Born 15th November 1990 in France
Education
2012: B.Sc. in Ecology and Biology of Organisms, University of Rouen
2014: M.Sc. in Environment, Soils, Water and Biodiversity, University of Rouen
2016 – 2021: Ph.D. studies of Entomology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia.
Thesis: Ecological and biogeographical drivers of Afrotropical Lepidoptera biodiversity
Employment
January 2021 – present: Researcher, Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
January 2021 – present: Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia.
2018 – 2020: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic (Ph.D. student, technician)
Research Experience
Main field research
2014: Gabon. Research on barcoding of moth communities in Lopé National Park. ECOTROP field class. 2 weeks.
Since 2016: Cameroon. Research on diversity of Lepidoptera along an elevational gradient of Mount Cameroon; research on the influence of forest remnants characteristics on moth communities in a fragmented landscape of the Bamenda Highlands. 3 expeditions, 5 months together. Co-leader of two expeditions.
Since 2016: Czechia. Collecting data on pollinator ecology in fragmented wet meadow landscapes (Železné hory) and along an elevational gradient (Krkonoše), on diversity of moths in previously burnt forests (České Švýcarsko), and on biodiversity of several groups of arthropods along a gradient of disturbance intensity (Brdy Mts.). Several short field trips, 2,5 months together.
2017: Zimbabwe. Research on diversity of Lepidoptera along an environmental productivity gradient. 2 weeks.
2018: Madagascar. Survey of Lepidoptera in the Ranomafana National Park. 1 week.
Since 2018: Republic of South Africa, Kruger NP – research on dynamics of biodiversity in African savannah (field technician for entomological parts), 4 expeditions, 3 months together. Leader of one expedition.
Study stays
Since 2016: Poland. Zoological Museum of the Jagiellonian University, Krakow. Sorting and identification of moths; close collaboration with the team of Dr. Tomasz Pyrcz and Dr. Rafał Garlacz. 8 visits, 4 months together.
Since 2021: Germany. Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich. Sorting and identification of moths (Geometridae); close collaboration with the team of Dr. Axel Hausmann. 2 visits, 2 weeks together.
Research grants
2020: Travel Grant Programme of the Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science: attendance at the 18th Savanna Science Network Meeting, 2020, Skukuza, South Africa.
Publications
As of September 2022 on Goolge Scholar: 74 citations; H-index: 4
Liang J. et al. (incl. Delabye S.) (in press) Co-limitation toward lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01831-x (IF=19.10)
Delabye S., Storch D., Sedláček O., Albrecht T., Hořák D., Maicher V., Tószögyová A., Tropek R. (2022) Moth diversity increases along a continent-wide gradient of environmental productivity in South African savannahs. Insects, 13: 778. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13090778 (IF=3.139)
Delabye S., Gaona F.P., Potocký P., Foxcroft L.C., Halamová P., Hejda M., MacFadyen S., Pyšková K., Sedláček O., Staňková M., Storch D., Pyšek P., Tropek R. (2022) Thirteen moth species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Noctuidae) newly recorded in South Africa, with comments on their distribution. Biodiversity Data Journal, 10:e89729. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e89729 (IF=1.540)
Mertens, J.E.J., Brisson, L., Janeček, Š., Kolmberg, Y., Maicher, V., Sáfián, Sz., Delabye, S., Potocký, P., Kobe, I.N., Pyrcz, T., & Tropek R. (2021) Elevational and seasonal patterns of butterflies and hawkmoths in plant-pollinator networks in tropical rainforests of Mount Cameroon. Scientific Reports 11: 9710. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89012-x (IF=4.996)
Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, Sz., Doležal, J., Altman, J., Janeček, Š., Kobe, I.N., Murkwe, M., Šebek, P., & Tropek, R. (2020) Butterfly and moth communities differ in their response to habitat structure in rainforests of Mount Cameroon. Biotropica, 53: 567-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12900 (IF=2.858)
Maicher, V., Delabye, S., Murkwe, M., Doležal, J., Altman, J., Kobe, I.N., Desmist, J., Fokam, E.B., Pyrcz, T., & Tropek, R. (2020) Effects of disturbances by forest elephants on diversity of trees and insects on Mount Cameroon. Scientific Reports, 10: 21618. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78659-7 (IF=4.996)
Delabye, S., Sedláček, O., Maicher, V., & Tropek R. (2020) New records of six moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Lasiocampidae) species in south African countries, with comments on their distribution. Biodiversity Data Journal, 8:e59339. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e59339 (IF=1.540)
Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, Sz., Potocký, P., Mertens, J.E.J., Przybyłowicz, Ł., Murkwe, M., Kobe, I.N., Fokam, E.B., Janeček, Š., & Tropek, R. (2020) First records of 31 species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) in Cameroon, with remarks on their elevational ranges. Biodiversity Data Journal, 8:e50543. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50543 (IF=1.540)
Maicher, V., Sáfián, Sz., Murkwe, M., Delabye, S., Przybyłowicz, Ł., Potocký, P., Kobe, I.N., Janeček, Š., Mertens, J.E.J., Fokam, E.B., Pyrcz, T., Doležal, J., Altman, J., Hořák, D., Fiedler, K., & Tropek, R. (2020) Seasonal shifts of biodiversity patterns and species’ elevation ranges of butterflies and moths along a complete rainforest elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon. Journal of Biogeography, 47: 342-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13740 (IF=4.810)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Maicher, V., Sáfián, Sz., Delabye, S., Streltzov, A., & Tropek, R. (2020) Even hotter hotspot: description of seven new species of many-plumed moths (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae) from Mount Cameroon. Zookeys, 935: 103-119. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.935.49843 (IF=1.492)
Delabye, S., Rougerie, R., Bayendi, S., Andeime-Eyene, M., Zakharov, E.V., deWaard, J.R., Hebert, P.D.N., Kamgang, R., Le Gall, P., Lopez-Vaamonde, C., Mavoungou, J.-F., Moussavou, G., Moulin, N., Oslisly, R., Rahola, N., Sebag, D., & Decaëns, T. (2019) Characterization and comparison of poorly known moth communities through DNA barcoding in two Afrotropical environments in Gabon. Genome, 62: 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1139/gen-2018-0063 (IF=2.449)