Méléder20. Mapping intertidal microphytobenthos Gross Primary Production. Part I: coupling multispectral remote sensing and physical modelling
21 Barillé20. Biological, socio-economic, and admin opportunities and challenges to moving aquaculture offshore for French companies
20 Palmer20. Remote sensing-driven pacific oystergrowth modeling to inform offshore aquaculture site selection
19 Savelli19. Impact of chronic and massive resuspension mechanisms on the microphytobenthos dynamics in a temperate intertidal mudflat
18 Stramski19. Inherent optical properties and particle characteristics of the sea-surface microlayer
17 Thomas18. Oysters as sentinels of climate variability and climate change in coastal ecosystems
16 Pernet18. Determination of risk factors for herpesvirus outbreak in oysters using broad-scale spatial epidemiology framework
15 Larnicol18. Using high-resolution airborne data to evaluate MERIS atmospheric correction and intra-pixel variability in nearshore turbid waters
14 Echappé18. Satellite remote sensing reveals positive impact of living oyster reefs on microalgal biofilm
13 Gernez17. Shellfish aquaculture from space: potential of Sentinel2 to monitor changes in turbidity, chl and oyster physiology at scale of oyster farm
12 Novoa17. Atmospheric corrections and multi-conditional algorithm for multi-sensor remote sensing of suspended particulate matter in coastal waters
11 Doxaran16. Improved correction methods for field measurements of particulate light backscattering in turbid waters
10 LeBris16. Hyperspectral remote sensing of wild oyster reefs
9 Thomas16. Global change and climate-driven invasion of Pacific oyster along European coasts: a bioenergetics modelling approach
8 Gernez15. Toward Sentinel-2 remote sensing of suspended particulate matter in very turbid waters: SPOT4 (Take5) experiment in Loire and Gironde 
7 Gernez14. Remote sensing of suspended particulate matter in turbid oyster farming ecosystems
6 Gernez14. Within-day variability of particulate organic carbon and remote-sensing reflectance during a bloom of P. antarctica in Ross Sea
5 Brito13. Seasonality of microphytobenthos revealed by remote-sensing in South European estuary
4 Dickey12. Introduction to special section on recent advances in study of optical variability in near-surface and upper ocean
3 Gernez11. Vertical changes in probability distribution of downward irradiance within near-surface ocean under sunny conditions
2 Gernez11. Diel cycles of particulate beam attenuation coefficient under varying trophic conditions in NW Med Sea: observations and modeling
1 Gernez09. Field characterization of wave-induced underwater light field fluctuations
Updated on 04 October 2025.