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Author Aubry-Kientz, M.; Rossi, V.; Wagner, F.; Herault, B. pdf  url
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  Title Identifying climatic drivers of tropical forest dynamics Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Biogeosciences Abbreviated Journal Biogeosciences  
  Volume 12 Issue 19 Pages 5583-5596  
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  Abstract In the context of climate change, identifying and then predicting the impacts of climatic drivers on tropical forest dynamics is becoming a matter of urgency. To look at these climate impacts, we used a coupled model of tropical tree growth and mortality, calibrated with forest dynamic data from the 20-year study site of Paracou, French Guiana, in order to introduce and test a set of climatic variables. Three major climatic drivers were identified through the variable selection procedure: drought, water saturation and temperature. Drought decreased annual growth and mortality rates, high precipitation increased mortality rates and high temperature decreased growth. Interactions between key functional traits, stature and climatic variables were investigated, showing best resistance to drought for trees with high wood density and for trees with small current diameters. Our results highlighted strong long-term impacts of climate variables on tropical forest dynamics, suggesting potential deep impacts of climate changes during the next century. © Author(s) 2015.  
  Address (down) Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research-INPE, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil  
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Author Devault, D.A.; Lévi, Y.; Karolak, S. url  doi
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  Title Applying sewage epidemiology approach to estimate illicit drug consumption in a tropical context: Bias related to sewage temperature and pH Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Science of the Total Environment Abbreviated Journal Science of the Total Environment  
  Volume 584-585 Issue Pages 252-258  
  Keywords Cannabis; Degradation; H2s; Half-life; Illicit drugs; Wastewater  
  Abstract Illicit drug consumption can be estimated from drug target residue (DTR) in wastewater, with the reliability of results being partly linked to DTR stability in the sewage network. However, wastewater temperature and pH drive the stability of molecules and, in this context, tropical conditions must be studied to specify the impact of residence time in the sewage network on DTR degradation. Warmth enhances biotic and abiotic processes such as degradation, leading to a decrease in oxygen content, and consequently, early diagenesis conditions in wastewater. In this study, we conduct laboratory studies under acidic pH and high temperature (30 °C) conditions to determine the degradation half-lives of cocaine (COC), tetrahydrocannabinol, and heroine targets, allowing COC/benzoylecgonine (BZE) ratio variations to be predicted in sewage networks. A rapid COC degradation is observed, as already reported in the literature but without a short-term significant difference between 20 °C and 30 °C. Acidic pH seems to prevent degradation. Thus, theoretically, the use of COC as DTR is only reliable in acidic conditions, with the decrease in COC concentration being 6% at 8 h, but over 40% in other conditions. By contrast, the use of BZE as DTR to estimate COC consumption, which is performed in practice, can be undertaken with the same back-calculation equation as used in temperate countries. However, 11-nor-delta-9-carboxytetrahydrocannabinol stability is more influenced by high temperature: concentration levels after 24 h are 20% lower at 30 °C than at 20 °C, corresponding to a 20% and 40% decrease, respectively. Based on a mean residence time of 8 h, underestimated cannabis consumption is close to 15% in tropical contexts, which is double that of temperate areas. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.  
  Address (down) Public Health and Environnement Laboratory, UMR 8079 Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France  
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Author Meyer-Sand, B.R.V.; Blanc-Jolivet, C.; Mader, M.; Paredes-Villanueva, K.; Tysklind, N.; Sebbenn, A.M.; Guichoux, E.; Degen, B. url  doi
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  Title Development of a set of SNP markers for population genetics studies of Ipe (Handroanthus sp.), a valuable tree genus from Latin America Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication Conservation Genetics Resources Abbreviated Journal Conserv. Gen. Res.  
  Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 779-781  
  Keywords Handroanthus sp; MassARRAY; Single nucleotide polymorphism  
  Abstract A combination of restriction associated DNA sequencing (RADSeq) and low coverage MiSeq genome sequencing was used for the development of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and INDEL (insertion/deletions) genetic markers for Ipe (Handroanthus sp.). Of the 402 putative loci identified, 389 SNPs and INDELs (315 nuclear SPNs, six chloroplast INDELs, 15 chloroplast SNPs, 12 mitochondrial INDELs and 41 mitochondrial SNPs) were successfully genotyped at 93 individuals from Brazil, Bolivia and French Guiana using a MassARRAY® iPLEX™ platform. This set of markers will be invaluable for population genetics, phylogeography and DNA fingerprinting studies. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature.  
  Address (down) Plateforme Génome Transcriptome de Bordeaux, INRA Pierroton, Bâtiment Artiga, 69 route d’Arcachon, Cestas, 33610, France  
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  Notes Export Date: 12 November 2018; Correspondence Address: Blanc-Jolivet, C.; Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, Sieker Landstrasse 2, Germany; email: celine.blanc-jolivet@thuenen.de; References: Blanc-Jolivet, C., Kersten, B., Bourland, N., Guichoux, E., Delcamp, A., Doucet, J.-L., Degen, B., Development of nuclear SNP markers for the timber tracking of the African tree species Sapelli, Entandrophragma cylindricum (2017) Conserv Genet Resour; Blanc-Jolivet, C., Kersten, B., Daïnou, K., Hardy, O., Guichoux, E., Delcamp, A., Degen, B., Development of nuclear SNP markers for genetic tracking of Iroko, Milicia excelsa and Milicia regia (2017) Conserv Genet Resour; Braga, A.C., Reis, A.M.M., Leoi, L.T., Pereira, R.W., Collevatti, R.G., Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for the tropical tree species Tabebuia aurea (Bignoniaceae) (2007) Mol Ecol Notes, 7, pp. 53-56. , COI: 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2sXis1Sjuro%3D; Dumolin, S., Demesure, B., Pettit, R., Inheritance of chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes in pedunculate oak investigated with an efficient PCR method (1995) Theor Appl Genet, 91, pp. 1253-1256. , COI: 1:CAS:528:DyaK28XhsFKmsLo%3D; Goudet, J., Fstat (Version 2.9.3.2.): a computer program to calculate F-statistics (2002) J Heredity, 86, pp. 485-486; Grose, S.O., Olmstead, R.G., Evolution of a charismatic neotropical clade: molecular phylogeny of Tabebuia s. L crescentieae, and allied genera (Bignoniaceae) (2007) Syst Bot, 32, pp. 650-659; Jardine, D.I., Blanc-Jolivet, C., Dixon, R.R.M., Dormontt, E.E., Dunker, B., Gerlach, J., Development of SNP markers for Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum) an economically important tree species from tropical West and Central Africa (2016) Conserv Genet Resour, 8 (2), pp. 129-139; Miller, M.R., Dunham, J.P., Amores, A., Cresko, W.A., Johnson, E.A., Rapid and cost-effective polymorphism identification and genotyping using restriction site associated DNA (RAD) markers (2007) Genome Res, 17, pp. 240-248. , COI: 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2sXhsFKis7w%3D; Pakull, B., Mader, M., Kersten, B., Ekue, M.R.M., Dipelet, U.G.B., Paulini, M., Development of nuclear, chloroplast and mitochondrial SNP markers for Khaya sp (2016) Conserv Genet Resour, 8 (3), pp. 283-297; Schulze, M., Grogan, J., Uhl, C., Lentini, M., Vidal, E., Evaluating Ipê (Tabebuia, Bignoniaceae) logging in amazonia: Sustainable management or catalyst for forest degradation? (2008) Biol Conserv, 141, pp. 2071-2085; Straub, S.C., Parks, M., Weitemier, K., fishbein, M., Cronn, R.C., Liston, A., Navigating the tip of the genomic iceberg: next-generation sequencing for plant systematics (2012) Am J Bot, 99, pp. 349-364. , COI: 1:CAS:528:DC%2BC38XksValtbo%3D Approved no  
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Author Fu, T.; Houel, E.; Amusant, N.; Touboul, D.; Genta-Jouve, G.; Della-Negra, S.; Fisher, G.L.; Brunelle, A.; Duplais, C. pdf  url
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  Title Biosynthetic investigation of γ-lactones in Sextonia rubra wood using in situ TOF-SIMS MS/MS imaging to localize and characterize biosynthetic intermediates Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Scientific Reports Abbreviated Journal Sci. Rep.  
  Volume 9 Issue Pages 1928  
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  Abstract Molecular analysis by parallel tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) imaging contributes to the in situ characterization of biosynthetic intermediates which is crucial for deciphering the metabolic pathways in living organisms. We report the first use of TOF-SIMS MS/MS imaging for the cellular localization and characterization of biosynthetic intermediates of bioactive γ-lactones rubrynolide and rubrenolide in the Amazonian tree Sextonia rubra (Lauraceae). Five γ-lactones, including previously reported rubrynolide and rubrenolide, were isolated using a conventional approach and their structural characterization and localization at a lateral resolution of ~400 nm was later achieved using TOF-SIMS MS/MS imaging analysis. 2D/3D MS imaging at subcellular level reveals that putative biosynthetic γ-lactones intermediates are localized in the same cell types (ray parenchyma cells and oil cells) as rubrynolide and rubrenolide. Consequently, a revised metabolic pathway of rubrynolide was proposed, which involves the reaction between 2-hydroxysuccinic acid and 3-oxotetradecanoic acid, contrary to previous studies suggesting a single polyketide precursor. Our results provide insights into plant metabolite production in wood tissues and, overall, demonstrate that combining high spatial resolution TOF-SIMS imaging and MS/MS structural characterization offers new opportunities for studying molecular and cellular biochemistry in plants. © 2019, The Author(s).  
  Address (down) Physical Electronics, Chanhassen, MN 55317, United States  
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Author Maia, A.C.D.; Gibernau, M.; Dötterl, S.; Do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, D.M.; Seifert, K.; Müller, T.; Schlindwein, C. url  openurl
  Title The floral scent of Taccarum ulei (Araceae): Attraction of scarab beetle pollinators to an unusual aliphatic acyloin Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Phytochemistry Abbreviated Journal Phytochemistry  
  Volume 93 Issue Pages 71-78  
  Keywords (S)-2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone; Araceae; Behavioral tests; Cyclocephala celata and C. cearae; Dihydro-β-ionone; Floral volatiles; Taccarum ulei  
  Abstract The strongly fragrant thermogenic inflorescences of Taccarum ulei (Araceae) are highly attractive to nightactive scarab beetles of Cyclocephala celata and C. cearae (Scarabaeidae, Cyclocephalini), which are effective pollinators of plants in the wild in northeastern Brazil. GC-MS analysis of headspace floral scent samples of T. ulei established that two constituents, (S)-2-hydroxy-5- methyl-3-hexanone (an aliphatic acyloin rarely detected in flowers) and dihydro-b-ionone (an irregular terpene) accounted for over 96% of the total scent discharge. Behavioral tests (in both field and cages) showed that male and female C. celata and C. cearae were attracted to traps baited with a synthetic mixture of both compounds; however, they were also responsive to (S)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone alone, which thus functions as a specific attractive cue. These findings support other recent research in suggesting that angiosperms pollinated by cyclocephaline scarab beetles release floral odors of limited complexity in terms of numbers of compounds, but often dominated by unusual compounds that may ensure attraction of specific pollinator species. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.  
  Address (down) Organismic Biology, Plant Ecology, Salzburg University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria  
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  Notes Export Date: 10 October 2013; Source: Scopus; Coden: Pytca; doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.03.005; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Maia, A.C.D.; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Departamento de Química Fundamental, Av. Jornalista Anibal Fernandes, s/n, Cidade Universita, Recife, PE 50740-560, Brazil; email: arturcamposmaia@yahoo.com.br Approved no  
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Author Vincent, G.; Sabatier, D.; Blanc, L.; Chave, J.; Weissenbacher, E.; Pélissier, R.; Fonty, E.; Molino, J.-F.; Couteron, P. url  openurl
  Title Accuracy of small footprint airborne LiDAR in its predictions of tropical moist forest stand structure Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Remote Sensing of Environment Abbreviated Journal Remote Sens. Environ.  
  Volume 125 Issue Pages 23-33  
  Keywords Basal area; Lidar; Tropical moist forest  
  Abstract We predict stand basal area (BA) from small footprint LiDAR data in 129 one-ha tropical forest plots across four sites in French Guiana and encompassing a great diversity of forest structures resulting from natural (soil and geological substrate) and anthropogenic effects (unlogged and logged forests). We use predictors extracted from the Canopy Height Model to compare models of varying complexity: single or multiple regressions and nested models that predict BA by independent estimates of stem density and quadratic mean diameter. Direct multiple regression was the most accurate, giving a 9.6% Root Mean Squared Error of Prediction (RMSEP). The magnitude of the various errors introduced during the data collection stage is evaluated and their contribution to MSEP is analyzed. It was found that these errors accounted for less than 10% of model MSEP, suggesting that there is considerable scope for model improvement. Although site-specific models showed lower MSEP than global models, stratification by site may not be the optimal solution. The key to future improvement would appear to lie in a stratification that captures variations in relations between LiDAR and forest structure. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.  
  Address (down) ONF, Direction régionale de la Guyane, Cayenne, 97300 France  
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  Notes Export Date: 9 August 2012; Source: Scopus; Article in Press; Coden: Rseea; doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.06.019; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Vincent, G.; IRD AMAP CIRAD, TA A-51/PS2, 34398 Montpellier cedex 5, Franceemail: gregoire.vincent@ird.fr Approved no  
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Author Richard-Hansen, C.; Jaouen, G.; Denis, T.; Brunaux, O.; Marcon, E.; Guitet, S. url  openurl
  Title Landscape patterns influence communities of medium-to large-bodied vertebrates in undisturbed terra firme forests of French Guiana Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of Tropical Ecology Abbreviated Journal Journal of Tropical Ecology  
  Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 423-436  
  Keywords Animal communities; diversity; environmental heterogeneity; French Guiana; landscape ecology; species-habitat association  
  Abstract Whereas broad-scale Amazonian forest types have been shown to influence the structure of the communities of medium-to large-bodied vertebrates, their natural heterogeneity at smaller scale or within the terra firme forests remains poorly described and understood. Diversity indices of such communities and the relative abundance of the 21 most commonly observed species were compared from standardized line-transect data across 25 study sites distributed in undisturbed forests in French Guiana. We first assessed the relevance of a forest typology based on geomorphological landscapes to explain the observed heterogeneity. As previously found for tree beta-diversity patterns, this new typology proved to be a non-negligible factor underlying the beta diversity of the communities of medium-to large bodied vertebrates in French Guianan terra firme forests. Although the species studied are almost ubiquitous across the region, they exhibited habitat preferences through significant variation in abundance and in their association index with the different landscape types. As terra firme forests represent more than 90% of the Amazon basin, characterizing their heterogeneity-including faunal communities-is a major challenge in neotropical forest ecology. © 2015 Cambridge University Press.  
  Address (down) ONCFS, EcoFoG, Kourou Cedex, France  
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Author Amusant, N.; Digeon, A.; Descroix, L.; Bruneau, O.; Bezard, V.; Beauchene, J. url  openurl
  Title Planting rosewood for sustainable essential oil production: Influence of surrounding forest and seed provenance on tree growth and essential oil yields Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Bois et Forets des Tropiques Abbreviated Journal Bois et Forets des Tropiques  
  Volume 326 Issue 4 Pages 57-65  
  Keywords Aniba rosaeodora Ducke; Dendrometric traits; Essential oil yield; French Guiana; Light effect; Plantation; Rosewood; Seed provenance  
  Abstract Essential oil from the Amazonian rosewood tree (Aniba rosaeodora Ducke) is valued as an important aromatic ingredient in luxury perfumes. Due to over-harvesting in recent decades, rosewood is now listed as an endangered species. Rosewood tree planting is now considered a viable alternative to logging as it can support both reforestation and sustainable agriculture thanks to sales of the essential oil extracted. We planted 605 rosewood trees in French Guiana from two seeds of local provenance, in a 5 445 m2 plot surrounded by primary forest. Nine years after planting, we assessed the effect of the position of the tree relative to the surrounding forest and of the seed provenance on dendrometric traits (height, circumference, above ground woody biomass) and hence on the yield of essential oil. Measurements were made on 99 trees. Average growth rates for the young trees were 0.7 m/year in height, 2.5 cm/year in stem circumference and 990.5 kg dry mass/ha/year in aboveground biomass, while essential oil yields ranged from 0.6% to 3.6% with a mean of 2.1%. The position of the tree relative to the surrounding forest was the main factor affecting tree growth and essential oil production: trees located close to the surrounding forest were significantly smaller and accumulated less essential oil due to the reduced availability of light. Seed provenance had less effect on dendrometric traits and essential oil yields. In conclusion, although planting practices will need to be adapted to avoid the edge effects of proximity to the forest, short-rotation cultivation of rosewood trees could be the optimum and most economically attractive system for the production of essential oil.  
  Address (down) Office National des Forêts (ONF), Département R and D, Pôle de Cayenne, Réserve de Montabo, BP 87002, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana  
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Author Petit, M.; Denis, T.; Rux, O.; Richard-Hansen, C.; Berzins, R. url  doi
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  Title Estimating jaguar (Panthera onca) density in a preserved coastal area of French Guiana Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication Mammalia Abbreviated Journal Mammalia  
  Volume 82 Issue 2 Pages 188-192  
  Keywords camera trapping; density; French Guiana; home range; Panthera onca; spatially explicit capture recapture  
  Abstract Knowledge of the jaguar population is needed in French Guiana that faces an increase of human-jaguar conflicts. We carried out a camera trap survey to assess jaguar local density and home range size in a preserved coastal area of French Guiana. We ran spatially explicit capture recapture (SECR) models. In our model, the scale parameter σ, that is linked to the home range size, was larger for males (σ=3.87±0.59 SE km) than for females (σ=2.33±0.30 SE km). The assessed jaguar density was 3.22±0.87 SE ind. 100 km â '2, which should be considered as an optimal density in a French Guiana coastal area.  
  Address (down) Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Campus Agronomique, BP316, Kourou Cedex, French Guiana  
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Author Fayad, I.; Baghdadi, N.; Guitet, S.; Bailly, J.-S.; Herault, B.; Gond, V.; El Hajj, M.; Tong Minh, D.H. url  doi
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  Title Aboveground biomass mapping in French Guiana by combining remote sensing, forest inventories and environmental data Type Journal Article
  Year 2016 Publication International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation Abbreviated Journal International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation  
  Volume 52 Issue Pages 502-514  
  Keywords Aboveground biomass mapping; Forests; French Guiana; ICESat GLAS; LiDAR  
  Abstract Mapping forest aboveground biomass (AGB) has become an important task, particularly for the reporting of carbon stocks and changes. AGB can be mapped using synthetic aperture radar data (SAR) or passive optical data. However, these data are insensitive to high AGB levels (>150 Mg/ha, and >300 Mg/ha for P-band), which are commonly found in tropical forests. Studies have mapped the rough variations in AGB by combining optical and environmental data at regional and global scales. Nevertheless, these maps cannot represent local variations in AGB in tropical forests. In this paper, we hypothesize that the problem of misrepresenting local variations in AGB and AGB estimation with good precision occurs because of both methodological limits (signal saturation or dilution bias) and a lack of adequate calibration data in this range of AGB values. We test this hypothesis by developing a calibrated regression model to predict variations in high AGB values (mean >300 Mg/ha) in French Guiana by a methodological approach for spatial extrapolation with data from the optical geoscience laser altimeter system (GLAS), forest inventories, radar, optics, and environmental variables for spatial inter- and extrapolation. Given their higher point count, GLAS data allow a wider coverage of AGB values. We find that the metrics from GLAS footprints are correlated with field AGB estimations (R2 = 0.54, RMSE = 48.3 Mg/ha) with no bias for high values. First, predictive models, including remote-sensing, environmental variables and spatial correlation functions, allow us to obtain “wall-to-wall” AGB maps over French Guiana with an RMSE for the in situ AGB estimates of ∼50 Mg/ha and R2 = 0.66 at a 1-km grid size. We conclude that a calibrated regression model based on GLAS with dependent environmental data can produce good AGB predictions even for high AGB values if the calibration data fit the AGB range. We also demonstrate that small temporal and spatial mismatches between field data and GLAS footprints are not a problem for regional and global calibrated regression models because field data aim to predict large and deep tendencies in AGB variations from environmental gradients and do not aim to represent high but stochastic and temporally limited variations from forest dynamics. Thus, we advocate including a greater variety of data, even if less precise and shifted, to better represent high AGB values in global models and to improve the fitting of these models for high values. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.  
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