Assistant Professor
Academic History
- M.Sc (2016) University of Parakou, Benin.
- Ph.D. (2022) University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA
- Postdoctoral Associate (2023 – 2025), Rice University, USA
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Research Interests
We are interested in investigating the abiotic and biotic drivers of species’ distributions, with a focus on how global change influences species range limits and extinction risk. We are also interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying plants use by indigenous communities in tropical regions. Our research combines demographic data, manipulative lab and field experiments, and mathematical models to address pressing conservation and management challenges in a rapidly changing world.
Selected Publications
- Moutouama JK, Compagnoni A, and Miller TEX. (2025). Forecasting range shifts of dioecious plants under climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2422162122.
- Moutouama JK and Gaoue OG, (2023). A phylogenetic evaluation of non-random medicinal plants selection around an African biosphere reserve. People and Nature. 0.1002/pan3.10559.
- Moutouama JK and Gaoue OG, (2023). Effects of range and niche position on the population dynamics of a tropical plant. Ecology. 10.1002/ece3.8572.
- Moutouama JK and Gaoue OG, (2022). Altitude mediated soil properties, not geography or climatic distance, explains the abundance of a tropical endemic herb. Ecology and Evolution. 10.1002/ece3.8572.
- Moutouama JK and Gaoue OG, (2022). Soil nitrogen mediates the effect of climatic distance on herbivory rates in a tropical herb. Biotropica. 10.1111/btp.13082.
- Gaoue O G., Moutouama JK, Coe M., Bond M. O. Bond, Green E., Sero N. B., Bezeng B. S., and Yessoufou K, (2021). Methodological advances for hypothesis-driven ethnobotany. Biological Review. 2021.00-00. 10.1111/brv.12752.