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Author Croft, H.; Chen, J.M.; Wang, R.; Mo, G.; Luo, S.; Luo, X.; He, L.; Gonsamo, A.; Arabian, J.; Zhang, Y.; Simic-Milas, A.; Noland, T.L.; He, Y.; Homolová, L.; Malenovský, Z.; Yi, Q.; Beringer, J.; Amiri, R.; Hutley, L.; Arellano, P.; Stahl, C.; Bonal, D.
Title The global distribution of leaf chlorophyll content Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Remote Sensing of Environment Abbreviated Journal Remote Sens. Environ.
Volume 236 Issue 111479 Pages
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Abstract Leaf chlorophyll is central to the exchange of carbon, water and energy between the biosphere and the atmosphere, and to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. This paper presents the first spatially-continuous view of terrestrial leaf chlorophyll content (ChlLeaf) at the global scale. Weekly maps of ChlLeaf were produced from ENVISAT MERIS full resolution (300 m) satellite data using a two-stage physically-based radiative transfer modelling approach. Firstly, leaf-level reflectance was derived from top-of-canopy satellite reflectance observations using 4-Scale and SAIL canopy radiative transfer models for woody and non-woody vegetation, respectively. Secondly, the modelled leaf-level reflectance was input into the PROSPECT leaf-level radiative transfer model to derive ChlLeaf. The ChlLeaf retrieval algorithm was validated using measured ChlLeaf data from 248 sample measurements at 28 field locations, and covering six plant functional types (PFTs). Modelled results show strong relationships with field measurements, particularly for deciduous broadleaf forests (R2 = 0.67; RMSE = 9.25 microg cm-2; p < 0.001), croplands (R2 = 0.41; RMSE = 13.18 microg cm-2; p < 0.001) and evergreen needleleaf forests (R2 = 0.47; RMSE = 10.63 microg cm-2; p < 0.001). When the modelled results from all PFTs were considered together, the overall relationship with measured ChlLeaf remained good (R2 = 0.47, RMSE = 10.79 microg cm-2; p < 0.001). This result is an improvement on the relationship between measured ChlLeaf and a commonly used chlorophyll-sensitive spectral vegetation index; the MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (MTCI; R2 = 0.27, p < 0.001). The global maps show large temporal and spatial variability in ChlLeaf, with evergreen broadleaf forests presenting the highest leaf chlorophyll values, with global annual median values of 54.4 microg cm-2. Distinct seasonal ChlLeaf phenologies are also visible, particularly in deciduous plant forms, associated with budburst and crop growth, and leaf senescence. It is anticipated that this global ChlLeaf product will make an important step towards the explicit consideration of leaf-level biochemistry in terrestrial water, energy and carbon cycle modelling.
Address UMR EEF, INRA Université de Lorraine, Champenoux54280, France
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Author Soong, J.L.; Janssens, I.A.; Grau, O.; Margalef, O.; Stahl, C.; Van Langenhove, L.; Urbina, I.; Chave, J.; Dourdain, A.; Ferry, B.; Freycon, V.; Herault, B.; Sardans, J.; Peñuelas, J.; Verbruggen, E.
Title Soil properties explain tree growth and mortality, but not biomass, across phosphorus-depleted tropical forests Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep
Volume 10 Issue 2302 Pages
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Abstract We observed strong positive relationships between soil properties and forest dynamics of growth and mortality across twelve primary lowland tropical forests in a phosphorus-poor region of the Guiana Shield. Average tree growth (diameter at breast height) increased from 0.81 to 2.1 mm yr-1 along a soil texture gradient from 0 to 67% clay, and increasing metal-oxide content. Soil organic carbon stocks in the top 30 cm ranged from 30 to 118 tons C ha-1, phosphorus content ranged from 7 to 600 mg kg-1 soil, and the relative abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ranged from 0 to 50%, all positively correlating with soil clay, and iron and aluminum oxide and hydroxide content. In contrast, already low extractable phosphorus (Bray P) content decreased from 4.4 to <0.02 mg kg-1 in soil with increasing clay content. A greater prevalence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in more clayey forests that had higher tree growth and mortality, but not biomass, indicates that despite the greater investment in nutrient uptake required, soils with higher clay content may actually serve to sustain high tree growth in tropical forests by avoiding phosphorus losses from the ecosystem. Our study demonstrates how variation in soil properties that retain carbon and nutrients can help to explain variation in tropical forest growth and mortality, but not biomass, by requiring niche specialization and contributing to biogeochemical diversification across this region.
Address Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivory CoastYamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
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Author Ramalho, M.O.; Duplais, C.; Orivel, J.; Dejean, A.; Gibson, J.C.; Suarez, A.V.; Moreau, C.S.
Title Development but not diet alters microbial communities in the Neotropical arboreal trap jaw ant Daceton armigerum: an exploratory study Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Scientific Reports Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 7350
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Abstract To better understand the evolutionary significance of symbiotic interactions in nature, microbiome studies can help to identify the ecological factors that may shape host-associated microbial communities. In this study we explored both 16S and 18S rRNA microbial communities of D. armigerum from both wild caught individuals collected in the Amazon and individuals kept in the laboratory and fed on controlled diets. We also investigated the role of colony, sample type, development and caste on structuring microbial communities. Our bacterial results (16S rRNA) reveal that (1) there are colony level differences between bacterial communities; (2) castes do not structure communities; (3) immature stages (brood) have different bacterial communities than adults; and 4) individuals kept in the laboratory with a restricted diet showed no differences in their bacterial communities from their wild caught nest mates, which could indicate the presence of a stable and persistent resident bacterial community in this host species. The same categories were also tested for microbial eukaryote communities (18S rRNA), and (5) developmental stage has an influence on the diversity recovered; (6) the diversity of taxa recovered has shown this can be an important tool to understand additional aspects of host biology and species interactions.
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Author Levionnois, S.; Tysklind, N.; Nicolini, E.; Ferry, B.; Troispoux, V.; Le Moguedec, G.; Morel, H.; Stahl, C.; Coste, S.; Caron, H.; Heuret, P.
Title Soil variation response is mediated by growth trajectories rather than functional traits in a widespread pioneer Neotropical tree Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication bioRxiv, peer-reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 351197 Issue v4 Pages
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Abstract Trait-environment relationships have been described at the community level across tree species. However, whether interspecific trait-environment relationships are consistent at the intraspecific level is yet unknown. Moreover, we do not know how consistent is the response between organ vs. whole-tree level.We examined phenotypic variability for 16 functional leaf (dimensions, nutrient, chlorophyll) and wood traits (density) across two soil types, Ferralitic Soil (FS) vs. White Sands (WS), on two sites for 70 adult trees of Cecropia obtusa Trécul (Urticaceae) in French Guiana. Cecropia is a widespread pioneer Neotropical genus that generally dominates early successional forest stages. To understand how soil types impact resource-use through the processes of growth and branching, we examined the architectural development with a retrospective analysis of growth trajectories. We expect soil types to affect both, functional traits in relation to resource acquisition strategy as already described at the interspecific level, and growth strategies due to resource limitations with reduced growth on poor soils.Functional traits were not involved in the soil response, as only two traits-leaf residual water content and K content-showed significant differences across soil types. Soil effects were stronger on growth trajectories, with WS trees having the slowest growth trajectories and less numerous branches across their lifespan.The analysis of growth trajectories based on architectural analysis improved our ability to characterise the response of trees with soil types. The intraspecific variability is higher for growth trajectories than functional traits for C. obtusa, revealing the complementarity of the architectural approach with the functional approach to gain insights on the way trees manage their resources over their lifetime. Soil-related responses of Cecropia functional traits are not the same as those at the interspecific level, suggesting that the effects of the acting ecological processes are different between the two levels. Apart from soil differences, much variation was found across sites, which calls for further investigation of the factors shaping growth trajectories in tropical forests.
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Author Sullivan, M.J.P.; Lewis, S.L.; Affum-Baffoe, K.; Castilho, C.; Costa, F.; Sanchez, A.C.; Ewango, C.E.N.; Hubau, W.; Marimon, B.; Monteagudo-Mendoza, A.; Qie, L.; Sonké, B.; Martinez, R.V.; Baker, T.R.; Brienen, R.J.W.; Feldpausch, T.R.; Galbraith, D.; Gloor, M.; Malhi, Y.; Aiba, S.-I.; Alexiades, M.N.; Almeida, E.C.; de Oliveira, E.A.; Dávila, E.Á.; Loayza, P.A.; Andrade, A.; Vieira, S.A.; Aragão, L.E.O.C.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Arets, E.J.M.M.; Arroyo, L.; Ashton, P.; Aymard C., G.; Baccaro, F.B.; Banin, L.F.; Baraloto, C.; Camargo, P.B.; Barlow, J.; Barroso, J.; Bastin, J.-F.; Batterman, S.A.; Beeckman, H.; Begne, S.K.; Bennett, A.C.; Berenguer, E.; Berry, N.; Blanc, L.; Boeckx, P.; Bogaert, J.; Bonal, D.; Bongers, F.; Bradford, M.; Brearley, F.Q.; Brncic, T.; Brown, F.; Burban, B.; Camargo, J.L.; Castro, W.; Céron, C.; Ribeiro, S.C.; Moscoso, V.C.; Chave, J.; Chezeaux, E.; Clark, C.J.; de Souza, F.C.; Collins, M.; Comiskey, J.A.; Valverde, F.C.; Medina, M.C.; da Costa, L.; Dančák, M.; Dargie, G.C.; Davies, S.; Cardozo, N.D.; de Haulleville, T.; de Medeiros, M.B.; del Aguila Pasquel, J.; Derroire, G.; Di Fiore, A.; Doucet, J.-L.; Dourdain, A.; Droissant, V.; Duque, L.F.; Ekoungoulou, R.; Elias, F.; Erwin, T.; Esquivel-Muelbert, A.; Fauset, S.; Ferreira, J.; Llampazo, G.F.; Foli, E.; Ford, A.; Gilpin, M.; Hall, J.S.; Hamer, K.C.; Hamilton, A.C.; Harris, D.J.; Hart, T.B.; Hédl, R.; Herault, B.; Herrera, R.; Higuchi, N.; Hladik, A.; Coronado, E.H.; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I.; Huasco, W.H.; Jeffery, K.J.; Jimenez-Rojas, E.; Kalamandeen, M.; Djuikouo, M.N.K.; Kearsley, E.; Umetsu, R.K.; Kho, L.K.; Killeen, T.; Kitayama, K.; Klitgaard, B.; Koch, A.; Labrière, N.; Laurance, W.; Laurance, S.; Leal, M.E.; Levesley, A.; Lima, A.J.N.; Lisingo, J.; Lopes, A.P.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Lovejoy, T.; Lovett, J.C.; Lowe, R.; Magnusson, W.E.; Malumbres-Olarte, J.; Manzatto, Â.G.; Marimon, B.H.; Marshall, A.R.; Marthews, T.; de Almeida Reis, S.M.; Maycock, C.; Melgaço, K.; Mendoza, C.; Metali, F.; Mihindou, V.; Milliken, W.; Mitchard, E.T.A.; Morandi, P.S.; Mossman, H.L.; Nagy, L.; Nascimento, H.; Neill, D.; Nilus, R.; Vargas, P.N.; Palacios, W.; Camacho, N.P.; Peacock, J.; Pendry, C.; Peñuela Mora, M.C.; Pickavance, G.C.; Pipoly, J.; Pitman, N.; Playfair, M.; Poorter, L.; Poulsen, J.R.; Poulsen, A.D.; Preziosi, R.; Prieto, A.; Primack, R.B.; Ramírez-Angulo, H.; Reitsma, J.; Réjou-Méchain, M.; Correa, Z.R.; de Sousa, T.R.; Bayona, L.R.; Roopsind, A.; Rudas, A.; Rutishauser, E.; Abu Salim, K.; Salomão, R.P.; Schietti, J.; Sheil, D.; Silva, R.C.; Espejo, J.S.; Valeria, C.S.; Silveira, M.; Simo-Droissart, M.; Simon, M.F.; Singh, J.; Soto Shareva, Y.C.; Stahl, C.; Stropp, J.; Sukri, R.; Sunderland, T.; Svátek, M.; Swaine, M.D.; Swamy, V.; Taedoumg, H.; Talbot, J.; Taplin, J.; Taylor, D.; ter Steege, H.; Terborgh, J.; Thomas, R.; Thomas, S.C.; Torres-Lezama, A.; Umunay, P.; Gamarra, L.V.; van der Heijden, G.; van der Hout, P.; van der Meer, P.; van Nieuwstadt, M.; Verbeeck, H.; Vernimmen, R.; Vicentini, A.; Vieira, I.C.G.; Torre, E.V.; Vleminckx, J.; Vos, V.; Wang, O.; White, L.J.T.; Willcock, S.; Woods, J.T.; Wortel, V.; Young, K.; Zagt, R.; Zemagho, L.; Zuidema, P.A.; Zwerts, J.A.; Phillips, O.L.
Title Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Science Abbreviated Journal
Volume 368 Issue 6493 Pages 869-874
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Abstract A key uncertainty in climate change models is the thermal sensitivity of tropical forests and how this value might influence carbon fluxes. Sullivan et al. measured carbon stocks and fluxes in permanent forest plots distributed globally. This synthesis of plot networks across climatic and biogeographic gradients shows that forest thermal sensitivity is dominated by high daytime temperatures. This extreme condition depresses growth rates and shortens the time that carbon resides in the ecosystem by killing trees under hot, dry conditions. The effect of temperature is worse above 32°C, and a greater magnitude of climate change thus risks greater loss of tropical forest carbon stocks. Nevertheless, forest carbon stocks are likely to remain higher under moderate climate change if they are protected from direct impacts such as clearance, logging, or fires.Science, this issue p. 869The sensitivity of tropical forest carbon to climate is a key uncertainty in predicting global climate change. Although short-term drying and warming are known to affect forests, it is unknown if such effects translate into long-term responses. Here, we analyze 590 permanent plots measured across the tropics to derive the equilibrium climate controls on forest carbon. Maximum temperature is the most important predictor of aboveground biomass (−9.1 megagrams of carbon per hectare per degree Celsius), primarily by reducing woody productivity, and has a greater impact per °C in the hottest forests (>32.2°C). Our results nevertheless reveal greater thermal resilience than observations of short-term variation imply. To realize the long-term climate adaptation potential of tropical forests requires both protecting them and stabilizing Earth’s climate.
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Author Legeay, J.; Husson, C.; Boudier, B.; Louisanna, E.; Baraloto, C.; Schimann, H.; Marcais, B.; Buée, M.
Title Surprising low diversity of the plant pathogen Phytophthora in Amazonian forests Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Environmental Microbiology Abbreviated Journal Environ. Microbiol.
Volume 22 Issue 12 Pages 5019-5032
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Abstract The genus Phytophthora represents a group of plant pathogens with broad global distribution. The majority of them cause the collar and root-rot of diverse plant species. Little is known about Phytophthora communities in forest ecosystems, especially in the Neotropical forests where natural enemies could maintain the huge plant diversity via negative density dependence. We characterized the diversity of soil-borne Phytophthora communities in the North French Guiana rainforest and investigated how they are structured by host identity and environmental factors. In this little-explored habitat, 250 soil cores were sampled from 10 plots hosting 10 different plant families across three forest environments (Terra Firme, Seasonally Flooded and White Sand). Phytophthora diversity was studied using a baiting approach and metabarcoding (High-Throughput Sequencing) on environmental DNA extracted from both soil samples and baiting-leaves. These three approaches revealed very similar communities, characterized by an unexpected low diversity of Phytophthora species, with the dominance of two cryptic species close to Phytophthora heveae. As expected, the Phytophthora community composition of the French Guiana rainforest was significantly impacted by the host plant family and environment. However, these plant pathogen communities are very small and are dominated by generalist species, questioning their potential roles as drivers of plant diversity in these Amazonian forests. © 2020 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Address International Center for Tropical Botany, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, United States
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Author Nixon, S.; Agwa, A.; Robinson, S.; Walker, A.; Touchard, A.; Schroeder, C.; Vetter, I.; Kotze, A.C.; Herzig, V.; King, G.F.
Title Discovery and characterisation of novel peptides from Amazonian stinging ant venoms with antiparasitic activity Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Toxicon Abbreviated Journal Toxicon
Volume 177 Issue 1 Pages S60
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Address The Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Australia; CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia; CNRS, UMR Ecologie des forêts de Guyane, France
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