Philippe Bouchet

Philippe Bouchet's interests are with the exploration and description of biodiversity, especially marine invertebrates. Exploring for unknown faunas has taken him to expeditions in three oceans, launching "Our Planet Reviewed", an initiative to boost species discovery. His research on vertical migrations of gastropod larvae between the abyss and the surface awarded him the Marine Sciences Prize of the French Academy of Sciences. Bouchet's recent work focuses on species richness in complex tropical coastal environments, addressing issues such as rarity, spatial heterogeneity and endemism. Bouchet believes in solid taxonomical work; he has authored major monographs, has described over 600 new species of molluscs, and links with an international network of citizen systematists.