In Thonon-les-Bains, in a verdant setting on the shores of Lake Geneva, a small scientific nugget silently guides its boat. Or rather his boat.
The Alpine Research Center on Food Webs of Limnic Ecosystems (CARRTEL), led by the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (Inrae) and the University of Savoy Mont Blanc (USMB), from over 50 years he has conducted research on alpine lakes, mainly on Lake Geneva, thanks to his boat. After…