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Author Coutand, C.; Fournier, M.; Moulia, B. openurl 
  Title The gravitropic response of poplar trunks: Key roles of prestressed wood regulation and the relative kinetics of cambial growth versus wood maturation Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Plant Physiology Abbreviated Journal Plant Physiol.  
  Volume 144 Issue 2 Pages 1166-1180  
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  Abstract (down) In tree trunks, the motor of gravitropism involves radial growth and differentiation of reaction wood (Archer, 1986). The first aim of this study was to quantify the kinematics of gravitropic response in young poplar (Populus nigra x Populus deltoides, 'I4551') by measuring the kinematics of curvature fields along trunks. Three phases were identified, including latency, upward curving, and an anticipative autotropic decurving, which has been overlooked in research on trees. The biological and mechanical bases of these processes were investigated by assessing the biomechanical model of Fournier et al. (1994). Its application at two different time spans of integration made it possible to test hypotheses on maturation, separating the effects of radial growth and cross section size from those of wood prestressing. A significant correlation between trunk curvature and Fournier's model integrated over the growing season was found, but only explained 32% of the total variance. Moreover, over a week's time period, the model failed due to a clear out phasing of the kinetics of radial growth and curvature that the model does not take into account. This demonstrates a key role of the relative kinetics of radial growth and the maturation process during gravitropism. Moreover, the degree of maturation strains appears to differ in the tension woods produced during the upward curving and decurving phases. Cell wall maturation seems to be regulated to achieve control over the degree of prestressing of tension wood, providing effective control of trunk shape.  
  Address Univ Clermont Ferrand, Inst Natl Recherche Agronom, Physiol Integree Arbre Fruitier, Unite Mixte Recherche 547, F-63100 Clermont Ferrand, France, Email: coutand@clermont.inra.fr  
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  Publisher AMER SOC PLANT BIOLOGISTS Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 0032-0889 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000247075000055 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 162  
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Author Lebrini, M.; Robert, F.; Roos, C. pdf  openurl
  Title Inhibition Effect of Alkaloids Extract from Annona Squamosa Plant on the Corrosion of C38 Steel in Normal Hydrochloric Acid Medium Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication International Journal of Electrochemical Science Abbreviated Journal Int. J. Electrochem. Sci.  
  Volume 5 Issue 11 Pages 1698-1712  
  Keywords Plant extract; corrosion inhibitors; C38 steel; acidic media; adsorption  
  Abstract (down) In this work, an alkaloids extract from Annona squamosa plant have been studied as possible corrosion inhibitor for C38 steel in molar hydrochloric acid (1 M HCl). Potentiodynamic polarization and AC impedance methods have been used. The corrosion inhibition efficiency increases on increasing plant extract concentration. Polarisation studies showed that Annona squamosa extract was mixed-type inhibitor in 1 M HCl. The inhibition efficiency of Annona squamosa extract was temperature-dependent and its addition led to an increase of the activation corrosion energy revealing a physical adsorption between the extract and the metal surface. The adsorption of the Annona squamosa extract followed Langmuir's adsorption isotherm. The inhibitive effect of Annona squamosa is ascribed to the presence of organic compounds in the extract. The examined extract is considered as non-cytotoxic substance.  
  Address [Lebrini, M.] CNRS 8172 UMR ECOFOG, Lab Mat & Mol Milieu Amazonien, Cayenne 97337, French Guiana, Email: florent.robert@guyane.univ-ag.fr  
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  Publisher ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE GROUP Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 1452-3981 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000283999000015 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 20  
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Author Vastra, M.; Salvin, P.; Roos, C. url  openurl
  Title MIC of carbon steel in Amazonian environment: Electrochemical, biological and surface analyses Type Journal Article
  Year 2016 Publication International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Abbreviated Journal International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation  
  Volume 112 Issue Pages 98-107  
  Keywords Biology; Electrochemistry; Mic; Short term; Surface analyses  
  Abstract (down) In this study, the corrosion of S355 carbon steel was monitored for 50 days in equatorial environment. The experiments were conducted under three complementary approaches in a natural environment: (i) bacterial diversity was assessed with Miseq sequencing, (ii) observations of the surface and identifications of deposit compounds were realised with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectrometry and EDX analyses, (iii) electrochemical measurements were used to calculate corrosion rate and to identify the phenomena which control corrosion. The results showed that the bacterial population had changed over immersion time from a dominance of β-proteobacteria to α-proteobacteria. This evolution decreased charge transfer resistance at the metal/deposit from 41.6 to 20.8 Ω/cm2 in 50 days, caused an increase in the corrosion rate by a factor of 2, from 0.13 to 0.27 mm/year. Surface analyses showed a progressive appearance of MIC markers in the deposit such as iron sulphide and manganese oxides that were detected after 30 days of immersion in the natural environment. In conclusion, this study describes in detail, the first stage of MIC activity on carbon steel surface in an equatorial brackish water, under aerobic conditions. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.  
  Address Laboratoire des Matériaux et Molécules en Milieu Agressif, Université des Antilles, UMR ECOFOG, Campus Universitaire, Schœlcher, Martinique  
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Author Lenoir, A.; Devers, S.; Touchard, A.; Dejean, A. url  doi
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  Title The Guianese population of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima is unicolonial Type Journal Article
  Year 2016 Publication Insect Science Abbreviated Journal Insect Science  
  Volume 23 Issue 5 Pages 739-745  
  Keywords biological invasions; cuticular hydrocarbons; fire ants; unicoloniality  
  Abstract (down) In this study, conducted in French Guiana, a part of the native range of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima, we compared the cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of media workers with previous results based on intraspecific aggressiveness tests. We noted a strong congruence between the two studies permitting us to delimit 2 supercolonies extending over large distances (up to 54 km), a phenomenon known as unicoloniality. Solenopsis geminata workers, taken as an out-group for cluster analyses, have a very different cuticular hydrocarbon profile. Because S. saevissima has been reported outside its native range, our conclusion is that this species has the potential to become invasive because unicoloniality (i.e., the main attribute for ants to become invasive) was shown at least for the Guianese population. © 2015 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences  
  Address CNRS, Ecolab (UMR-CNRS 5245), Toulouse, France  
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  Notes Export Date: 3 October 2016 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 696  
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Author Degen, B.; Bandou, E.; Caron, H. openurl 
  Title Limited pollen dispersal and biparental inbreeding in Symphonia globulifera in French Guiana Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Heredity Abbreviated Journal Heredity  
  Volume 93 Issue 6 Pages 585-591  
  Keywords gene flow; microsatellites; mixed mating; spatial autocorrelation; tropical tree; twogener  
  Abstract (down) In this paper, we report a study of the mating system and gene flow of Symphonia globulifera, a hermaphroditic, mainly bird-pollinated tree species with a large geographic distribution in the tropical Americas and Africa. Using three microsatellites, we analysed 534 seeds of 28 open pollinated families and 164 adults at the experimental site 'Paracou' in French Guiana. We observed, compared to other tropical tree species, relatively high values for the effective number of alleles. Significant spatial genetic structure was detected, with trees at distances up to 150 m more genetically similar than expected at random. We estimated parameters of the mating system and gene flow by using the mixed mating model and the TwoGener approach. The estimated multilocus outcrossing rate, t(m), was 0.920. A significant level of biparental inbreeding and a high proportion of full-sibs were estimated for the 28 seed arrays. We estimated mean pollen dispersal distances between 27 and 53 m according to the dispersal models used. Although the adult population density of S. globulifera in Paracou was relatively high, the joint estimation of pollen dispersal and density of reproductive trees gave effective density estimates of 1.6 and 1.3 trees/ha. The parameters of the mating system and gene flow are discussed in the context of spatial genetic and demographic structures, flowering phenology and pollinator composition and behaviour.  
  Address BFH, Inst Forest Genet & Forest Tree Breeding, D-22927 Grosshansdorf, Germany, Email: b.degen@holz.uni-hamburg.de  
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  ISSN 0018-067X ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000225354800009 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 259  
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Author Barabe, D.; Lacroix, C.; Gibernau, M. openurl 
  Title Floral development of Urospatha: merosity and phylogeny in the Lasioideae (Araceae) Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication Plant Systematics and Evolution Abbreviated Journal Plant Syst. Evol.  
  Volume 296 Issue 1-2 Pages 41-50  
  Keywords Inflorescence; Homeosis; Angiosperms; Systematic; Morphogenetic constraints  
  Abstract (down) In this paper we study merosity in the genus Urospatha within the framework of a resolved phylogeny of the Araceae. We analyse how a transition from dimerous or tetramerous merosity to pentamerous or hexamerous merosity can occur developmentally in the Lasioideae. In Urospatha, initiation of floral primordia along the inflorescence is acropetal, while development of flowers is basipetal. This indicates the presence of two distinct phases in the development of the Urospatha inflorescence. The first phase corresponds to initiation of flowers and establishment of the phyllotactic pattern, and the second phase to differentiation of floral organs. Urospatha is characterized by the presence of trimerous, tetramerous, pentamerous and rarely hexamerous flowers. In all types of flowers, the stamens are closely associated and opposite to the tepals. Pentamerous flowers are formed by addition of a sector comprising a stamen and tepal. Likewise, in the case of hexamerous flowers, two sectors are added. In the Lasioideae, the increase in the number of tepals and stamens is linked with two developmental processes that have appeared independently in the subfamily: (1) addition of one or two stamen-petal sectors (Anaphyllopsis and Urospatha), and (2) independent increase in the number of tepals and stamens on whorls, more or less organized and inserted in alternate position (Dracontium). Tetramerous whorls as they occur in basal Lasioideae would be homologous to two dimerous whorls from an evolutionary point of view.  
  Address [Barabe, D; Gibernau, M] CNRS UMR Ecol Forets Guyane 8172, F-97387 Kourou, France, Email: denis.barabe@umontreal.ca  
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  Publisher Springer Wien Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 0378-2697 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000294201300004 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 338  
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Author Veron, V.; Caron, H.; Degen, B. openurl 
  Title Gene flow and mating system of the tropical tree Sextonia rubra Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Silvae Genetica Abbreviated Journal Silvae Genet.  
  Volume 54 Issue 6 Pages 275-280  
  Keywords genetic diversity; gene flow; heterozygosity; microsatellites; mixed mating; tropical tree; twogener  
  Abstract (down) In this paper we report a study of the mating system and gene flow of Sextonia rubra, a hermaphroditic, insect pollinated tropical tree species with a geographic distribution in the Guyana Plateau and the Amazon. Using five microsatellites we analysed 428 seeds of 27 open pollinated families at the experimental site “Paracou” in French Guiana. We observed, compared to other tropical tree species, a high level of genetic diversity. We estimated parameters of the mating system and gene flow by using the mixed mating model and the TwoGener approach. The estimated multilocus outcrossing rate, t(m), was 0.992 indicating nearly complete outcrossing. A significant level of biparental inbreeding and a:small proportion. of full-sibs were estimated for the 27 seed arrays. The differentiation of allelic frequencies among the pollen pools was (Phi(FT) = 0.061. We estimated mean pollen dispersal distances between 65 m and 89 m according to the dispersal models used. The joint estimation of pollen dispersal and density of reproductive trees gave an effective density estimate of 2.1-2.2 trees/ha.  
  Address INRA, UMR, ECOFOG, Kourou 9738, French Guiana, Email: b.degen@holz.uni-hamburg.de  
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  Publisher J D SAUERLANDERS VERLAG Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 0037-5349 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000235239400005 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 182  
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Author Mahoui,Sihem ; Moulay, Mohamed Said ; Omrane, Abdennebi doi  openurl
  Title Finite element approach to linear parabolic pointwise control problems of incomplete data Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication International Journal of Systems Science Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 51 Issue 14 Pages 2597-2609  
  Keywords Optimal control problem ; low-regret control ; pointwise control ; finite element method ; a priori error estimates  
  Abstract (down) In this paper we give a priori error estimates for finite element approximations of linear parabolicproblems with pointwise control and incomplete data. We discretise the optimal control problemby using piecewise linear and continuous finite elements for the space discretisation of the state,and we use the backward Euler scheme for time discretisation. We prove a priori error estimates forthe state, the adjoint-state as well as for the low-regret pointwise optimal control.  
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Author Hamadi, A.; Borderies, P.; Albinet, C.; Koleck, T.; Villard, L.; Ho Tong Minh, D.; Le Toan, T.; Burban, B. url  openurl
  Title Temporal coherence of tropical forests at P-band: Dry and rainy seasons Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Abbreviated Journal IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett.  
  Volume 12 Issue 3 Pages 557-561  
  Keywords Biomass mission; forest scattering; ground-based experiment; P-band; range impulse response; temporal coherence  
  Abstract (down) In this letter, the temporal coherence of tropical forest scattering at P-band is addressed by means of a ground-based experiment. The study is based on the TropiScat campaign in French Guiana, designed to support the Biomass mission, which will be the ESA 7th Earth Explorer mission. For Biomass, temporal coherence is a crucial parameter for coherent processing of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry and SAR tomography in repeat-pass acquisitions. During the experiment, data were continuously collected for six months during both the rainy and dry seasons. For the rain-free days in both seasons, the coherence exhibits a daily cycle showing a high decorrelation during daytime, which is likely due to motion in the canopy. Up to a 20-day baseline, the coherence is much higher in the dry season than in the rainy season (> 0.8). From 20 to 40 days, it presents the same order of magnitude in both seasons [0.6, 0.7]. For larger temporal baselines, it becomes lower in the dry season. The results can be used to assess the long-term coherence of repeat-pass observations over a tropical forest. However, an extension of this study to several years and over other forest spots would be necessary to draw more general conclusions.  
  Address EcoFogKourou, France  
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  Notes Export Date: 21 October 2014; Correspondence Address: Hamadi, A.; Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BiosphèreFrance; Funding Details: ESA, European Space Agency Approved no  
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Author Malé, P.-J.G.; Leroy, C.; Dejean, A.; Quilichini, A.; Orivel, J. url  openurl
  Title An ant symbiont directly and indirectly limits its host plant's reproductive success Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Evolutionary Ecology Abbreviated Journal Evol. Ecol.  
  Volume 26 Issue 1 Pages 55-63  
  Keywords Cheater; Evolutionary conflict; Mutualism breakdown; Myrmecophyte; Pollination  
  Abstract (down) In theory, mutualisms are intrinsically unstable, and the search for the maximum profit at the minimum cost should lead every mutualist to become a parasite. From an empirical point of view, mutualisms are ubiquitous and of major importance to ecosystems, suggesting the existence of mechanisms that enhance the maintenance of such relationships. We focused on the obligatory myrmecophytic association between the Neotropical plant Hirtella physophora (Chrysobalanaceae) and the ant Allomerus decemarticulatus (Myrmicinae). The plant shelters the ants in leaf pouches in exchange for protection from phytophagous insects. We experimentally demonstrated that the ants partially castrate their host plant by destroying almost two-thirds of its floral buds. The ants also impede pollination through their presence and interactions with pollinators. These results reveal that ant activity negatively affects the plant's reproduction both directly and indirectly. This dual negative effect does not result in the complete castration of the plant. We also highlight major limitations to plant reproduction due to the spontaneous abscission of flowers and to the limited quantity and/or poor quality of the pollen. These limitations must not be overlooked since they can alter the outcome of the association of H. physophora with its ant partner. We therefore conclude that the evolutionary fate of the relationship depends on both ant castration intensity and obstacles to plant fertilization not related to the presence of ants. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.  
  Address Jardin Botanique Henri Gaussen, 39 Allées Jules Guesde, 31062 Toulouse, France  
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  Notes Export Date: 2 January 2012; Source: Scopus; Coden: Evece; doi: 10.1007/s10682-011-9485-7; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Malé, P.-J. G.; CNRS, EDB (Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique), UMR 5174, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France; email: pjmale@cict.fr Approved no  
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