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Author Baraloto, C.; Goldberg, D.E. openurl 
  Title Microhabitat associations and seedling bank dynamics in a neotropical forest Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Oecologia Abbreviated Journal Oecologia  
  Volume 141 Issue 4 Pages 701-712  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; life history traits; light availability; regeneration niche; soil nutrients  
  Abstract We conducted a rigorous test of tropical tree seedling microhabitat differentiation by examining microhabitat associations, survival and growth of established seedlings of ten tropical tree species representing a four-factor gradient in seed size. Eight microhabitat variables describing soil and light conditions were measured directly adjacent to each of 588 seedlings within twelve 10 x 100 m belt transects at Paracou, French Guiana, and at 264 reference points along the transects. From these measurements, we defined three principal components describing soil richness, soil softness and canopy openness. Six of ten species ( in 9 of 30 total cases) were distributed non-randomly with respect to microhabitat along at least one principal component. However, few species demonstrated clear microhabitat specialization. All shifts in distribution relative to reference points were in the same direction ( richer, softer soil). Furthermore, of 135 pairwise comparisons among the species, only 7 were significantly different. More than three-fourths of all seedlings (75.3%) survived over the 2-year monitoring period, but survival rates varied widely among species. In no case was the probability of survival influenced by any microhabitat parameter. Relative height growth rates for the seedlings over 2 years varied from – 0.031 cm cm(-1) year(-1) (Dicorynia guianensis, Caesalpiniaceae) to 0.088 cm cm(-1) year(-1) (Virola michelii, Myristicaceae). In only 4 of 30 cases was height growth significantly associated with one of the three principal components. Because the conditions in this study were designed to maximize the chance of finding microhabitat differentiation among a group of species differing greatly in life history traits, the lack of microhabitat specialization it uncovered suggests that microhabitat partitioning among tropical tree species at the established seedling stage is unlikely to contribute greatly to coexistence among these species.  
  Address INRA Kourou, UMR Ecol Forets Guyane, Kourou 97387, French Guiana, Email: baraloto.c@kourou.cirad.fr  
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  ISSN 0029-8549 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000224999800015 Approved no  
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Author Bereau, M.; Bonal, D.; Louisanna, E.; Garbaye, J. openurl 
  Title Do mycorrhizas improve tropical tree seedling performance under water stress and low light conditions? A case study with Dicorynia guianensis (Caesalpiniaceae) Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Journal of Tropical Ecology Abbreviated Journal J. Trop. Ecol.  
  Volume 21 Issue Pages 375-381  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; leaf gas exchange; mycorrhizal symbiosis; tropical forest; water limitation  
  Abstract We tested the response of seedlings of Diconyina guianensis, a major timber tree species of French Guiana, to mycorrhizal symbiosis and water limitation in a semi-con trolled experiment under natural light conditions. Under well-watered conditions, mycorrhizal colonization resulted in an increase of net photosynthesis, growth and phosphorus uptake. When submitted to water stress, no growth reduction of mycorrhizal seedlings was observed. Mycorrhizal seedlings were more sensitive to drought than non-mycorrhizal ones in terms of carbon assimilation, but not with regard to stomatal closure. In contrast to previous studies on temperate tree seedlings, this result precludes a mycorrhizal effect on the hydraulic properties of this species. Furthermore, our results suggest that below a specific threshold of soil moisture, carbon assimilation of D. guianensis seedlings was decreased by the mycorrhizal symbiosis. This is probably related to the competition between the plant and its host fungus for carbon allocation under low light intensity, even though it did not seem to have a significant effect on mortality in our experiment.  
  Address UMR Ecofog, Kourou 97387, French Guiana, Email: bercau.m@kourou.cirad.fr  
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  Publisher CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 0266-4674 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000231009300003 Approved no  
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Author Fonty, E.; Molino, J.F.; Prevost, M.F.; Sabatier, D. openurl 
  Title A new case of neotropical monodominant forest: Spirotropis longifolia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in French Guiana Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication Journal of Tropical Ecology Abbreviated Journal J. Trop. Ecol.  
  Volume 27 Issue 6 Pages 641-644  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; layering; monodominance; sprouting; supporting strategy; suppressive strategy; tropical rain forests  
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  Address [Fonty, E] ONF, Direct Reg Guyane, F-97300 Cayenne, France, Email: emile.fonty@free.fr  
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  Publisher Cambridge Univ Press Place of Publication Editor  
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  Notes WOS:000296208500009 Approved no  
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Author Hattenschwiler, S.; Aeschlimann, B.; Couteaux, M.M.; Roy, J.; Bonal, D. openurl 
  Title High variation in foliage and leaf litter chemistry among 45 tree species of a neotropical rainforest community Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication New Phytologist Abbreviated Journal New Phytol.  
  Volume 179 Issue 1 Pages 165-175  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; interspecific and intraspecific variation; leaf litter traits; neotropical rainforest; nitrogen; nutrient resorption; phosphorus; stoichiometry  
  Abstract Distinct ecosystem level carbon : nitrogen : phosphorus (C : N : P) stoichiometries in forest foliage have been suggested to reflect ecosystem-scale selection for physiological strategies in plant nutrient use. Here, this hypothesis was explored in a nutrient-poor lowland rainforest in French Guiana. Variation in C, N and P concentrations was evaluated in leaf litter and foliage from neighbour trees of 45 different species, and the litter concentrations of major C fractions were also measured. Litter C ranged from 45.3 to 52.4%, litter N varied threefold (0.68-2.01%), and litter P varied seven-fold (0.009-0.062%) among species. Compared with foliage, mean litter N and P concentrations decreased by 30% and 65%, respectively. Accordingly, the range in mass-based N : P shifted from 14 to 55 in foliage to 26 to 105 in litter. Resorption proficiencies indicated maximum P withdrawal in most species, but with a substantial increase in variation in litter P compared with foliage. These data suggest that constrained ecosystem-level C : N : P ratios do not preclude the evolution of highly diversified strategies of nutrient use and conservation among tropical rainforest tree species. The resulting large variation in litter quality will influence stoichiometric constraints within the decomposer food web, with potentially far-ranging consequences on nutrient dynamics and plant-soil feedbacks.  
  Address [Haettenschwiler, Stephan; Aeschlimann, Beat; Couteaux, Marie-Madeleine; Roy, Jacques] CEFE, CNRS, F-34293 Montpellier 5, France, Email: stephan.hattenschwiler@cefe.cnrs.fr  
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  ISSN 0028-646X ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000256412500017 Approved no  
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Author Courtois, E.A.; Baraloto, C.; Timothy Paine, C.E.; Petronelli, P.; Blandinieres, P.-A.; Stien, D.; Houel, E.; Bessiere, J.-M.; Chave, J. doi  openurl
  Title Differences in volatile terpene composition between the bark and leaves of tropical tree species Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Phytochemistry Abbreviated Journal Phytochemistry  
  Volume 82 Issue Pages 81-88  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; Herbivory; Optimal defense theory; Secondary metabolites; Wood  
  Abstract Volatile terpenes are among the most diverse class of defensive compounds in plants, and they are implicated in both direct and indirect defense against herbivores. In terpenes, both the quantity and the diversity of compounds appear to increase the efficiency of defense as a diverse blend of compounds provides a more efficient protection against a broader range of herbivores and limits the chances that an enemy evolves resistance. Theory predicts that plant defensive compounds should be allocated differentially among tissues according to the value of the tissue, its cost of construction and the herbivore pressure on it. We collected volatile terpenes from bark and leaves of 178 individual tree belonging to 55 angiosperm species in French Guiana and compare the kind, amount, and diversity of compounds in these tissues. We hypothesized that in woody plants, the outermost part of the trunk should hold a more diverse blend of volatile terpenes. Additionally, as herbivore communities associated with the leaves is different to the one associated with the bark, we also hypothesized that terpene blends should be distinct in the bark vs. the leaves of a given species. We found that the mixture of volatile terpenes released by bark is different and more diverse than that released by leaves, both in monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. This supports our hypothesis and further suggests that the emission of terpenes by the bark should be more important for trunk defense than previously thought.  
  Address Station d'Écologie Expérimentale du CNRS Moulis, USR 2936, 2 route du CNRS, 09200 Moulis, France  
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  Notes Export Date: 4 September 2012; Source: Scopus; Coden: Pytca; doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.07.003; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Courtois, E.A.; Station d'Écologie Expérimentale du CNRS Moulis, USR 2936, 2 route du CNRS, 09200 Moulis, France; email: courtoiselodie@gmail.com Approved no  
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Author Lehnebach, R.; Bossu, J.; Va, S.; Morel, H.; Amusant, N.; Nicolini, E.; Beauchene, J. pdf  url
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  Title Wood density variations of legume trees in French Guiana along the shade tolerance continuum: Heartwood effects on radial patterns and gradients Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Forests Abbreviated Journal Forests  
  Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; Growth-mortality rate; Heartwood; Heartwood extractives; Legumes; Sapwood; Shade tolerance; Tropical tree species; Wood density variations  
  Abstract Increasing or decreasing wood density (WD) from pith to bark is commonly observed in tropical tree species. The different types of WD radial variations, long been considered to depict the diversity of growth and mechanical strategies among forest guilds (heliophilic vs. shade-tolerant), were never analyzed in the light of heartwood (HW) formation. Yet, the additional mass of chemical extractives associated to HW formation increases WD and might affect both WD radial gradient (i.e., the slope of the relation between WD and radial distance) and pattern (i.e., linear or nonlinear variation). We studied 16 legumes species from French Guiana representing a wide diversity of growth strategies and positions on the shade-tolerance continuum. Using WD measurements and available HW extractives content values, we computed WD corrected by the extractive content and analyzed the effect of HW on WD radial gradients and patterns. We also related WD variations to demographic variables, such as sapling growth and mortality rates. Regardless of the position along the shade-tolerance continuum, correcting WD gradients reveals only increasing gradients. We determined three types of corrected WD patterns: (1) the upward curvilinear pattern is a specific feature of heliophilic species, whereas (2) the linear and (3) the downward curvilinear patterns are observed in both mid- and late-successional species. In addition, we found that saplings growth and mortality rates are better correlated with the corrected WD at stem center than with the uncorrected value: taking into account the effect of HW extractives on WD radial variations provides unbiased interpretation of biomass accumulation and tree mechanical strategies. Rather than a specific feature of heliophilic species, the increasing WD gradient is a shared strategy regardless of the shade tolerance habit. Finally, our study stresses to consider the occurrence of HW when using WD.  
  Address Ecology of Guianan Forests (EcoFoG), AgroParisTech, French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation Organization (CIRAD), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane, Kourou, French Guiana, 97310, France  
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  Notes Export Date: 1 February 2019; Correspondence Address: Lehnebach, R.; Laboratory of Botany and Modeling of Plant Architecture and Vegetation (AMAP), French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation Organization (CIRAD)France; email: romain.lehnebach@cirad.fr; Funding details: Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR; Funding details: Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras, FEDER; Funding text 1: The authors thank Grégoire Vincent, Jean-François Molino, and Daniel Sabatier for providing demographical data.). The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) funded Romain Lehnebach PhD scholarship. This research project was also funded by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER, no 31703) and benefits from an 'Investissements d'Avenir' grant managed by the French National Research Agency (CEBA, ref. 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Author Hardy, O.J.; Maggia, L.; Bandou, E.; Breyne, P.; Caron, H.; Chevallier, M.H.; Doligez, A.; Dutech, C.; Kremer, A.; Latouche-Halle, C.; Troispoux, V.; Veron, V.; Degen, B. openurl 
  Title Fine-scale genetic structure and gene dispersal inferences in 10 Neotropical tree species Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Molecular Ecology Abbreviated Journal Mol. Ecol.  
  Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 559-571  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; gene dispersal; seed dispersal; spatial genetic structure; tropical trees  
  Abstract The extent of gene dispersal is a fundamental factor of the population and evolutionary dynamics of tropical tree species, but directly monitoring seed and pollen movement is a difficult task. However, indirect estimates of historical gene dispersal can be obtained from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of populations at drift-dispersal equilibrium. Using an approach that is based on the slope of the regression of pairwise kinship coefficients on spatial distance and estimates of the effective population density, we compare indirect gene dispersal estimates of sympatric populations of 10 tropical tree species. We re-analysed 26 data sets consisting of mapped allozyme, SSR (simple sequence repeat), RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA) or AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) genotypes from two rainforest sites in French Guiana. Gene dispersal estimates were obtained for at least one marker in each species, although the estimation procedure failed under insufficient marker polymorphism, limited sample size, or inappropriate sampling area. Estimates generally suffered low precision and were affected by assumptions regarding the effective population density. Averaging estimates over data sets, the extent of gene dispersal ranged from 150 m to 1200 m according to species. Smaller gene dispersal estimates were obtained in species with heavy diaspores, which are presumably not well dispersed, and in populations with high local adult density. We suggest that limited seed dispersal could indirectly limit effective pollen dispersal by creating higher local tree densities, thereby increasing the positive correlation between pollen and seed dispersal distances. We discuss the potential and limitations of our indirect estimation procedure and suggest guidelines for future studies.  
  Address Univ Libre Bruxelles, Serv Ecoethol Evolut, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium, Email: ohardy@ulb.ac.be  
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Author Paine, C.E.T.; Baraloto, C.; Díaz, S. url  openurl
  Title Optimal strategies for sampling functional traits in species-rich forests Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Functional Ecology Abbreviated Journal Functional Ecology  
  Volume 29 Issue 10 Pages 1325-1331  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; Functional traits; Plant traits; Sampling design; Specific leaf area; Tropical forest; Wood density  
  Abstract Functional traits provide insight into a variety of ecological questions, yet the optimal sampling method to estimate the community-level distribution of plant functional trait values remains a subject of debate, especially in species-rich forests. We present a simulation analysis of the trait distribution of a set of nine completely sampled permanent plots in the lowland rain forests of French Guiana. Increased sampling intensity consistently improved accuracy in estimating community-weighted means and variances of functional trait values, whereas there was substantial variation among functional traits and minor differences among sampling strategies. Thus, investment in intensified sampling yields a greater improvement in the accuracy of estimation than does an equivalent investment in sampling design complication. Notably, 'taxon-free' strategies frequently had greater accuracy than did abundance-based strategies, which had the additional cost of requiring botanical surveys. We conclude that there is no substitute for extensive field sampling to accurately characterize the distribution of functional trait values in species-rich forests. © 2015 British Ecological Society.  
  Address Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV-CONICET), Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, FCEFyN, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, CC 495, Córdoba, Argentina  
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Author Fortunel, C.; Fine, P.V.A.; Baraloto, C. url  openurl
  Title Leaf, stem and root tissue strategies across 758 Neotropical tree species Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Functional Ecology Abbreviated Journal Funct. Ecol.  
  Volume 26 Issue 5 Pages 1153-1161  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; Functional trade-offs; Leaf economics; Peru; Plant traits; Tropical forest; Wood economics  
  Abstract 1. Trade-offs among functional traits reveal major plant strategies that can give insight into species distributions and ecosystem processes. However, current identification of plant strategies lacks the integration of root structural traits together with leaf and stem traits. 2. We examined correlations among 14 traits representing leaf, stem and woody root tissues. Traits were measured on 1084 individuals representing 758 Neotropical tree species, across 13 sites representative of the environmental variation encompassed by three widespread habitats (seasonally flooded, clay terra firme and white-sand forests) at opposite ends of Amazonia (French Guiana and Peru). 3. Woody root traits were closely aligned with stem traits, but not with leaf traits. Altogether leaf, stem and woody root traits delineated two orthogonal axes of functional trade-offs: a first axis defined by leaf traits, corresponding to a 'leaf economics spectrum', and a second axis defined by covarying stem and woody root traits, corresponding to a 'wood economics spectrum'. These axes remained consistent when accounting for species evolutionary history with phylogenetically independent contrasts. 4. Despite the strong species turnover across sites, the covariation among root and stem structural traits as well as their orthogonality to leaf traits were strongly consistent across habitats and regions. 5. We conclude that root structural traits mirrored stem traits rather than leaf traits in Neotropical trees. Leaf and wood traits define an integrated whole-plant strategy in lowland South American forests that may contribute to a more complete understanding of plant responses to global changes in both correlative and modelling approaches. We suggest further meta-analyses in expanded environmental and geographic zones to determine the generality of this pattern. © 2012 The Authors. Functional Ecology © 2012 British Ecological Society.  
  Address Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States  
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  Notes Export Date: 10 October 2012; Source: Scopus; Coden: Fecoe; doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02020.x; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Fortunel, C.; INRA, UMR Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, BP 709, 97387 Kourou Cedex, France; email: claire.fortunel@ecofog.gf Approved no  
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Author Baraloto, C.; Paine, C.E.T.; Patino, S.; Bonal, D.; Herault, B.; Chave, J. openurl 
  Title Functional trait variation and sampling strategies in species-rich plant communities Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Functional Ecology Abbreviated Journal Funct. Ecol.  
  Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 208-216  
  Keywords (down) French Guiana; functional diversity; plant traits; specific leaf area; wood density; sampling design; tropical forest  
  Abstract P> Despite considerable interest in the application of plant functional traits to questions of community assembly and ecosystem structure and function, there is no consensus on the appropriateness of sampling designs to obtain plot-level estimates in diverse plant communities. We measured 10 plant functional traits describing leaf and stem morphology and ecophysiology for all trees in nine 1-ha plots in terra firme lowland tropical rain forests of French Guiana (N = 4709). We calculated, by simulation, the mean and variance in trait values for each plot and each trait expected under seven sampling methods and a range of sampling intensities. Simulated sampling methods included a variety of spatial designs, as well as the application of existing data base values to all individuals of a given species. For each trait in each plot, we defined a performance index for each sampling design as the proportion of resampling events that resulted in observed means within 5% of the true plot mean, and observed variance within 20% of the true plot variance. The relative performance of sampling designs was consistent for estimations of means and variances. Data base use had consistently poor performance for most traits across all plots, whereas sampling one individual per species per plot resulted in relatively high performance. We found few differences among different spatial sampling strategies; however, for a given strategy, increased intensity of sampling resulted in markedly improved accuracy in estimates of trait mean and variance. We also calculated the financial cost of each sampling design based on data from our 'every individual per plot' strategy and estimated the sampling and botanical effort required. The relative performance of designs was strongly positively correlated with relative financial cost, suggesting that sampling investment returns are relatively constant. Our results suggest that trait sampling for many objectives in species-rich plant communities may require the considerable effort of sampling at least one individual of each species in each plot, and that investment in complete sampling, though great, may be worthwhile for at least some traits.  
  Address [Baraloto, Christopher; Patino, Sandra; Bonal, Damien] INRA, UMR Ecol Forets Guyane, F-97387 Kourou, French Guiana, Email: chris.baraloto@ecofog.gf  
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