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Author Delaval, M.; Charles-Dominique, P.
Title Edge effects on frugivorous and nectarivorous bat communities in a neotropical primary forest in French Guiana Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) Abbreviated Journal Rev. Ecol.-Terre Vie
Volume (up) 61 Issue 4 Pages 343-352
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Abstract The impact of a road crossing a continuous Guyana primary forest was studied through the analysis of qualitative and quantitative changes in a frugivorous and nectarivorous bat community at different distances from forest edge. Bats were captured along three 3-km forest transects perpendicular to the edge, and at the Nouragues Station located 150 km in the interior of the primary forest block, in an uninhabited area. Along the 3-km transects, we caught over seven times more individuals than in primary forest, this value decreasing according to the distance from the edge. Moreover, at the very edge, species richness was higher than along transects, probably due to exchanges between primary forest and the open habitats. On the contrary, diversity values at forest edges were lower than in primary forest, with a demographic explosion of a few opportunistic phyllostomid species such as Carollia perspicillata and Artibeus jamaicensis. Species restricted to degraded habitat like Glossophaga soricina and Artibeus cinereus were still present 3 km away from the edge, where the proportion of C perspicillata was seven times higher than in primary forest at Nouragues. These changes in the community of bats have important consequences on seed and pollen dispersal. So edge effects may significantly affect both faunal and floral assemblage. We conclude that changes in bat community occur up to at least 3 km from forest edge, i. e. at a greater distance than that found for all other vertebrates previously studied. By their implications our results should be considered in habitat and species conservation management plans.
Address Dept Ecol & Gest Biodivers, UMR 5176, F-91800 Brunoy, France, Email: marguerite.delaval@wanadoo.fir
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Publisher SOC NATL PROTECTION NATURE ACCLIMATATION FRANCE Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0249-7395 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000244361200003 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 168
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Author Amusant, N.; Beauchene, J.; Fournier, M.; Janin, G.; Thevenon, M.F.
Title Decay resistance in Dicorynia guianensis Amsh.: analysis of inter-tree and intra-tree variability and relations with wood colour Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Annals of Forest Science Abbreviated Journal Ann. For. Sci.
Volume (up) 61 Issue 4 Pages 373-380
Keywords Dicorynia guianensis; Amazonian wood; wood colour/decay resistance; heartwood; variability
Abstract Dicorynia guianensis Amsh. is very widespread in the forests of French Guiana and moreover is the leading species harvested in this area, but its main defect remains the great variability of wood durability, especially with respect to fungal decay. The aim of this work was to study this inter- and intra-tree variability in order to identify the parameters responsible for this variation (growth area, height and radial position) within the tree. The resistance decrease from the outer heartwood to the pith. Measurement of colour variation using the CIELAB (L*, a*, b*, C*, h*) system was performed at the intra-tree level to highlight the longitudinal and radial gradients of variation. Dicorynia guianensis becomes less red and dark from the outer to the inner heartwood and from the base to the top. Lastly, variations of colour and durability were correlated: the wood is less resistant the redder and darker it is.
Address CIRAD Foret, Forest Prod Programme, F-34398 Montpellier 5, France, Email: nadine.amusant@cirad.fr
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher E D P SCIENCES Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1286-4560 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000223955500009 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 262
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Author Roggy, J.C.; Nicolini, E.; Imbert, P.; Caraglio, Y.; Bosc, A.; Heuret, P.
Title Links between tree structure and functional leaf traits in the tropical forest tree Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff (Caesalpiniaceae) Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Annals of Forest Science Abbreviated Journal Ann. For. Sci.
Volume (up) 62 Issue 6 Pages 553-564
Keywords Dicorynia guianensis; leaf structure; functional leaf traits; plasticity; tree structure
Abstract This study looked at the interactive effects of tree architectural stage of development (ASD) and light availability on different plant traits (growth parameters, leaf morpho-anatomy and photosynthetic capacities) in the tropical species Dicorynia guianensis. A qualitative architectural analysis was used to categorize tree individuals sampled along a natural light gradient. The results show that some traits could have an ASD-dependence at the whole plant and leaf level without control of light. The changes observed relate to vigour thresholds the plant has to reach to shift from one ASD to another (i.e., the number of nodes and the internodes length per Growth Unit). Light conditions do not modify these thresholds but may modify the time they are crossed. Tree height was found strongly modulated by light conditions; hence, at a similar height, individuals may belong to different ASD. At the functional level, a decrease in N-m, and A(maxm) was observed with increasing light availability, while N-a increased and A(maxa) remained unaffected. An ASD effect was also observed on Amaxa and LMA but not on Amaxm. These results demonstrated a weak ability of photosynthetic plasticity in response to light conditions, and that variations of leaf photosynthetic variables according to ASD can be explained by modifications in leaf nitrogen and LMA. Questions on the reliability of a height-based sampling strategy for evaluating the phenotypic plasticity of trees in relation to light conditions are raised.
Address INRA, Ecol Forets Guyane, ENGREF, UMR CIRAD, F-97387 Kourou, Guyane Francais, France, Email: roggy.j@cirad.fr
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Publisher EDP SCIENCES S A Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1286-4560 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000232084400009 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 229
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Author Gourlet-Fleury, S.; Blanc, L.; Picard, N.; Sist, P.; Dick, J.; Nasi, R.; Swaine, M.D.; Forni, E.
Title Grouping species for predicting mixed tropical forest dynamics: looking for a strategy Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Annals of Forest Science Abbreviated Journal Ann. For. Sci.
Volume (up) 62 Issue 8 Pages 785-796
Keywords cross-comparisons; functional groups; modelling strategy; species classifications
Abstract The high species diversity of mixed tropical forests hinders the development of forest dynamic models. A solution commonly adopted is to cluster species in groups. There are various methods for grouping species that can be linked to three strategies (i) the ecological subjective strategy, (ii) the ecological data-driven strategy, and (iii) the dynamic process strategy. In the first two strategies a species will be assigned to a single group while in the latter strategy, a specific grouping is defined for each process of population dynamics ( typically based on recruitment, growth, mortality). Little congruency or convergence is observed in the literature between any two classifications of species. This may be explained by the independence between the sets of tree characters used to build species groups, or by the intra-specific variability of these characters. We therefore recommend the dynamic process strategy as the most convenient strategy for building groups of species.
Address Cirad Foret, F-34398 Montpellier, France, Email: sylvie.gourlet-fleury@cirad.fr
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher EDP SCIENCES S A Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1286-4560 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000233972500001 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 228
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Author Vendramin, G.G.; Fady, B.; Gonzalez-Martinez, S.C.; Hu, F.S.; Scotti, I.; Sebastiani, F.; Soto, A.; Petit, R.J.
Title Genetically depauperate but widespread: The case of an emblematic mediterranean pine Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Evolution Abbreviated Journal Evolution
Volume (up) 62 Issue 3 Pages 680-688
Keywords chloroplast microsatellites; conservation genetics; diversity depletion; human impact; Pinus pinea
Abstract Genetic variation is generally considered a prerequisite for adaptation to new environmental conditions. Thus the discovery of genetically depauperate but geographically widespread species is unexpected. We used 12 paternally inherited chloroplast microsatellites to estimate population genetic variation across the full range of an emblematic circum-Mediterranean conifer, stone pine (Pinus pinea L.). The same chloroplast DNA haplotype is fixed in nearly all of the 34 investigated populations. Such a low level of variation is consistent with a previous report of very low levels of diversity at nuclear loci in this species. Stone pine appears to have passed through a severe and prolonged demographic bottleneck, followed by subsequent natural- and human-mediated dispersal across the Mediterranean Basin. No other abundant and widespread plant species has as little genetic diversity as P. pinea at both chloroplast and nuclear markers. However, the species harbors a nonnegligible amount of variation at adaptive traits. Thus a causal relationship between genetic diversity, as measured by marker loci, and the evolutionary precariousness of a species, cannot be taken for granted.
Address [Vendramin, Giovanni G.] Ist Genet Vegetale, Sez Firenze, Florence, Italy, Email: petit@pierroton.inra.fr
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Publisher BLACKWELL PUBLISHING Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0014-3820 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000253758600016 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 141
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Author Bleron, L.; Duchanois, G.; Thibaut, B.
Title Characteristic properties of embedding strength for the nailing of the gonfolio rose (Qualea rosea Aubl.) Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Holzforschung Abbreviated Journal Holzforschung
Volume (up) 62 Issue 1 Pages 86-90
Keywords embedding strength; Eurocode V; nail
Abstract Experimental results are presented with single nail joints of gonfolo rose which were loaded at different grain angles and compared to results obtained by Eurocode V. A wide range of embedding strength tests was conducted. The embedding behaviour across the grain was also investigated with a specific test apparatus. The results were analysed and modelled in terms of strength. Initial loading and unloading stiffness of the timber have been taken into account. The embedment strength of the nails varied according to the angle between the direction of loading and that to the grain. This work is part of a larger research project to establish a computer program for the prediction of stiffness and limit strengths of all timber-to-timber and timber-to-steel joints.
Address [Bleron, Laurent] LABOMAP ENSAM, F-71250 Poret De Paris, Cluny, France, Email: laurent.bleron@cluny.ensam.fr
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Publisher WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0018-3830 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000252041400013 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 144
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Author Liu, S.Q.; Loup, C.; Gril, J.; Dumonceaud, O.; Thibaut, A.; Thibaut, B.
Title Studies on European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Part 1: Variations of wood colour parameters Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Annals of Forest Science Abbreviated Journal Ann. For. Sci.
Volume (up) 62 Issue 7 Pages 625-632
Keywords Fagus sylvatica L.; CIELab colour system; solid wood; red heartwood
Abstract Colour parameters of European beech were measured using CIELab system. 103 logs from 87 trees in 9 sites were cut into boards to study the radial variations of wood colour parameters. Both site and tree effects on colour were observed. Patterns of red heartwood occurrence were defined. When excepting red heartwood there was still a highly significant effect of site and tree. Axial and radial variations were small, except very near the pith or in red heartwood, suggesting possible early selection at periphery under colour criteria. Red heartwood is darker, redder and more yellow than normal peripheral wood.
Address Univ Montpellier 2, Lab Mecan & Genie Civil, F-34095 Montpellier, France, Email: jgril@lmgc.univ-montp2.fr
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Publisher EDP SCIENCES S A Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1286-4560 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000233179100003 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 251
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Author Scotti-Saintagne, C.; Bertocchi, E.; Barreneche, T.; Kremer, A.; Plomion, C.
Title Quantitative trait loci mapping for vegetative propagation in pedunculate oak Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Annals of Forest Science Abbreviated Journal Ann. For. Sci.
Volume (up) 62 Issue 4 Pages 369-374
Keywords vegetative propagation; QTL; Quercus robur
Abstract Vegetative propagation is one of the main methods used for the deployment of improved genetic forest tree species. The objective of this paper was to study the genetic architecture of vegetative propagation by detecting Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur). The mapping population consisted on an F-1 family of 278 offspring. Assessment of rooting ability over three years permitted the detection of 10 QTLs explaining between 4.4 and 13.8% of phenotypic variance, of which the two strongest were stable across years. Ongoing genomics programs in trees and in Arabidopsis are starting to shed light on the nature of the underlying genes.
Address Equipe Genet, INRA, UMR 1202, BIOGECO, F-33612 Cestas, France, Email: christophe.plomion@pierroton.inra.fr
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Publisher E D P SCIENCES Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1286-4560 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000229668600010 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 255
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Author Coste, S.; Roggy, J.C.; Schimann, H.; Epron, D.; Dreyer, E.
Title A cost-benefit analysis of acclimation to low irradiance in tropical rainforest tree seedlings: leaf life span and payback time for leaf deployment Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of Experimental Botany Abbreviated Journal J. Exp. Bot.
Volume (up) 62 Issue 11 Pages 3941-3955
Keywords Carbon balance; construction cost; functional diversity; leaf life span; payback time; photosynthesis; tropical rainforest
Abstract The maintenance in the long run of a positive carbon balance under very low irradiance is a prerequisite for survival of tree seedlings below the canopy or in small gaps in a tropical rainforest. To provide a quantitative basis for this assumption, experiments were carried out to determine whether construction cost (CC) and payback time for leaves and support structures, as well as leaf life span (i) differ among species and (ii) display an irradiance-elicited plasticity. Experiments were also conducted to determine whether leaf life span correlates to CC and payback time and is close to the optimal longevity derived from an optimization model. Saplings from 13 tropical tree species were grown under three levels of irradiance. Specific-CC was computed, as well as CC scaled to leaf area at the metamer level. Photosynthesis was recorded over the leaf life span. Payback time was derived from CC and a simple photosynthesis model. Specific-CC displayed only little interspecific variability and irradiance-elicited plasticity, in contrast to CC scaled to leaf area. Leaf life span ranged from 4 months to > 26 months among species, and was longest in seedlings grown under lowest irradiance. It was always much longer than payback time, even under the lowest irradiance. Leaves were shed when their photosynthesis had reached very low values, in contrast to what was predicted by an optimality model. The species ranking for the different traits was stable across irradiance treatments. The two pioneer species always displayed the smallest CC, leaf life span, and payback time. All species displayed a similar large irradiance-elicited plasticity.
Address [Coste, S; Epron, D; Dreyer, E] INRA, UMR1137, Ctr INRA Nancy, F-54280 Champenoux, France, Email: dreyer@nancy.inra.fr
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Publisher Oxford Univ Press Place of Publication Editor
Language Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0022-0957 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000292838700021 Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 331
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Author Dezerald, O.; Leroy, C.; Corbara, B.; Dejean, A.; Talaga, S.; Céréghino, R.
Title Environmental drivers of invertebrate population dynamics in Neotropical tank bromeliads Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Freshwater Biology Abbreviated Journal Freshw Biol
Volume (up) 62 Issue 2 Pages 229-242
Keywords food webs; freshwater invertebrates; growth rate; life history; rainforest
Abstract Tank bromeliads form a conspicuous, yet neglected freshwater habitat in Neotropical forests. Recent studies driven by interests in medical entomology, fundamental aspects of bromeliad ecology and experimental research on food webs have, however, prompted increasing interest in bromeliad aquatic ecosystems. As yet, there is nothing in the literature about the life histories and environmental drivers of invertebrate population dynamics in tank bromeliads.

Based on fortnightly samples taken over one year, size frequency plots and individual dry masses allowed us to establish the life cycles and growth rates of the dominant aquatic invertebrates in a common bromeliad species of French Guiana. Linear mixed-effect models and Mantel tests were used to predict changes in density, biomass, and growth rates in relation to temperature, rainfall, humidity and detrital resources.

Annual variations in invertebrate densities and biomasses could be described according to three types of distribution: unimodal, bimodal or almost constant. Despite seasonal variations, precipitation, temperature, relative humidity and detritus concentration accounted significantly for changes in density and biomass, but we found no significant responses in growth rates of most invertebrate species. Species rather displayed non-seasonal life cycles with overlapping cohorts throughout the year. There was also a trend for delayed abundance peaks among congeneric species sharing similar functional traits, suggesting temporal partitioning of available resources.

Beyond novel knowledge, quantitative information on life histories is important to predict food-web dynamics under the influence of external forcing and self-organisation. Our results suggest that changes in species distribution that will affect population dynamics through biotic interactions in space and/or time could have greater effects on food webs and ecosystem functioning than changes in environmental factors per se.
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