Daniel Gilbert

Daniel Gilbert is a Professor at Université de Franche-Comté, affiliated with the Chrono-environnement UMR 6249 laboratory in Montbéliard, France. His research bridges ecological restoration of peatlands with economic frameworks for carbon neutrality, focusing on integrating peatland restoration into France's 2050 carbon reduction roadmap. He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and stakeholders to address land fragmentation, agricultural use, and restoration costs in temperate peatland systems.

• Research Expertise: Ecology, Microbial Communities, Peatland Restoration, Carbon Neutrality, Atmospheric Pollution, Climate Change Mitigation
• Key Collaborations: Alexandre Buttler (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research), Nadine Bernard (Université de Franche-Comté), Vincent Jassey (Université de Franche-Comté)
• Leadership Roles: Deputy Director of the Jura Arc Workshop Zone (GT OBSERVATORIES eLTER JURA), co-Principal Investigator of the Terra Forma Equipex project

His recent publications (2018–2025) emphasize peatland hydrology, microbial responses to climate change, carbon flux modeling, and economic analyses of restoration strategies. Highlights include cost-effective geomatic approaches for PM10 dispersion, insights into testate amoebae as pollution bioindicators, and ozone impacts on peatland microbial networks. His work also explores paleoenvironmental reconstructions using lake sediments and testate amoebae assemblages.

Daniel Gilbert mentors PhD student Lise Pinault and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives like the French long-term socio-ecological research network (LTER) and the OZCAR Critical Zone Observatories program. His research spans experimental studies in Sphagnum peatlands, fieldwork in the Jura Mountains, and policy-relevant analyses for carbon offset projects. Current projects integrate economic modeling with ecological data to optimize peatland conservation strategies under climate constraints.