Biodiversity Aesthetics

McLean M.*, Mouillot D., Langlois J., Arif S., Bejarano S., Casajus C., 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 worlds reef fish assemblages Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (25) e2415931122, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2415931122 (* These authors contributed equally to this study)

Mouquet N., Langlois J., Casajus N., Auber A., Flandrin U., Guilhaumon F., Loiseau N., McLean M., Aurore R., Stuart Smith R.D. & Mouillot D. (2024). Low human interest for the most at-risk reef fishes worldwide Science Advances, 10, eadj9510. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adj9510

Langlois J.*, Guilhaumon F., Baletaud F., Casajus N., De Almeida Braga C., Fleure V., Kulbicki K., Loiseau N., Mouillot D., Renoult J.P., Stahl A., Stuart Smith R.D., Tribot A.S. & Mouquet N.* (2022). The aesthetic value of reef fishes is globally mismatched to their conservation priorities. PLoS Biol 20(6): e3001640. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001640 (* These authors contributed equally to this study)

Boudin E., Carcaillet F., Tribot A., Carabeux Q., Deter J., Claverie T., Villeger S. and Mouquet N. (2020). Coral Reef Fish: Not Just a Matter of Beauty! Front. Young Minds. 8:13. doi:10.3389/frym.2020.00013

Tribot A.S., 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, 15, 20190703, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2019.0703

Tribot A.S., Carabeux Q., Deter J., Claverie T., Villeger S., & Mouquet N. (2018). Confronting species aesthetics with ecological functions in coral reef fish. Scientific Reports, 8, 11733, doi:10.1038/s41598-018-29637-7

Alisa C.A.G., Razak T.B., Mouquet N.*, Graham A.J., Hemingson C.R., Mouillot D., Damayanti L., Prasetya M.E., Maulana P.B., Hamka A., Dwiyanto A., Abeng A.T., Madjid, Irwan R.E., Hidayat A., Lakota H., Parrangan C.V., Pratama A.M.A., 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 15, 20790. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06373-3

Casoli E., Raschetti S., Mouquet N., Ventura D., Mancini G., Penna M., Belluscio A. and Ardizzone G. (2025). Assessing the ecological and aesthetic effectiveness of restoration interventions on coralligenous reefs Restoration Ecology, e70092, doi.org/10.1111/rec.70092

Langlois J., Guilhaumon F., Bockel T., Boissery P., De Almeida Braga C., Deter J., Holon F., Marre G., Tribot A.S. & Mouquet N. (2021). An integrated approach to estimate aesthetic and ecological values of coralligenous reefs. Ecological Indicators, 129, 107935, doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107935

Tribot A.S., 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:10.1038/srep34229

Mouquet N., Blanc N., Brassac T. and Tribot A.S. (2025). Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature. BioScience, doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf146

Blanc N., Tribot A.S., Brassac T., and 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 J.L., & Bonnet X. (2025). Danger versus fear: A key to understanding biophobia People and Nature, doi:10.1002/pan3.70009

Tribot A.S., Blanc N., Brassac T., Guilhaumon F., Casajus N., and 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:10.1080/17439760.2023.2170273

Tribot A.S., Deter J., & Mouquet N. (2018). Integrating the aesthetic value of landscapes and biological diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285, 20180971, doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.0971