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Author Castro, H.; Fortunel, C.; Freitas, H. openurl 
  Title Effects of land abandonment on plant litter decomposition in a Montado system: relation to litter chemistry and community functional parameters Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Plant and Soil Abbreviated Journal Plant Soil  
  Volume 333 Issue 1-2 Pages 181-190  
  Keywords Ecosystem processes; Land use change; Leaf dry matter content; Life form; Litter quality; Mediterranean  
  Abstract Changes in land use and subsequent shifts in vegetation can influence decomposition through changes in litter quality (chemistry and structure) and alterations of soil temperature and moisture. Our aim was to study the effects of land abandonment on litter decomposition in a Mediterranean area of Montado, South Portugal. We tested the hypothesis that decomposition tends to slow down with abandonment, as woody species, richer in lignified structures, replace herbaceous species. We assessed the decomposition of community litter in situ using litterbag technique. To test the influence of local conditions, we simultaneously incubated a standard litter in situ. Our results showed that the shift from herbaceous to shrub-dominated communities lead to decreased decomposition rates. Changes in litter decomposition were primarily driven by changes in litter quality, even though the uneven pattern of litter mass loss over the experiment might reveal an effect from possible differences in microclimate. Shrub litter had higher nutrient content than herbaceous litter, which seemed to favour higher initial decomposition rates, but lower decomposition rate in the longer term. Shrubs also contribute to woody litter, richer in lignin, and secondary compounds that retard decomposition, and may play a role in increasing pools of slowly decomposing organic matter.  
  Address [Castro, Helena; Freitas, Helena] Univ Coimbra, Dept Life Sci, Ctr Funct Ecol, P-3001401 Coimbra, Portugal, Email: hecastro@ci.uc.pt  
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  ISSN 0032-079X ISBN Medium  
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  Notes (up) ISI:000280089400015 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 49  
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Author Bremaud, I.; Cabrolier, P.; Gril, J.; Clair, B.; Gerard, J.; Minato, K.; Thibaut, B. openurl 
  Title Identification of anisotropic vibrational properties of Padauk wood with interlocked grain Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Wood Science and Technology Abbreviated Journal Wood Sci. Technol.  
  Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 355-367  
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  Abstract Grain deviations and high extractives content are common features of many tropical woods. This study aimed at clarifying their respective impact on vibrational properties, referring to African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii Taub.), a species selected for its interlocked grain, high extractives content and uses in xylophones. Specimens were cut parallel to the trunk axis (L), and local variations in grain angle (GA), microfibril angle (MFA), specific Young's modulus (E' (L) /rho, where rho stands for the density) and damping coefficient (tan delta(L)) were measured. GA dependence was analysed by a mechanical model which allowed to identify the specific Young's modulus (E'(3)/rho) and shear modulus (G'/rho) along the grain (3) as well as their corresponding damping coefficients (tan delta(3), tan delta(G)). This analysis was done for native and then for extracted wood. Interlocked grain resulted in 0-25A degrees GA and in variations of a factor 2 in E'(L)/rho and tan delta(L). Along the grain, Padauk wood was characterized, when compared to typical hardwoods, by a somewhat lower E'(3)/rho and elastic anisotropy (E'/G'), due to a wide microfibril angle plus a small weight effect of extracts, and a very low tan delta(3) and moderate damping anisotropy (tan delta(G)/tan delta(3)). Extraction affected mechanical parameters in the order: tan delta(3) a parts per thousand tan delta(G) > G'/rho > > E'(3)/rho. That is, extractives' effects were nearly isotropic on damping but clearly anisotropic on storage moduli.  
  Address [Bremaud, Iris; Minato, Kazuya] Kyoto Prefectural Univ, Grad Sch Life & Environm Sci, Lab Forest Resource Circulating Circles, Kyoto 6068522, Japan, Email: iris_bremaud@hotmail.com  
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  ISSN 0043-7719 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 48  
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Author Foucaud, J.; Estoup, A.; Loiseau, A.; Rey, O.; Orivel, J. openurl 
  Title Thelytokous parthenogenesis, male clonality and genetic caste determination in the little fire ant: new evidence and insights from the lab Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Heredity Abbreviated Journal Heredity  
  Volume 105 Issue 2 Pages 205-212  
  Keywords reproduction system; thelytokous parthenogenesis; male clonality; genetic caste determination; Wasmannia auropunctata  
  Abstract Previous studies indicate that some populations of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, display an unusual reproduction system polymorphism. Although some populations have a classical haplodiploid reproduction system, in other populations queens are produced by thelytokous parthenogenesis, males are produced by a male clonality system and workers are produced sexually. An atypical genetic caste determination system was also suggested. However, these conclusions were indirectly inferred from genetic studies on field population samples. Here we set up experimental laboratory nests that allow the control of the parental relationships between individuals. The queens heading those nests originated from either putatively clonal or sexual populations. We characterized the male, queen and worker offspring they produced at 12 microsatellite loci. Our results unambiguously confirm the unique reproduction system polymorphism mentioned above and that male clonality is strictly associated with thelytokous parthenogenesis. We also observed direct evidence of the rare production of sexual gynes and arrhenotokous males in clonal populations. Finally, we obtained evidence of a genetic basis for caste determination. The evolutionary significance of the reproduction system polymorphism and genetic caste determination as well as future research opportunities are discussed. Heredity (2010) 105, 205-212; doi: 10.1038/hdy.2009.169; published online 25 November 2009  
  Address [Foucaud, J.; Estoup, A.; Loiseau, A.; Rey, O.] INRA, UMR CBGP, IRD, Cirad,Montpellier SupAgro, Montferrier Sur Lez, France, Email: julien.foucaud@legs.cnrs-gif.fr  
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  ISSN 0018-067X ISBN Medium  
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  Notes (up) ISI:000280111800007 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 78  
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Author Phillips, O.L.; van der Heijden, G.; Lewis, S.L.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Aragao, L.E.O.C.; Lloyd, J.; Malhi, Y.; Monteagudo, A.; Almeida, S.; Davila, E.A.; Amaral, I.; Andelman, S.; Andrade, A.; Arroyo, L.; Aymard, G.; Baker, T.R.; Blanc, L.; Bonal, D.; de Oliveira, A.C.A.; Chao, K.J.; Cardozo, N.D.; da Costa, L.; Feldpausch, T.R.; Fisher, J.B.; Fyllas, N.M.; Freitas, M.A.; Galbraith, D.; Gloor, E.; Higuchi, N.; Honorio, E.; Jimenez, E.; Keeling, H.; Killeen, T.J.; Lovett, J.C.; Meir, P.; Mendoza, C.; Morel, A.; Vargas, P.N.; Patino, S.; Peh, K.S.H.; Cruz, A.P.; Prieto, A.; Quesada, C.A.; Ramirez, F.; Ramirez, H.; Rudas, A.; Salamao, R.; Schwarz, M.; Silva, J.; Silveira, M.; Slik, J.W.F.; Sonke, B.; Thomas, A.S.; Stropp, J.; Taplin, J.R.D.; Vasquez, R.; Vilanova, E. openurl 
  Title Drought-mortality relationships for tropical forests Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication New Phytologist Abbreviated Journal New Phytol.  
  Volume 187 Issue 3 Pages 631-646  
  Keywords Amazon; Borneo; drought; lags mortality; RAINFOR; trees; tropics  
  Abstract The rich ecology of tropical forests is intimately tied to their moisture status. Multi-site syntheses can provide a macro-scale view of these linkages and their susceptibility to changing climates. Here, we report pan-tropical and regional-scale analyses of tree vulnerability to drought. We assembled available data on tropical forest tree stem mortality before, during, and after recent drought events, from 119 monitoring plots in 10 countries concentrated in Amazonia and Borneo. In most sites, larger trees are disproportionately at risk. At least within Amazonia, low wood density trees are also at greater risk of drought-associated mortality, independent of size. For comparable drought intensities, trees in Borneo are more vulnerable than trees in the Amazon. There is some evidence for lagged impacts of drought, with mortality rates remaining elevated 2 yr after the meteorological event is over. These findings indicate that repeated droughts would shift the functional composition of tropical forests toward smaller, denser-wooded trees. At very high drought intensities, the linear relationship between tree mortality and moisture stress apparently breaks down, suggesting the existence of moisture stress thresholds beyond which some tropical forests would suffer catastrophic tree mortality.  
  Address [Phillips, Oliver L.; van der Heijden, Geertje; Lewis, Simon L.; Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela; Lloyd, Jon; Baker, Tim R.; Chao, Kuo-Jung; Feldpausch, Ted R.; Fyllas, Nikolaos M.; Gloor, Emanuel; Honorio, Euridice; Keeling, Helen; Quesada, Carlos A.; Schwarz, Michael] Univ Leeds, Sch Geog, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England, Email: o.phillips@leeds.ac.uk  
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  ISSN 0028-646X ISBN Medium  
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  Notes (up) ISI:000280122500028 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 50  
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Author Audigeos, D.; Buonamici, A.; Belkadi, L.; Rymer, P.; Boshier, D.; Scotti-Saintagne, C.; Vendramin, G.G.; Scotti, I. openurl 
  Title Aquaporins in the wild: natural genetic diversity and selective pressure in the PIP gene family in five Neotropical tree species Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication BMC Evolutionary Biology Abbreviated Journal BMC Evol. Biol.  
  Volume 10 Issue Pages 18  
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  Abstract Background: Tropical trees undergo severe stress through seasonal drought and flooding, and the ability of these species to respond may be a major factor in their survival in tropical ecosystems, particularly in relation to global climate change. Aquaporins are involved in the regulation of water flow and have been shown to be involved in drought response; they may therefore play a major adaptive role in these species. We describe genetic diversity in the PIP sub-family of the widespread gene family of Aquaporins in five Neotropical tree species covering four botanical families. Results: PIP Aquaporin subfamily genes were isolated, and their DNA sequence polymorphisms characterised in natural populations. Sequence data were analysed with statistical tests of standard neutral equilibrium and demographic scenarios simulated to compare with the observed results. Chloroplast SSRs were also used to test demographic transitions. Most gene fragments are highly polymorphic and display signatures of balancing selection or bottlenecks; chloroplast SSR markers have significant statistics that do not conform to expectations for population bottlenecks. Although not incompatible with a purely demographic scenario, the combination of all tests tends to favour a selective interpretation of extant gene diversity. Conclusions: Tropical tree PIP genes may generally undergo balancing selection, which may maintain high levels of genetic diversity at these loci. Genetic variation at PIP genes may represent a response to variable environmental conditions.  
  Address [Audigeos, Delphine; Belkadi, Laurent; Scotti-Saintagne, Caroline; Scotti, Ivan] INRA, UMR EcoFoG Ecol Forets Guyane 0745, Kourou 97387, French Guiana, Email: ivan.scotti@cirad.fr  
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  ISSN 1471-2148 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes (up) ISI:000280369200002 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 47  
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Author Millet, J.; Pascal, J.P.; Kiet, L.C. openurl 
  Title Effects of Disturbance Over 60 Years on a Lowland Forest in Southern Vietnam Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Journal of Tropical Forest Science Abbreviated Journal J. Trop. For. Sci.  
  Volume 22 Issue 3 Pages 237-246  
  Keywords Lowland tropical forest; disturbance impact; floristic composition; forest structure; Tan Phu forest  
  Abstract MILLET J, PASCAL JP & MET LC. 2010. Effects of disturbance over 60 years on a lowland forest in southern Vietnam. Tropical lowland forests are some of the most threatened in the world and this is particularly the case in Vietnam. This study aimed to identify changes in species composition and forest structure in the Tan Phu lowland forest resulting from disturbance over a 60 year period. Analysis of forest composition and structure rely on data from 25 plots of 0.5-ha size established in a lowland secondary forest. The five forest stands described differed greatly from the three forest stand types described in 1943. Some long-lived shade-tolerant species had been replaced by pioneer species, such as Cratoxylon formosum and Shorea roxburghii. In addition to altering composition, forest disturbances had resulted in large changes in forest structure. While in the past, forest stands had a large number of exploitable trees, current forest stands have few trees in the diameter class > 50 cm and sometimes no trees in the diameter class > 80 cm. This paper provides notable results on forest tree ecology, forest dynamics and on the state of secondary forests in Vietnam. This is particularly important as future goods and services will increasingly have to come from such forests.  
  Address [Millet, J.] Univ Lyon 1, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France, Email: jerome.millet@ird.if  
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  ISSN 0128-1283 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes (up) ISI:000280653200003 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 283  
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Author Maia, A.C.D.; Schlindwein, C.; Navarro, D.M.A.F.; Gibernau, M. openurl 
  Title Pollination of Philodendron Acutatum (Araceae) in the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil: A Single Scarab Beetle Species Guarantees High Fruit Set Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication International Journal of Plant Sciences Abbreviated Journal Int. J. Plant Sci.  
  Volume 171 Issue 7 Pages 740-748  
  Keywords Cyclocephala; floral volatiles; pollination specificity; reproductive success; thermogenesis  
  Abstract Philodendron acutatum (Araceae) is a hemiepiphyte common to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. In two localities, we studied the species' breeding system and associations with flower-visiting insects, along with an analysis of its floral scent composition. The fruit set of self-incompatible P. acutatum was high, more than 90%, and inflorescences were exclusively pollinated by one species of scarab beetle, Cyclocephala celata (Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae). Pollinators are drawn toward the inflorescences at dusk by strong floral fragrances given off during the female phase of anthesis, along with endogenous heating of the spadix, whose temperatures were recorded at more than 11 degrees C above ambient air. Two other species of flower-visiting Cyclocephala were also consistently recovered in blacklight trappings during the flowering period of P. acutatum. The fact that only C. celata was found in association with P. acutatum suggests a local reproductive dependence of the plant to this scarab beetle species. Dihydro-beta-ionone and 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone, a rare volatile molecule so far unreported as a floral compound, together accounted for more than 97% of the unique scent composition of P. acutatum and might be involved in specific attraction of C. celata.  
  Address [Dalia Maia, Artur Campos] Univ Fed Paraiba, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Biol, BR-58059900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, Email: arturcamposmaia@yahoo.com.br  
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  ISSN 1058-5893 ISBN Medium  
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Author Herault, B.; Beauchene, J.; Muller, F.; Wagner, F.; Baraloto, C.; Blanc, L.; Martin, J.M. openurl 
  Title Modeling decay rates of dead wood in a neotropical forest Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Oecologia Abbreviated Journal Oecologia  
  Volume 164 Issue 1 Pages 243-251  
  Keywords Amazonia; Carbon cycle; Decomposition; Selective logging; Rainforest; Coarse woody debris  
  Abstract Variation of dead wood decay rates among tropical trees remains one source of uncertainty in global models of the carbon cycle. Taking advantage of a broad forest plot network surveyed for tree mortality over a 23-year period, we measured the remaining fraction of boles from 367 dead trees from 26 neotropical species widely varying in wood density (0.23-1.24 g cm(-3)) and tree circumference at death time (31.5-272.0 cm). We modeled decay rates within a Bayesian framework assuming a first order differential equation to model the decomposition process and tested for the effects of forest management (selective logging vs. unexploited), of mode of death (standing vs. downed) and of topographical levels (bottomlands vs. hillsides vs. hilltops) on wood decay rates. The general decay model predicts the observed remaining fraction of dead wood (R (2) = 60%) with only two biological predictors: tree circumference at death time and wood specific density. Neither selective logging nor local topography had a differential effect on wood decay rates. Including the mode of death into the model revealed that standing dead trees decomposed faster than downed dead trees, but the gain of model accuracy remains rather marginal. Overall, these results suggest that the release of carbon from tropical dead trees to the atmosphere can be simply estimated using tree circumference at death time and wood density.  
  Address [Herault, Bruno; Wagner, Fabien; Martin, Jean-Michel] Univ Antilles Guyane, UMR EcoFoG, F-97387 Kourou, France, Email: bruno.herault@ecofog.gf  
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Author Marcon, E.; Puech, F. openurl 
  Title Measures of the geographic concentration of industries: improving distance-based methods Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Journal of Economic Geography Abbreviated Journal J. Econ. Geogr.  
  Volume 10 Issue 5 Pages 745-762  
  Keywords Geographic concentration; distance-based methods; K-density function; Ripley's K function; M function; C40; C60; R12; L60  
  Abstract We discuss a property of distance-based measures that has not been addressed with regard to evaluating the geographic concentration of economic activities. The article focuses on the choice between a probability density function of point-pair distances or a cumulative function. We begin by introducing a new cumulative function, M, for evaluating the relative geographic concentration and the co-location of industries in a non-homogeneous spatial framework. Secondly, some rigorous comparisons are made with the leading probability density function of Duranton and Overman (2005), Kd. The merits of the simultaneous use of Kd and M is proved, underlining the complementary nature of the results they provide.  
  Address [Marcon, Eric] AgroParisTech ENGREF, UMR EcoFoG, Kourou 97310, French Guiana, Email: Florence.Puech@univ-lyon2.fr  
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  ISSN 1468-2702 ISBN Medium  
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Author Lebrini, M.; Robert, F.; Vezin, H.; Roos, C. openurl 
  Title Electrochemical and quantum chemical studies of some indole derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for C38 steel in molar hydrochloric acid Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Corrosion Science Abbreviated Journal Corrosion Sci.  
  Volume 52 Issue 10 Pages 3367-3376  
  Keywords Steel; EIS; Raman spectroscopy; Polarization; Acid inhibition  
  Abstract A comparative study of 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole (norharmane) and 1-methyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole (harmane) as inhibitors for C38 steel corrosion in 1 M HCl solution at 25 degrees C was carried out. Potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques were applied to study the metal corrosion behavior in the absence and presence of different concentrations of these inhibitors. The OCP as a function of time were also established. Cathodic and anodic polarization curves show that norharmane and harmane are a mixed-type inhibitors. Adsorption of indole derivatives on the C38 steel surface, in 1 M HCl solution, follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. The Delta G degrees(ads) values were calculated and discussed. The potential of zero charge (PZC) of the C38 steel in inhibited solution was studied by the EIS method, and a mechanism for the adsorption process was proposed. Raman spectroscopy confirmed that indole molecules strongly adsorbed onto the steel surface. The electronic properties of indole derivates, obtained using the AM1 semi-empirical quantum chemical approach, were correlated with their experimental efficiencies using the linear resistance model (LR). (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.  
  Address [Robert, F.; Roos, C.] UAG UMR ECOFOG, Lab Mat & Mol Milieu Amazonien, Cayenne 97337, French Guiana, Email: christophe.roos@guyane.univ-ag.fr  
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  ISSN 0010-938X ISBN Medium  
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