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Author Shepard, W.D.; Clavier, S.; Cerdan, A.
Title (up) A generic key to the known larval elmidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of French Guiana Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia Abbreviated Journal Pap. Avulsos Zool.
Volume 60 Issue Special Pages e202060
Keywords Biodiversity; Identification; Immatures; Neotropical; Survey
Abstract An identification key is provided for 21 larval types of Elmidae (riffle beetles) known to occur in French Guiana. Not all elmid genera known to occur in French Guiana are known in the larval stage. Nor are all the known larval types assigned to known elmid genera. © 2020, Universidade de Sao Paulo. All rights reserved.
Address CNRS, UMR EcoFog (AgroParisTech, CIRAD, INRA, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane), Kourou Cedex, France
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Author Ezanno, P.; Aubry-Kientz, M.; Arnoux, S.; Cailly, P.; L'Ambert, G.; Toty, C.; Balenghien, T.; Tran, A.
Title (up) A generic weather-driven model to predict mosquito population dynamics applied to species of Anopheles, Culex and Aedes genera of southern France Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Preventive Veterinary Medicine Abbreviated Journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Volume 120 Issue 1 Pages 39-50
Keywords Mathematical modelling; Mosquito; Population dynamics; Seasonality; Sensitivity analysis; Surveillance
Abstract An accurate understanding and prediction of mosquito population dynamics are needed to identify areas where there is a high risk of mosquito-borne disease spread and persistence. Simulation tools are relevant for supporting decision-makers in the surveillance of vector populations, as models of vector population dynamics provide predictions of the greatest risk periods for vector abundance, which can be particularly helpful in areas with a highly variable environment. We present a generic weather-driven model of mosquito population dynamics, which was applied to one species of each of the genera Anopheles, Culex, and Aedes, located in the same area and thus affected by similar weather conditions. The predicted population dynamics of Anopheles hyrcanus, Culex pipiens, and Aedes caspius were not similar. An. hyrcanus was abundant in late summer. Cx. pipiens was less abundant but throughout the summer. The abundance of both species showed a single large peak with few variations between years. The population dynamics of Ae. caspius showed large intra- and inter-annual variations due to pulsed egg hatching. Predictions of the model were compared to longitudinal data on host-seeking adult females. Data were previously obtained using CDC-light traps baited with carbon dioxide dry ice in 2005 at two sites (. Marais du Viguerat and Tour Carbonnière) in a favourable temperate wetland of southern France (Camargue). The observed and predicted periods of maximal abundance for An. hyrcanus and Cx. pipiens tallied very well. Pearson's coefficients for these two species were over 75% for both species. The model also reproduced the major trends in the intra-annual fluctuations of Ae. caspius population dynamics, with peaks occurring in early summer and following the autumn rainfall events. Few individuals of this species were trapped so the comparison of predicted and observed dynamics was not relevant. A global sensitivity analysis of the species-specific models enabled us to identify the parameters most influencing the maximal abundance of mosquitoes. These key parameters were almost similar between species, but not with the same contributions. The emergence of adult mosquitoes was identified as a key process in the population dynamics of all of the three species considered here. Parameters associated with adult emergence therefore need to be precisely known to achieve accurate predictions. Our model is a flexible and efficient tool that predicts mosquito abundance based on local environmental factors. It is useful to and already used by a mosquito surveillance manager in France. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
Address Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, UMR 'Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane'Kourou, France
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Author Siefert, A.; Violle, C.; Chalmandrier, L.; Albert, C.H.; Taudiere, A.; Fajardo, A.; Aarssen, L.W.; Baraloto, C.; Carlucci, M.B.; Cianciaruso, M.V.; de L. Dantas, V.; de Bello, F.; Duarte, L.D.S.; Fonseca, C.R.; Freschet, G.T.; Gaucherand, S.; Gross, N.; Hikosaka, K.; Jackson, B.; Jung, V.; Kamiyama, C.; Katabuchi, M.; Kembel, S.W.; Kichenin, E.; Kraft, N.J.B.; Lagerström, A.; Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.L.; Li, Y.; Mason, N.; Messier, J.; Nakashizuka, T.; Overton, J.M.; Peltzer, D.A.; Pérez-Ramos, I.M.; Pillar, V.D.; Prentice, H.C.; Richardson, S.; Sasaki, T.; Schamp, B.S.; Schöb, C.; Shipley, B.; Sundqvist, M.; Sykes, M.T.; Vandewalle, M.; Wardle, D.A.
Title (up) A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Ecology Letters Abbreviated Journal Ecology Letters
Volume 18 Issue 12 Pages 1406-1419
Keywords Community ecology; Functional diversity; Interspecific variation; Intraspecific variability; Leaf trait; Plant functional trait; Trait-based ecology
Abstract Recent studies have shown that accounting for intraspecific trait variation (ITV) may better address major questions in community ecology. However, a general picture of the relative extent of ITV compared to interspecific trait variation in plant communities is still missing. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis of the relative extent of ITV within and among plant communities worldwide, using a data set encompassing 629 communities (plots) and 36 functional traits. Overall, ITV accounted for 25% of the total trait variation within communities and 32% of the total trait variation among communities on average. The relative extent of ITV tended to be greater for whole-plant (e.g. plant height) vs. organ-level traits and for leaf chemical (e.g. leaf N and P concentration) vs. leaf morphological (e.g. leaf area and thickness) traits. The relative amount of ITV decreased with increasing species richness and spatial extent, but did not vary with plant growth form or climate. These results highlight global patterns in the relative importance of ITV in plant communities, providing practical guidelines for when researchers should include ITV in trait-based community and ecosystem studies. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/CNRS.
Address Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, Lund, Sweden
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Author Aimene, Y.; Vidal-Salle, E.; Hagege, B.; Sidoroff, F.; Boisse, P.
Title (up) A Hyperelastic Approach for Composite Reinforcement Large Deformation Analysis Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication Journal of Composite Materials Abbreviated Journal J. Compos Mater.
Volume 44 Issue 1 Pages 5-26
Keywords hyperelasticity; woven reinforcements; forming; fabric mechanical behavior; finite element
Abstract A hyperelastic constitutive model is developed for textile composite reinforcement at large strain. A potential is proposed, which is the addition of two tension and one shear energies. The proposed potential is a function of the right Cauchy Green and structural tensor invariants whose choice corresponds to textile composite reinforcement mechanical behavior which exhibits weak elongations in the fiber directions and large angular variations in the fabric plane. The model is implemented in a Vumat user routine of ABAQUS/Explicit. Some elementary tests are performed in order to identify the model and verify its validity. It is then used to simulate the hemispherical punch forming of balanced and unbalanced fabrics. A correct agreement is obtained with experimental forming processes.
Address [Aimene, Y.; Vidal-Salle, E.; Boisse, P.] Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, LaMCoS, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France, Email: philippe.boisse@insa-lyon.fr
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Publisher SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD Place of Publication Editor
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Author Aubry-Kientz, M.; Rossi, V.; Boreux, J.-J.; Herault, B.
Title (up) A joint individual-based model coupling growth and mortality reveals that tree vigor is a key component of tropical forest dynamics Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Ecology and Evolution Abbreviated Journal Ecology and Evolution
Volume 5 Issue 12 Pages 2457-2465
Keywords Bayesian framework; Estimation method; Individual-based model; Linked models; Mcmc; Paracou; Tropical forest dynamic
Abstract Tree vigor is often used as a covariate when tree mortality is predicted from tree growth in tropical forest dynamic models, but it is rarely explicitly accounted for in a coherent modeling framework. We quantify tree vigor at the individual tree level, based on the difference between expected and observed growth. The available methods to join nonlinear tree growth and mortality processes are not commonly used by forest ecologists so that we develop an inference methodology based on an MCMC approach, allowing us to sample the parameters of the growth and mortality model according to their posterior distribution using the joint model likelihood. We apply our framework to a set of data on the 20-year dynamics of a forest in Paracou, French Guiana, taking advantage of functional trait-based growth and mortality models already developed independently. Our results showed that growth and mortality are intimately linked and that the vigor estimator is an essential predictor of mortality, highlighting that trees growing more than expected have a far lower probability of dying. Our joint model methodology is sufficiently generic to be used to join two longitudinal and punctual linked processes and thus may be applied to a wide range of growth and mortality models. In the context of global changes, such joint models are urgently needed in tropical forests to analyze, and then predict, the effects of the ongoing changes on the tree dynamics in hyperdiverse tropical forests. © 2015 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Address Département des Sciences et Gestion de l'environnement, Université de Liège, Arlon, Belgium
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Author Eva, H.D.; Belward, A.S.; De Miranda, E.E.; Di Bella, C.M.; Gond, V.; Huber, O.; Jones, S.; Sgrenzaroli, M.; Fritz, S.
Title (up) A land cover map of South America Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Global Change Biology Abbreviated Journal Glob. Change Biol.
Volume 10 Issue 5 Pages 731-744
Keywords Amazonia; ecosystems; land cover; mapping; South America; vegetation classes
Abstract A digital land cover map of South America has been produced using remotely sensed satellite data acquired between 1995 and the year 2000. The mapping scale is defined by the 1 km spatial resolution of the map grid-cell. In order to realize the product, different sources of satellite data were used, each source providing either a particular parameter of land cover characteristic required by the legend, or mapping a particular land cover class. The map legend is designed both to fit requirements for regional climate modelling and for studies on land cover change. The legend is also compatible with a wider, global, land cover mapping exercise, which seeks to characterize the world's land surface for the year 2000. As a first step, the humid forest domain has been validated using a sample of high-resolution satellite images. The map demonstrates both the major incursions of agriculture into the remaining forest domains and the extensive areas of agriculture, which now dominate South America's grasslands.
Address Commiss European Communities, Joint Res Ctr, Inst Environm & Sustainabil, TP 440, I-21020 Ispra, Italy, Email: hugh.eva@jrc.it
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Author Yamamoto, H.; Almeras, T.
Title (up) A mathematical verification of the reinforced-matrix hypothesis using the Mori-Tanaka theory Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication Journal of Wood Science Abbreviated Journal J. Wood Sci.
Volume 53 Issue 6 Pages 505-509
Keywords Engineering
Abstract This article presents a theoretical verification of the reinforced-matrix hypothesis derived from tensor equations, σ W = σ f + σ m and ε W = ε f = ε m (Wood Sci Technol 32:171–182, 1998; Wood Sci Technol 33:311–325, 1999; J Biomech Eng 124:432–440, 2002), using classical Mori-Tanaka theory on the micromechanics of fiber-reinforced materials (Acta Metall 21:571–574, 1973; Micromechanics — dislcation and inclusions (in Japanese), pp 141–147, 1976). The Mori-Tanaka theory was applied to a small fragment of the cell wall undergoing changes in its physical state, such as those arising from sorption of moisture, maturation of wall components, or action of an external force, to obtain ⟨σ A⟩D = ϕ·⟨σ F⟩I + (1−ϕ)·⟨σ M⟩D−I. When the constitutive equation of each constituent material was applied to the equation ⟨σ A⟩D = ϕ·⟨σ F⟩I + (1−ϕ)·⟨σ M⟩D−I, the equations σ W = σ f + σ m and ε W = ε f = ε m were derived to lend support to the concept that two main phases, the reinforcing cellulose microfibril and the lignin-hemicellulose matrix, coexist in the same domain. The constitutive equations for the cell wall fragment were obtained without recourse to additional parameters such as Eshelby’s tensor S and Hill’s averaged concentration tensors AF and AM. In our previous articles, the coexistence of two main phases and σ W = σ f + σ m and ε W = ε f =ε m had been taken as our starting point to formulate the behavior of wood fiber with multilayered cell walls. The present article provides a rational explanation for both concepts.
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Author Piponiot, C.; Cabon, A.; Descroix, L.; Dourdain, A.; Mazzei, L.; Ouliac, B.; Rutishauser, E.; Sist, P.; Herault, B.
Title (up) A methodological framework to assess the carbon balance of tropical managed forests Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Carbon Balance and Management Abbreviated Journal Carbon Balance and Management
Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages
Keywords Amazonia; Carbon cycle; Error propagation; Production forests; Selective logging
Abstract Background: Managed forests are a major component of tropical landscapes. Production forests as designated by national forest services cover up to 400 million ha, i.e. half of the forested area in the humid tropics. Forest management thus plays a major role in the global carbon budget, but with a lack of unified method to estimate carbon fluxes from tropical managed forests. In this study we propose a new time- and spatially-explicit methodology to estimate the above-ground carbon budget of selective logging at regional scale. Results: The yearly balance of a logging unit, i.e. the elementary management unit of a forest estate, is modelled by aggregating three sub-models encompassing (i) emissions from extracted wood, (ii) emissions from logging damage and deforested areas and (iii) carbon storage from post-logging recovery. Models are parametrised and uncertainties are propagated through a MCMC algorithm. As a case study, we used 38 years of National Forest Inventories in French Guiana, northeastern Amazonia, to estimate the above-ground carbon balance (i.e. the net carbon exchange with the atmosphere) of selectively logged forests. Over this period, the net carbon balance of selective logging in the French Guianan Permanent Forest Estate is estimated to be comprised between 0.12 and 1.33 Tg C, with a median value of 0.64 Tg C. Uncertainties over the model could be diminished by improving the accuracy of both logging damage and large woody necromass decay submodels. Conclusions: We propose an innovating carbon accounting framework relying upon basic logging statistics. This flexible tool allows carbon budget of tropical managed forests to be estimated in a wide range of tropical regions. © 2016 The Author(s).
Address CNRS, UMR EcoFoG, AgroParisTech, Inra, Université de la Guyane, Université des Antilles, Cirad, Campus Agronomique, Kourou, French Guiana
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Author Corbara, B.; Servigne, P.; Dejean, A.; Carpenter, J.M.; Orivel, J.
Title (up) 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.
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Author Fonty, E.; Molino, J.F.; Prevost, M.F.; Sabatier, D.
Title (up) 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 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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