| |
Records |
Links |
|
Author |
Lebrini, M.; Suedile, F.;Roos, C. |
|
| |
Title |
Corrosion inhibitory action of ethanol extract from Bagassa guianensis on the corrosion of zinc in ASTM medium |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences |
Abbreviated Journal |
Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences |
|
| |
Volume |
9 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
414-423 |
|
| |
Keywords |
|
|
| |
Abstract |
Ethanol extract of Bagassa guianensis was tested as corrosion inhibitor for zinc in ASTM medium using polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results obtained show that this plant extract could serve as an effective inhibitor for the corrosion of zinc in sodium chloride media. The extract obtained give inhibition around 85%. Polarization curves show that Bagassa guianensis extract affects the anodic and cathodic reactions and the corrosion potential values were shifted to the positive potentials in the presence of the crude extract in the ASTM medium. The experimental data obtained from EIS method show a frequency distribution and therefore a modelling element with frequency dispersion behavior, a constant phase element (CPE alpha,Q ) has been used. Graphical methods are illustrated by synthetic data to determine the parameter of CPE (alpha, Q). Studies on the phytochemical constituents of thetotal extract were also established. Electrochemical studies, on the chemical families present in the crude extract, were also carried out to find the main constituents responsible for corrosion inhibition properties of the plant extract. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
|
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes  |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ |
Serial |
797 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Gomes, V.H.F.; IJff, S.D.; Raes, N.; Amaral, I.L.; Salomão, R.P.; de Souza Coelho, L.; de Almeida Matos, F.D.; Castilho, C.V.; de Andrade Lima Filho, D.; López, D.C.; Guevara, J.E.; Magnusson, W.E.; Phillips, O.L.; Wittmann, F.; de Jesus Veiga Carim, M.; Martins, M.P.; Irume, M.V.; Sabatier, D.; Molino, J.-F.; Bánki, O.S.; da Silva Guimarães, J.R.; Pitman, N.C.A.; Piedade, M.T.F.; Mendoza, A.M.; Luize, B.G.; Venticinque, E.M.; de Leão Novo, E.M.M.; Vargas, P.N.; Silva, T.S.F.; Manzatto, A.G.; Terborgh, J.; Reis, N.F.C.; Montero, J.C.; Casula, K.R.; Marimon, B.S.; Marimon, B.-H.; Coronado, E.N.H.; Feldpausch, T.R.; Duque, A.; Zartman, C.E.; Arboleda, N.C.; Killeen, T.J.; Mostacedo, B.; Vasquez, R.; Schöngart, J.; Assis, R.L.; Medeiros, M.B.; Simon, M.F.; Andrade, A.; Laurance, W.F.; Camargo, J.L.; Demarchi, L.O.; Laurance, S.G.W.; de Sousa Farias, E.; Nascimento, H.E.M.; Revilla, J.D.C.; Quaresma, A.; Costa, F.R.C.; Vieira, I.C.G.; Cintra, B.B.L.; Castellanos, H.; Brienen, R.; Stevenson, P.R.; Feitosa, Y.; Duivenvoorden, J.F.; Aymard C., G.A.; Mogollón, H.F.; Targhetta, N.; Comiskey, J.A.; Vicentini, A.; Lopes, A.; Damasco, G.; Dávila, N.; García-Villacorta, R.; Levis, C.; Schietti, J.; Souza, P.; Emilio, T.; Alonso, A.; Neill, D.; Dallmeier, F.; Ferreira, L.V.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Praia, D.; do Amaral, D.D.; Carvalho, F.A.; de Souza, F.C.; Feeley, K.; Arroyo, L.; Pansonato, M.P.; Gribel, R.; Villa, B.; Licona, J.C.; Fine, P.V.A.; Cerón, C.; Baraloto, C.; Jimenez, E.M.; Stropp, J.; Engel, J.; Silveira, M.; Mora, M.C.P.; Petronelli, P.; Maas, P.; Thomas-Caesar, R.; Henkel, T.W.; Daly, D.; Paredes, M.R.; Baker, T.R.; Fuentes, A.; Peres, C.A.; Chave, J.; Pena, J.L.M.; Dexter, K.G.; Silman, M.R.; Jørgensen, P.M.; Pennington, T.; Di Fiore, A.; Valverde, F.C.; Phillips, J.F.; Rivas-Torres, G.; von Hildebrand, P.; van Andel, T.R.; Ruschel, A.R.; Prieto, A.; Rudas, A.; Hoffman, B.; Vela, C.I.A.; Barbosa, E.M.; Zent, E.L.; Gonzales, G.P.G.; Doza, H.P.D.; de Andrade Miranda, I.P.; Guillaumet, J.-L.; Pinto, L.F.M.; de Matos Bonates, L.C.; Silva, N.; Gómez, R.Z.; Zent, S.; Gonzales, T.; Vos, V.A.; Malhi, Y.; Oliveira, A.A.; Cano, A.; Albuquerque, B.W.; Vriesendorp, C.; Correa, D.F.; Torre, E.V.; van der Heijden, G.; Ramirez-Angulo, H.; Ramos, J.F.; Young, K.R.; Rocha, M.; Nascimento, M.T.; Medina, M.N.U.; Tirado, M.; Wang, O.; Sierra, R.; Torres-Lezama, A.; Mendoza, C.; Ferreira, C.; Baider, C.; Villarroel, D.; Balslev, H.; Mesones, I.; Giraldo, L.E.U.; Casas, L.F.; Reategui, M.A.A.; Linares-Palomino, R.; Zagt, R.; Cárdenas, S.; Farfan-Rios, W.; Sampaio, A.F.; Pauletto, D.; Sandoval, E.H.V.; Arevalo, F.R.; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I.; Garcia-Cabrera, K.; Hernandez, L.; Gamarra, L.V.; Alexiades, M.N.; Pansini, S.; Cuenca, W.P.; Milliken, W.; Ricardo, J.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Pos, E.; ter Steege, H. |
|
| |
Title |
Species Distribution Modelling: Contrasting presence-only models with plot abundance data |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Scientific Reports |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sci. Rep. |
|
| |
Volume |
8 |
Issue |
|
Pages |
1003 |
|
| |
Keywords |
|
|
| |
Abstract |
Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used in ecology and conservation. Presence-only SDMs such as MaxEnt frequently use natural history collections (NHCs) as occurrence data, given their huge numbers and accessibility. NHCs are often spatially biased which may generate inaccuracies in SDMs. Here, we test how the distribution of NHCs and MaxEnt predictions relates to a spatial abundance model, based on a large plot dataset for Amazonian tree species, using inverse distance weighting (IDW). We also propose a new pipeline to deal with inconsistencies in NHCs and to limit the area of occupancy of the species. We found a significant but weak positive relationship between the distribution of NHCs and IDW for 66% of the species. The relationship between SDMs and IDW was also significant but weakly positive for 95% of the species, and sensitivity for both analyses was high. Furthermore, the pipeline removed half of the NHCs records. Presence-only SDM applications should consider this limitation, especially for large biodiversity assessments projects, when they are automatically generated without subsequent checking. Our pipeline provides a conservative estimate of a species’ area of occupancy, within an area slightly larger than its extent of occurrence, compatible to e.g. IUCN red list assessments. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
2045-2322 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Gomes2018 |
Serial |
789 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Aguilos, M.; Hérault, B.; Burban, B.; Wagner, F.; Bonal, D. |
|
| |
Title |
What drives long-term variations in carbon flux and balance in a tropical rainforest in French Guiana? |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology |
Abbreviated Journal |
|
|
| |
Volume |
253–254 |
Issue |
|
Pages |
114-123 |
|
| |
Keywords |
Tropical rainforest; Nee; Gpp; Ecosystem respiration; Radiation; Drought |
|
| |
Abstract |
A thorough understanding of how tropical forests respond to climate is important to improve ecosystem process models and to reduce uncertainties in current and future global carbon balance calculations. The Amazon rainforest, a major contributor to the global carbon cycle, is subject to strong intra- and interannual variations in climate conditions. Understanding their effect on carbon fluxes between the ecosystem and the atmosphere and on the resulting carbon balance is still incomplete. We examined the long-term (over a 12-year period; 2004–2015) variations in gross primary productivity (GPP), ecosystem respiration (RE) and net ecosystem exchange (NEE) in a tropical rainforest in French Guiana and identified key climatic drivers influencing the changes. The study period was characterized by strong differences in climatic conditions among years, particularly differences in the intensity of the dry and wet seasons, as well as differences in annual carbon fluxes and balance. Annual average GPP varied from 3384.9?g?C?m-2?yr?1 (95% CI [3320.7, 3445.9]) to 4061.2?g?C?m-2?yr?1 (95% CI [3980.1, 4145.0]). RE varied even more than GPP, with a difference of 933.1?C?m-2?yr?1 between the minimum (3020.6?g?C?m-2?yr?1; 95% CI [2889.4, 3051.3]) and maximum (3953.7?g?C?m-2?yr?1; 95% CI [3887.6, 4019.6]) values. Although NEE showed large interannual variability (nine-fold), from ?65.6?g?C?m-2?yr?1 (95% CI [?4.4, ?126.0]) to ?590.5?g?C?m-2 yr?1 (95% CI [?532.3, ?651.6]), the forest remained a carbon sink over the 12-year period. A combination of global radiation (Rg), relative extractable water (REW) and soil temperature (Ts) explained 51% of the daily variations for GPP, 30% for RE and 39% for NEE. Global radiation was always the best predictor of these variations, but soil water content and temperature did also influence carbon fluxes and balance. Seasonally, Rg was the major controlling factor for GPP, RE and NEE during the wet season. During the dry season, variations in carbon fluxes and balance were poorly explained by climate factors. Yet, REW was the key driver of variations in NEE during the dry season. This study highlights that, over the long-term, carbon fluxes and balance in such tropical rainforest ecosystems are largely controlled by both radiation and water limitation. Even though variations in Rg have a greater impact on these fluxes, water limitation during seasonal droughts is enough to reduce ecosystem productivity, respiration and carbon uptake. The reduced precipitation expected in tropical rainforest areas under future climatic conditions will therefore strongly influence carbon fluxes and carbon uptake. This study also highlights the importance for land surface or dynamic global vegetation models to consider the main drivers of carbon fluxes and balance separately for dry and wet seasons. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
0168-1923 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ |
Serial |
792 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Dejean, A.; Compin, A.; Leponce, M.; Azémar, F.; Bonhomme, C.; Talaga, S.; Pelozuelo, L.; Hénaut, Y.; Corbara, B. |
|
| |
Title |
Ants impact the composition of the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of a myrmecophytic tank bromeliad |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Comptes Rendus Biologies |
Abbreviated Journal |
|
|
| |
Volume |
341 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
200-207 |
|
| |
Keywords |
Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Ant-plant relationships; Diversity; Food webs; Tank bromeliads; Macro-invertébrés aquatiques; Relations plantes-fourmis; Diversité; Réseaux trophiques; Broméliacées à réservoirs |
|
| |
Abstract |
In an inundated Mexican forest, 89 out of 92 myrmecophytic tank bromeliads (Aechmea bracteata) housed an associated ant colony: 13 sheltered Azteca serica, 43 Dolichoderus bispinosus, and 33 Neoponera villosa. Ant presence has a positive impact on the diversity of the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities (n=30 bromeliads studied). A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) showed that the presence and the species of ant are not correlated to bromeliad size, quantity of water, number of wells, filtered organic matter or incident radiation. The PCA and a generalized linear model showed that the presence of Azteca serica differed from the presence of the other two ant species or no ants in its effects on the aquatic invertebrate community (more predators). Therefore, both ant presence and species of ant affect the composition of the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in the tanks of A. bracteata, likely due to ant deposition of feces and other waste in these tanks. Résumé Dans une forêt inondable du Mexique, sur 92 individus de la broméliacée myrmécophyte Aechmea bracteata, seuls trois étaient dépourvus d’une colonie de fourmis, 13 abritaient Azteca serica, 43 Dolichoderus bispinosus et 33 Neoponera villosa. La présence des fourmis favorise la diversité au sein des communautés aquatiques de macro-invertébrés (30 broméliacées étudiées, index de Shannon, profils de diversité). Une analyse en composantes principales (ACP) montre que la présence de fourmis n’est pas corrélée avec la taille de la plante, la quantité d’eau, le nombre de puits, la quantité de matière organique et la radiation incidente. L’ACP et un modèle mixte généralisé montrent un impact d’Azteca serica (comparé aux autres cas) attribuable à une plus grande quantité de prédateurs (effet top–down). La présence et l’identité des fourmis jouent un rôle sur la composition des communautés de macro-invertébrés aquatiques à travers des interactions directes, les ouvrières évacuant fèces et déchets dans les réservoirs. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
1631-0691 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ |
Serial |
821 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Alméras, T.; Ghislain, B.; Clair, B.; Secerovic, A.; Pilate, G.; Fournier, M. |
|
| |
Title |
Quantifying the motor power of trees |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Trees |
Abbreviated Journal |
|
|
| |
Volume |
32 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
689-702 |
|
| |
Keywords |
|
|
| |
Abstract |
Wood maturation strains can be estimated from the change in curvature that occurs when a stem grown staked in tilted position is released from the stake.
Trees have a motor system to enable upright growth in the field of gravity. This motor function is taken on by reaction wood, a special kind of wood that typically develops in leaning axes and generates mechanical force during its formation, curving up the stem and counteracting the effect of gravity or other mechanical disturbances. Quantifying the mechanical stress induced in wood during maturation is essential to many areas of research ranging from tree architecture to functional genomics. Here, we present a new method for quantifying wood maturation stress. It consists of tilting a tree, tying it to a stake, letting it grow in tilted position, and recording the change in stem curvature that occurs when the stem is released from the stake. A mechanical model is developed to make explicit the link between the change in curvature, maturation strain and morphological traits of the stem section. A parametric study is conducted to analyse how different parameters influence the change in curvature. This method is applied to the estimation of maturation strain in two different datasets. Results show that the method is able to detect genotypic variations in motor power expression. As predicted by the model, we observe that the change in stem curvature is correlated to stem diameter and diameter growth. In contrast, wood maturation strain is independent from these dimensional effects, and is suitable as an intrinsic parameter characterising the magnitude of the plant’s gravitropic reaction. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
1432-2285 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Alméras2018 |
Serial |
835 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Hénaut, Y.; Corbara, B.; Azémar, F.; Céréghino, R.; Dézerald, O.; Dejean, A. |
|
| |
Title |
An arboreal spider protects its offspring by diving into the water of tank bromeliads |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Comptes Rendus Biologies |
Abbreviated Journal |
|
|
| |
Volume |
341 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
196-199 |
|
| |
Keywords |
Water used in protective behavior; Egg sacs; ; ; Cocons; Eau utilisée dans un comportement protecteur |
|
| |
Abstract |
Cupiennius salei (Ctenidae) individuals frequently live in association with tank bromeliads, including Aechmea bracteata, in Quintana Roo (Mexico). Whereas C. salei females without egg sacs hunt over their entire host plant, females carrying egg sacs settle above the A. bracteata reservoirs they have partially sealed with silk. There they avoid predators that use sight to detect their prey, as is known for many bird species. Furthermore, if a danger is more acute, these females dive with their egg sacs into the bromeliad reservoir. An experiment showed that this is not the case for males or females without egg sacs. In addition to the likely abundance of prey found therein, the potential of diving into the tank to protect offspring may explain the close association of this spider with bromeliads. These results show that, although arboreal, C. salei evolved a protective behavior using the water of tank bromeliads to protect offspring. Résumé L’araignée Cupiennius salei (Ctenidae) vit souvent en association avec la broméliacée à réservoir Aechmea bracteata. Dans le Quintana Roo (Mexique), les femelles qui transportent un cocon s’installent au-dessus d’un réservoir d’A. bracteata qu’elles obstruent partiellement de voiles de soie pour se camoufler des prédateurs. En présence de vibrations importantes et répétées, ces femelles plongent avec leur cocon dans l’eau du réservoir. Notre étude montre que les autres adultes (mâles et femelles sans cocon) n’utilisent pas les réservoirs d’eau. Ainsi, en plus de l’abondance de proies, la possibilité de pouvoir plonger pour protéger la descendance pourrait expliquer l’association entre cette espèce d’araignée et les broméliacées. Nos expériences montrent que les femelles porteuses d’un cocon manifestent une stratégie de protection vis-à-vis des cocons et d’elles-mêmes en s’immergeant durant 30, voire 90minutes. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
1631-0691 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ |
Serial |
823 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Corbara, B.; Servigne, P.; Dejean, A.; Carpenter, J.M.; Orivel, J. |
|
| |
Title |
A mimetic nesting association between a timid social wasp and an aggressive arboreal ant |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Comptes Rendus Biologies |
Abbreviated Journal |
|
|
| |
Volume |
341 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
182-188 |
|
| |
Keywords |
Ant-wasp interactions; ; ; Mimicry; Nest site selection; Relations guêpes-fourmis; ; ; Mimétisme; Sélection du site de nidification |
|
| |
Abstract |
In French Guiana, the arboreal nests of the swarm-founding social wasp Protopolybia emortualis (Polistinae) are generally found near those of the arboreal dolichoderine ant Dolichoderus bidens. These wasp nests are typically protected by an envelope, which in turn is covered by an additional carton ‘shelter’ with structure resembling the D. bidens nests. A few wasps constantly guard their nest to keep D. bidens workers from approaching. When alarmed by a strong disturbance, the ants invade the host tree foliage whereas the wasps retreat into their nest. Notably, there is no chemical convergence in the cuticular profiles of the wasps and ants sharing a tree. The aggressiveness of D. bidens likely protects the wasps from army ant raids, but the ants do not benefit from the presence of the wasps; therefore, this relationship corresponds to a kind of commensalism. Résumé En Guyane française, les nids de la guêpe Protopolybia emortualis (Polistinae) se trouvent généralement à proximité de ceux de la fourmi arboricole Dolichoderus bidens (Dolichoderinae). Ces nids de guêpes sont typiquement protégés par une enveloppe de carton, elle-même recouverte d’une autre enveloppe formant un abri qui ressemble aux nids de carton de D. bidens. Quelques guêpes gardent leur nid en permanence afin de tenir à distance les ouvrières D. bidens. Alarmées par une forte perturbation, les fourmis envahissent tout le feuillage de leur arbre support alors que les guêpes se réfugient dans leur nid. Il n’y a pas de convergence chimique entre les profils cuticulaires des guêpes et ceux des fourmis associées. Il est très probable que les P. emortualis bénéficient d’une protection contre les fourmis légionnaires grâce à l’agressivité des D. bidens, mais il n’y a pas réciprocité, de sorte que cette relation correspond à une forme de commensalisme. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
1631-0691 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ |
Serial |
825 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Craine, J.M.; Elmore, A.J.; Wang, L.; Aranibar, J.; Bauters, M.; Boeckx, P.; Crowley, B.E.; Dawes, M.A.; Delzon, S.; Fajardo, A.; Fang, Y.; Fujiyoshi, L.; Gray, A.; Guerrieri, R.; Gundale, M.J.; Hawke, D.J.; Hietz, P.; Jonard, M.; Kearsley, E.; Kenzo, T.; Makarov, M.; Marañón-Jiménez, S.; McGlynn, T.P.; McNeil, B.E.; Mosher, S.G.; Nelson, D.M.; Peri, P.L.; Roggy, J.C.; Sanders-DeMott, R.; Song, M.; Szpak, P.; Templer, P.H.; Van der Colff, D.; Werner, C.; Xu, X.; Yang, Y.; Yu, G.; Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, K. |
|
| |
Title |
Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nature Ecology & Evolution |
Abbreviated Journal |
|
|
| |
Volume |
2 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
1735-1744 |
|
| |
Keywords |
|
|
| |
Abstract |
Human societies depend on an Earth system that operates within a constrained range of nutrient availability, yet the recent trajectory of terrestrial nitrogen (N) availability is uncertain. Examining patterns of foliar N concentrations and isotope ratios (delta15N) from more than 43,000 samples acquired over 37 years, here we show that foliar N concentration declined by 9% and foliar delta15N declined by 0.6–1.6 per thousand. Examining patterns across different climate spaces, foliar delta15N declined across the entire range of mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation tested. These results suggest declines in N supply relative to plant demand at the global scale. In all, there are now multiple lines of evidence of declining N availability in many unfertilized terrestrial ecosystems, including declines in delta15N of tree rings and leaves from herbarium samples over the past 75–150 years. These patterns are consistent with the proposed consequences of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and longer growing seasons. These declines will limit future terrestrial carbon uptake and increase nutritional stress for herbivores. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
2397-334x |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Craine2018 |
Serial |
827 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Denis, T.; Hérault, B.; Brunaux, O.; Guitet, S.; Richard-Hansen, C. |
|
| |
Title |
Weak environmental controls on the composition and diversity of medium and large-sized vertebrate assemblages in neotropical rain forests of the Guiana Shield |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Diversity and Distributions |
Abbreviated Journal |
Diversity Distrib. |
|
| |
Volume |
24 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
1545-1559 |
|
| |
Keywords |
biodiversity; birds; functional traits; mammals; refugia hypothesis; spatial patterns; Aves; Mammalia; Vertebrata |
|
| |
Abstract |
Aim: Despite their often high-trophic position and their contribution to many ecosystem functions, little is known about the factors affecting assemblage structure of medium- and large-sized neotropical vertebrates. We examined the relative roles played by the physical and biological environment, and by purely spatial processes, in shaping the composition and diversities of these vertebrate assemblages. Then, based on the theory that the Guianan forest cover shrank to isolated pockets during the late Pleistocene–Holocene, we tested if the past forest refugia may have shaped current vertebrate assemblages. Location: French Guiana, Guiana Shield, South America. Methods: Abundances of 19 medium- and large-sized vertebrates were estimated at 21 locations in undisturbed Guianan rain forests. Using taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic metrics, we partitioned the effects of a range of physical and biological environmental conditions and purely spatial predictors in shaping both assemblage composition and (alpha and beta) diversities. Results: We identified a significant, but weak relationship between taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic assemblage composition and environmental conditions. Assemblage diversity patterns were mainly explained by spatial predictors irrespective of the metrics. Current assemblage diversities are correlated with Pleistocene–Holocene forest history, with the highest alpha diversities outside of putative forest refugia, and the highest beta diversities inside these areas. Main conclusions: Current vertebrate assemblage composition is not strongly marked by common environmental factors. Our main conclusion is that assemblage composition results from individual species responses to the environment. Our findings also suggest that dispersal-related processes or more probably historical processes shape (alpha and beta) diversity patterns. In fact, forest fragmentation during Pleistocene–Holocene climate changes could have led to isolated vertebrate assemblages evolving into unique species assemblages creating the current high beta diversity inside refugia, whereas the lower habitat stability outside of refugia could have led to mixed assemblages in areas recolonized by forest vertebrates (current high alpha diversity outside of refugia). |
|
| |
Address |
IRD, UMR AMAP (Cirad, CNRS, INRA, Université de Montpellier), Montpellier, France |
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
13669516 (Issn) |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ |
Serial |
833 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
| |
|
| |
|
Author |
Sprenger, P.P.; Hartke, J.; Feldmeyer, B.; Orivel, J.; Schmitt, T.; Menzel, F. |
|
| |
Title |
Influence of Mutualistic Lifestyle, Mutualistic Partner, and Climate on Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles in Parabiotic Ants |
Type |
Journal Article |
| |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Journal of Chemical Ecology |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Chem Ecol |
|
| |
Volume |
45 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
741-754 |
|
| |
Keywords |
|
|
| |
Abstract |
A vital trait in insects is their cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile, which protects the insect against desiccation and serves in chemical communication. Due to these functions, CHC profiles are shaped by both climatic conditions and biotic interactions. Here, we investigated CHC differentiation in the neotropical parabiotic ant species Crematogaster levior and Camponotus femoratus, which mutualistically share a nest. Both consist of two cryptic species each (Cr. levior A and B and Ca. femoratus PAT and PS) that differ genetically and possess strongly different CHC profiles. We characterized and compared CHC profiles of the four cryptic species in detail. Our results suggest that Cr. levior A, Ca. femoratus PAT and Ca. femoratus PS adapted their CHC profiles to the parabiotic lifestyle by producing longer-chain CHCs. At the same time, they changed their major CHC classes, and produce more alkadienes and methyl-branched alkenes compared to Cr. levior B or non-parabiotic species. The CHC profiles of Cr. levior B were more similar to related, non-parabiotic species of the Orthocrema clade than Cr. levior A, and the chain lengths of B were similar to the reconstructed ancestral state. Signals of both the parabiotic partner (biotic conditions) and climate (abiotic conditions) were found in the CHC profiles of all four cryptic species. Our data suggest that mutualisms shaped the CHC profiles of the studied species, in particular chain length and CHC class composition. Beside this, signals of the parabiotic partners indicate potential impacts of biotic interactions, via chemical mimicry or chemical camouflage. |
|
| |
Address |
|
|
| |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
|
| |
Publisher |
|
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
|
| |
Language |
|
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
|
| |
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
|
| |
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
|
| |
ISSN |
1573-1561 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
|
| |
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
|
| |
Notes |
|
Approved |
no |
|
| |
Call Number |
EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Sprenger2019 |
Serial |
894 |
|
| Permanent link to this record |
