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Almeras, T.; Yoshida, M.; Okuyama, T. |
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Strains inside xylem and inner bark of a stem submitted to a change in hydrostatic pressure |
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Trees-Structure and Function |
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Tangential strains were measured with strain gauges at the surface of xylem and inner bark of saplings of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don. and Fagus silvatica L. during a pressurization test. The test consists in submitting the whole sapling to an artificially imposed hydrostatic pressure of increasing magnitude. The elastic response of the stems was found linear both at the surface of xylem and inner bark. A simple geometric model allows to compute radial strains in each tissue from tangential strain data. Inside inner bark, radial strains are much larger than tangential strains, because tangential strains are restrained by the core of wood. The material compliance of each tissue was computed as the ratio between the radial strain and the pressure that caused it. The material compliance of xylem is much lower than that of inner bark, but, as its thickness is much larger, its contribution to the apparent behavior of the stem is not negligible. Computation of material compliances by this pressurization test provides information about the specific behavior of each tissue in response to hydrostatic pressure. This can be used to estimate and interpret the calibration factor linking the water status of the plant to the apparent strain measured at its surface. |
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Lamarre, G.P.A.; Mendoza, I.; Rougerie, R.; Decaëns, T.; Herault, B.; Bénéluz, F. |
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Stay Out (Almost) All Night: Contrasting Responses in Flight Activity Among Tropical Moth Assemblages |
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Neotropical Entomology |
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Variations in diel activity among hyperdiverse tropical communities of moths, despite representing a key component of niche partitioning between species, have barely been studied so far. Using light trapping from dawn to sunset over a 1-year period in French Guiana, we investigated these variations within and between two families of moths (Sphingidae and Saturniidae). Our results revealed contrasting patterns in flight activity at night between Sphingidae and Saturniidae. Sphingidae reached their peak in species richness and abundance between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m., followed by a decrease around 11:00 p.m. to midnight, whereas Saturniidae were continuously present throughout the night, with a peak around midnight. In addition, we found changes in diel activity among some of the most common genera in each family, highlighting distinct behavioral, physiological, and functional traits among taxa. Given differences in flight activity at different taxonomic levels, it is strongly recommended to monitor by light trapping throughout the night to effectively sample saturniid and sphingid assemblages, even though the activity of Sphingidae sharply declines after midnight. These results improve the general natural history information of tropical moths and reinforce the need of further research on the ecological and taxonomic consequences of differences in diel activity. © 2015, Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil. |
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Standardized sampling protocol for spider community assessment in the Neotropical rainforest |
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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies |
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We described, here, a standardized protocol to collect the maximum number of spiders per unit of effort from the different strata of a tropical forestry habitat. This would allow quantifying the richness of a site and would allow spatial and temporal comparisons between sites. This protocol was tested and applied in a pilot study at four sites representing three different forestry habitats of the natural reserve of La Trinité (French Guiana). Results showed every feeding guild was well represented and most of the 30 families found are represented by several individuals. Indices of species richness, number of singletons, species richness estimators from the accumulation curves and diversity and similarity indices were also calculated and all indicated that La Trinité is a rich and diverse site for spiders. The standardized protocol showed here its efficiency and its wide cover of micro-habitats and is, therefore, recommended for any impact assessment or diversity of spider study in tropical forestry environment. |
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Kiaer, L.P.; Felber, F.; Flavell, A.; Guadagnuolo, R.; Guiatti, D.; Hauser, T.P.; Olivieri, A.M.; Scotti, I.; Syed, N.; Vischi, M.; van de Wiel, C.; Jorgensen, R.B. |
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Spontaneous gene flow and population structure in wild and cultivated chicory, Cichorium intybus L |
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Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution |
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Spontaneous gene flow between wild and cultivated chicory, Cichorium intybus L., may have implications for the genetic structure and evolution of populations and varieties. One aspect of this crop-wild gene flow is the dispersal of transgenes from genetically modified varieties, e.g. gene flow from GM chicory to natural chicory could have unwanted consequences. With the purpose to identify and quantify crop-wild gene flow in chicory, we analysed introgression in 19 wild chicory populations and 16 accessions of chicory varieties and landraces distributed across Northern, Central and Mediterranean Europe. The analysis used 281 AFLP markers and 75 SSAP markers giving a total of 356 polymorphic markers. Results from model based assignments with the program STRUCTURE indicated many incidents of recent gene flow. Gene flow was observed both between cultivars and wild populations, between landraces and wild populations, between different wild populations as well as between cultivars. Population structure visualized by distance-based clustering showed a North-South geographical structuring of the wild populations, and a general grouping of the cultivars corresponding to known origin. The results indicated, however, that the structuring between the two groups of wild and cultivated types was weak. As crop and wild recipients are genetically close and genes are transferred between the two types rather frequently, focus on mitigating crop-wild gene flow should be increased, before transgenic varieties are cultivated openly. |
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[Kiaer, L. P.; Jorgensen, R. B.] DTU, Riso Natl Lab, Biosyst Dept, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark, Email: rikke.bagger.jorgensen@risoe.dk |
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Ruiz-Gonzalez, M.X.; Male, P.J.G.; Leroy, C.; Dejean, A.; Gryta, H.; Jargeat, P.; Quilichini, A.; Orivel, J. |
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Specific, non-nutritional association between an ascomycete fungus and Allomerus plant-ants |
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Ant-fungus associations are well known from attine ants, whose nutrition is based on a symbiosis with basidiomycete fungi. Otherwise, only a few non-nutritional ant-fungus associations have been recorded to date. Here we focus on one of these associations involving Allomerus plant-ants that build galleried structures on their myrmecophytic hosts in order to ambush prey. We show that this association is not opportunistic because the ants select from a monophyletic group of closely related fungal haplotypes of an ascomycete species from the order Chaetothyriales that consistently grows on and has been isolated from the galleries. Both the ants' behaviour and an analysis of the genetic population structure of the ants and the fungus argue for host specificity in this interaction. The ants' behaviour reveals a major investment in manipulating, growing and cleaning the fungus. A molecular analysis of the fungus demonstrates the widespread occurrence of one haplotype and many other haplotypes with a lower occurrence, as well as significant variation in the presence of these fungal haplotypes between areas and ant species. Altogether, these results suggest that such an interaction might represent an as-yet undescribed type of specific association between ants and fungus in which the ants cultivate fungal mycelia to strengthen their hunting galleries. |
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[Leroy, Celine; Dejean, Alain; Quilichini, Angelique; Orivel, Jerome] CNRS, UMR Ecol Forets Guyane 8172, F-97379 Kourou, France, Email: jerome.orivel@ecofog.gf |
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Marino, N.A.C.; Céréghino, R.; Gilbert, B.; Petermann, J.S.; Srivastava, D.S.; de Omena, P.M.; Bautista, F.O.; Guzman, L.M.; Romero, G.Q.; Trzcinski, M.K.; Barberis, I.M.; Corbara, B.; Debastiani, V.J.; Dézerald, O.; Kratina, P.; Leroy, C.; MacDonald, A.A.M.; Montero, G.; Pillar, V.D.; Richardson, B.A.; Richardson, M.J.; Talaga, S.; Gonçalves, A.Z.; Piccoli, G.C.O.; Jocqué, M.; Farjalla, V.F. |
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Species niches, not traits, determine abundance and occupancy patterns: A multi-site synthesis |
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Global Ecology and Biogeography |
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abundance; environmental niche; functional distinctiveness; functional traits; metacommunity; niche breadth; niche position; occupancy; abundance; biodiversity; functional group; geographical distribution; invertebrate; Neotropical Region; niche breadth; Invertebrata |
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Aim: Locally abundant species are usually widespread, and this pattern has been related to properties of the niches and traits of species. However, such explanations fail to account for the potential of traits to determine species niches and often overlook statistical artefacts. Here, we examine how trait distinctiveness determines the abilities of species to exploit either common habitats (niche position) or a range of habitats (niche breadth) and how niche position and breadth, in turn, affect abundance and occupancy. We also examine how statistical artefacts moderate these relationships. Location: Sixteen sites in the Neotropics. Time period: 1993–2014. Major taxa studied: Aquatic invertebrates from tank bromeliads. Methods: We measured the environmental niche position and breadth of each species and calculated its trait distinctiveness as the average trait difference from all other species at each site. Then, we used a combination of structural equation models and a meta-analytical approach to test trait–niche relationships and a null model to control for statistical artefacts. Results: The trait distinctiveness of each species was unrelated to its niche properties, abundance and occupancy. In contrast, niche position was the main predictor of abundance and occupancy; species that used the most common environmental conditions found across bromeliads were locally abundant and widespread. Contributions of niche breadth to such patterns were attributable to statistical artefacts, indicating that effects of niche breadth might have been overestimated in previous studies. Main conclusions: Our study reveals the generality of niche position in explaining one of the most common ecological patterns. The robustness of this result is underscored by the geographical extent of our study and our control of statistical artefacts. We call for a similar examination across other systems, which is an essential task to understand the drivers of commonness across the tree of life. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
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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. |
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Species Distribution Modelling: Contrasting presence-only models with plot abundance data |
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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. |
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Spatial variation of wood density, stiffness and microfibril angle along Eucalyptus trunks grown under contrasting growth conditions |
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Sloped terrains tend to produce trees with higher radial variation in wood density while at high wind speeds, the wood tends to present higher stiffness and lower MFA in Eucalyptus. |
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Spatial variation of soil respiration across a topographic gradient in a tropical rain forest in French Guiana |
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The objective of this study was to analyse the factors explaining spatial variation in soil respiration over topographic transects in a tropical rain forest of French Guiana. The soil of 30 plots along six transects was characterized. The appearance of the 'dry to the touch' character at a depth of less than 1.2 m was used to discriminate soils exhibiting vertical drainage from soils exhibiting superficial lateral drainage and along with colour and texture, to define five classes from well-drained to strongly hydromorphic soils. Spatial variation in soil respiration was closely related to topographic position and soil type. Increasing soil water content and bulk density and decreasing root biomass and soil carbon content explained most of the decrease in soil respiration from the plateaux (vertically drained hypoferralic acrisol) to the bottomlands (haplic gleysol). These results will help to stratify further field experiments and to identify the underlying determinants of spatial variation in soil respiration to develop mechanistic models of soil respiration. |
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Univ Nancy 1, UMR 1137, INRA, UHP Ecol & Ecophysiol Forestieres,Fac Sci, F-54506 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France, Email: Daniel.Epron@scbiol.uhp-nancy.fr |
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Courtois, E.A.; Stahl, C.; Van den Berge, J.; Bréchet, L.; Van Langenhove, L.; Richter, A.; Urbina, I.; Soong, J.L.; Peñuelas, J.; Janssens, I.A. |
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Spatial Variation of Soil CO2, CH4 and N2O Fluxes Across Topographical Positions in Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield |
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The spatial variation of soil greenhouse gas fluxes (GHG; carbon dioxide—CO2, methane—CH4 and nitrous oxide—N2O) remains poorly understood in highly complex ecosystems such as tropical forests. We used 240 individual flux measurements of these three GHGs from different soil types, at three topographical positions and in two extreme hydric conditions in the tropical forests of the Guiana Shield (French Guiana, South America) to (1) test the effect of topographical positions on GHG fluxes and (2) identify the soil characteristics driving flux variation in these nutrient-poor tropical soils. Surprisingly, none of the three GHG flux rates differed with topographical position. CO2 effluxes covaried with soil pH, soil water content (SWC), available nitrogen and total phosphorus. The CH4 fluxes were best explained by variation in SWC, with soils acting as a sink under drier conditions and as a source under wetter conditions. Unexpectedly, our study areas were generally sinks for N2O and N2O fluxes were partly explained by total phosphorus and available nitrogen concentrations. This first study describing the spatial variation of soil fluxes of the three main GHGs measured simultaneously in forests of the Guiana Shield lays the foundation for specific studies of the processes underlying the observed patterns. |
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