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Author Touchard, A.; Aili, S.R.; Téné, N.; Barassé, V.; Klopp, C.; Dejean, A.; Kini, R.M.; Mrinalini; Coquet, L.; Jouenne, T.; Lefranc, B.; Leprince, J.; Escoubas, P.; Nicholson, G.M.; Treilhou, M.; Bonnafé, E. url  doi
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  Title Venom Peptide Repertoire of the European Myrmicine Ant Manica rubida: Identification of Insecticidal Toxins Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Journal of proteome research Abbreviated Journal J. Proteome Res.  
  Volume (down) 19 Issue 4 Pages 1800-1811  
  Keywords glycosylated toxin; peptidome; polycationic α-helix; predation; pyroglutamate; reversible neurotoxicity  
  Abstract Using an integrated transcriptomic and proteomic approach, we characterized the venom peptidome of the European red ant, Manica rubida. We identified 13 “myrmicitoxins” that share sequence similarities with previously identified ant venom peptides, one of them being identified as an EGF-like toxin likely resulting from a threonine residue modified by O-fucosylation. Furthermore, we conducted insecticidal assays of reversed-phase HPLC venom fractions on the blowfly Lucilia caesar, permitting us to identify six myrmicitoxins (i.e., U3-, U10-, U13-, U20-MYRTX-Mri1a, U10-MYRTX-Mri1b, and U10-MYRTX-Mri1c) with an insecticidal activity. Chemically synthesized U10-MYRTX-Mri1a, -Mri1b, -Mri1c, and U20-MYRTX-Mri1a irreversibly paralyzed blowflies at the highest doses tested (30-125 nmol·g-1). U13-MYRTX-Mri1a, the most potent neurotoxic peptide at 1 h, had reversible effects after 24 h (150 nmol·g-1). Finally, U3-MYRTX-Mri1a has no insecticidal activity, even at up to 55 nmol·g-1. Thus, M. rubida employs a paralytic venom rich in linear insecticidal peptides, which likely act by disrupting cell membranes.  
  Address VenomeTech, 473 Route des Dolines – Villa 3, Valbonne, 06560, France  
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  ISSN 15353907 (Issn) ISBN Medium  
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  Notes Export Date: 20 April 2020 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 927  
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Author de Aguiar, H.J.A.C.; Barros, L.A.C.; Silveira, L.I.; Petitclerc, F.; Etienne, S.; Orivel, J. pdf  url
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  Title Cytogenetic data for sixteen ant species from North-eastern Amazonia with phylogenetic insights into three subfamilies Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Comparative Cytogenetics Abbreviated Journal Comp. Cytogenet.  
  Volume (down) 14 Issue 1 Pages 43-60  
  Keywords Biodiversity; Formicidae; Karyotype; Neotropical ants  
  Abstract Ants play essential roles in most terrestrial ecosystems and may be considered pests for agriculture and agroforestry. Recent morphological and molecular data have challenged conventional ant phylogeny and the interpretation of karyotypic variations. Existing Neotropical ant cytogenetic data focus on Atlantic rainforest species, and provide evolutionary and taxonomic insight. However, there are data for only 18 Amazonian species. In this study, we describe the karyotypes of 16 ant species belonging to 12 genera and three subfamilies, collected in the Brazilian state of Amapa, and in French Guiana. The karyotypes of six species are described for the first time, including that of the South American genus Allomerus Mayr, 1878. The karyotype of Crematogaster Lund, 1831 is also described for the first time for the New World. For other species, extant data for geographically distinct populations was compared with our own data, e.g. for the leafcutter ants Acromyrmex balzani (Emery, 1890) and Atta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758). The information obtained for the karyotype of Dolichoderus imitator Emery, 1894 differs from extant data from the Atlantic forest, thereby highlighting the importance of population cytogenetic approaches. This study also emphasizes the need for good chromosome preparations for studying karyotype structure.  
  Address INRA, UMR EcoFoG, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, CNRS, Université de Guyane, Université des Antilles, Campus Agronomique, BP 316, Kourou Cedex, 97379, France  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Pensoft Publishers Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 19930771 (Issn) ISBN Medium  
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Author Perrot, T.; Guillaume, S.; Nadine, A.; Jacques, B.; Philippe, G.; Stéphane, D.; Rodnay, S.; Mélanie, M.-R.; Eric, G. doi  openurl
  Title A reverse chemical ecology approach to explore wood natural durability Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Microbial Biotechnology Abbreviated Journal Microb. Biotechnol.  
  Volume (down) 13 Issue 5 Pages 1673-1677  
  Keywords glutathione transferase; Article; biodegradation; data base; detoxification; ecology; enzyme activity; enzyme metabolism; forest; molecular dynamics; physical parameters; species identification; thermal analysis; Trametes versicolor; wood; wood durability  
  Abstract The natural durability of wood species, defined as their inherent resistance to wood-destroying agents, is a complex phenomenon depending on many biotic and abiotic factors. Besides the presence of recalcitrant polymers, the presence of compounds with antimicrobial properties is known to be important to explain wood durability. Based on the advancement in our understanding of fungal detoxification systems, a reverse chemical ecology approach was proposed to explore wood natural durability using fungal glutathione transferases. A set of six glutathione transferases from the white-rot Trametes versicolor were used as targets to test wood extracts from seventeen French Guiana neotropical species. Fluorescent thermal shift assays quantified interactions between fungal glutathione transferases and these extracts. From these data, a model combining this approach and wood density significantly predicts the wood natural durability of the species tested previously using long-term soil bed tests. Overall, our findings confirm that detoxification systems could be used to explore the chemical environment encountered by wood-decaying fungi and also wood natural durability. © 2020 The Authors. Microbial Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology.  
  Address Université de Lorraine, INRAE, LERMAB, Nancy, France  
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  Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 17517907 (Issn) ISBN Medium  
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Author Privet, K.; Vedel, V.; Fortunel, C.; Orivel, J.; Martinez, Q.; Cerdan, A.; Baraloto, C.; Pétillon, J. pdf  url
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  Title Relative effciency of pitfall trapping vs. nocturnal hand collecting in assessing soil-dwelling spider diversity along a structural gradient of neotropical habitats Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Diversity Abbreviated Journal Diversity  
  Volume (down) 12 Issue 2 Pages 81  
  Keywords Araneae; Diversity indices; Functional diversity; Guiana shield; Sampling methods; Species richness; Turnover; Araneae  
  Abstract Assessing spider diversity remains a great challenge, especially in tropical habitats where dozens of species can locally co-occur. Pitfall trapping is one of the most widely used techniques to collect spiders, but it suffers from several biases, and its accuracy likely varies with habitat complexity. In this study, we compared the efficiency of passive pitfall trapping versus active nocturnal hand collecting (\"HC) to capture low understory-dwelling spider taxonomical (morpho-species) and functional (hunting guilds) diversity along a structural gradient of habitats in French Guiana. We focused on four habitats describing a structural gradient: garden to the orchard to the forest edge to the undisturbed forest. Overall, estimated morpho-species richness and composition did not vary consistently between habitats, but abundances of ground-hunting spiders decreased significantly with increasing habitat complexity. We found habitat-dependence differences in taxonomic diversity between sampling strategies: NHC revealed higher diversity in the orchard, whereas pitfalls resulted in higher diversity in the forest. Species turnover resulted in high dissimilarity in species composition between habitats using either method. This study shows how pitfall trapping is influenced by habitat structure, rendering this sampling method incomplete for complex, tropical environments. However, pitfall traps remain a valuable component of inventories because they sample distinct assemblage of spiders. © 2020 by the authors.  
  Address International Center for Tropical Botany, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199, United States  
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  Publisher Mdpi Ag Place of Publication Editor  
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  Notes Export Date: 16 March 2020; Correspondence Address: Privet, K.; CNRS, Ecobio (Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution), Université de RennesFrance; email: kprivet@hotmail.fr Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 923  
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Author Laybros, A.; Aubry-Kientz, M.; Féret, J.-B.; Bedeau, C.; Brunaux, O.; Derroire, G.; Vincent, G. doi  openurl
  Title Quantitative airborne inventories in dense tropical forest using imaging spectroscopy Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Remote Sensing Abbreviated Journal Remote Sens.  
  Volume (down) 12 Issue 10 Pages 1577  
  Keywords Hyperspectral; LiDAR; Species diversity; Tropical forest; Cost effectiveness; Discriminant analysis; Infrared devices; Infrared radiation; Logistic regression; Remote sensing; Tropics; Classification accuracy; Classification performance; Linear discriminant analysis; Operational applications; Regularized discriminant analysis; Remote sensing technology; Short wave infrared bands; Visible and near infrared; Forestry  
  Abstract Tropical forests have exceptional floristic diversity, but their characterization remains incomplete, in part due to the resource intensity of in-situ assessments. Remote sensing technologies can provide valuable, cost-effective, large-scale insights. This study investigates the combined use of airborne LiDAR and imaging spectroscopy to map tree species at landscape scale in French Guiana. Binary classifiers were developed for each of 20 species using linear discriminant analysis (LDA), regularized discriminant analysis (RDA) and logistic regression (LR). Complementing visible and near infrared (VNIR) spectral bands with short wave infrared (SWIR) bands improved the mean average classification accuracy of the target species from 56.1% to 79.6%. Increasing the number of non-focal species decreased the success rate of target species identification. Classification performance was not significantly affected by impurity rates (confusion between assigned classes) in the non-focal class (up to 5% of bias), provided that an adequate criterion was used for adjusting threshold probability assignment. A limited number of crowns (30 crowns) in each species class was sufficient to retrieve correct labels effectively. Overall canopy area of target species was strongly correlated to their basal area over 118 ha at 1.5 ha resolution, indicating that operational application of the method is a realistic prospect (R2 = 0.75 for six major commercial tree species). © 2020 by the authors.  
  Address Cirad, UMR EcoFoG (AgroParistech, CNRS, INRAE, Université des Antilles, Université de la Guyane), Kourou, French Guiana, 97379, France  
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  Publisher Mdpi Ag Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 20724292 (Issn) ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 969  
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Author Aili, S.R.; Touchard, A.; Hayward, R.; Robinson, S.D.; Pineda, S.S.; Lalagüe, H.; Mrinalini; Vetter, I.; Undheim, E.A.B.; Kini, R.M.; Escoubas, P.; Padula, M.P.; Myers, G.S.A.; Nicholson, G.M. doi  openurl
  Title An integrated proteomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals the venom complexity of the bullet ant Paraponera clavata Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Toxins Abbreviated Journal Toxins  
  Volume (down) 12 Issue 5 Pages  
  Keywords DRG neurons; Hyaluronidase; Neurotoxins; Paraponeritoxin; Phospholipases; Rp-Hplc; alpha latrotoxin; ant venom; arginine kinase; cathepsin; contig; defensin 2; hyaluronidase; icarapin; metalloproteinase; neurotoxin; novel toxin like protein; phospholipase; phospholipase A2; poneratoxin; proteome; serine proteinase; transcriptome; unclassified drug; amino acid sequence; ant; Article; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; neurotoxicity; nonhuman; Paraponera clavata; protein expression; proteomics; sequence database; tandem mass spectrometry; transcriptomics; venom gland  
  Abstract A critical hurdle in ant venom proteomic investigations is the lack of databases to comprehensively and specifically identify the sequence and function of venom proteins and peptides. To resolve this, we used venom gland transcriptomics to generate a sequence database that was used to assign the tandem mass spectrometry (MS) fragmentation spectra of venom peptides and proteins to specific transcripts. This was performed alongside a shotgun liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of the venom to confirm that these assigned transcripts were expressed as proteins. Through the combined transcriptomic and proteomic investigation of Paraponera clavata venom, we identified four times the number of proteins previously identified using 2D-PAGE alone. In addition to this, by mining the transcriptomic data, we identified several novel peptide sequences for future pharmacological investigations, some of which conform with inhibitor cysteine knot motifs. These types of peptides have the potential to be developed into pharmaceutical or bioinsecticide peptides. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.  
  Address Faculty of Science, University of Nice, Nice, 06000, France  
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  Publisher Mdpi Ag Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 20726651 (Issn) ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 972  
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Author Romero, G.Q.; Marino, N.A.C.; MacDonald, A.A.M.; Céréghino, R.; Trzcinski, M.K.; Mercado, D.A.; Leroy, C.; Corbara, B.; Farjalla, V.F.; Barberis, I.M.; Dézerald, O.; Hammill, E.; Atwood, T.B.; Piccoli, G.C.O.; Bautista, F.O.; Carrias, J.-F.; Leal, J.S.; Montero, G.; Antiqueira, P.A.P.; Freire, R.; Realpe, E.; Amundrud, S.L.; de Omena, P.M.; Campos, A.B.A.; Kratina, P.; O’Gorman, E.J.; Srivastava, D.S. doi  openurl
  Title Extreme rainfall events alter the trophic structure in bromeliad tanks across the Neotropics Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Nature Communications Abbreviated Journal Nat. Commun.  
  Volume (down) 11 Issue 3215 Pages  
  Keywords fresh water; rain; fresh water; agricultural intensification; angiosperm; biomass; climate change; ecosystem function; extreme event; food web; freshwater ecosystem; Neotropic Ecozone; precipitation intensity; rainfall; trophic structure; Article; biomass; Central America; controlled study; detritivore; drought; flooding; food web; hydrology; microcosm; Neotropics; nonhuman; precipitation; predator; South America; trophic level; animal; biodiversity; Bromelia; climate change; ecosystem; flooding; food chain; Central America; South America; Animals; Biodiversity; Biomass; Bromelia; Climate Change; Droughts; Ecosystem; Floods; Food Chain; Fresh Water; Hydrology; South America  
  Abstract Changes in global and regional precipitation regimes are among the most pervasive components of climate change. Intensification of rainfall cycles, ranging from frequent downpours to severe droughts, could cause widespread, but largely unknown, alterations to trophic structure and ecosystem function. We conducted multi-site coordinated experiments to show how variation in the quantity and evenness of rainfall modulates trophic structure in 210 natural freshwater microcosms (tank bromeliads) across Central and South America (18°N to 29°S). The biomass of smaller organisms (detritivores) was higher under more stable hydrological conditions. Conversely, the biomass of predators was highest when rainfall was uneven, resulting in top-heavy biomass pyramids. These results illustrate how extremes of precipitation, resulting in localized droughts or flooding, can erode the base of freshwater food webs, with negative implications for the stability of trophic dynamics. © 2020, The Author(s).  
  Address Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil  
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  Publisher Nature Research Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 20411723 (Issn) ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 944  
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Author Esquivel-Muelbert, A.; Phillips, O.L.; Brienen, R.J.W.; Fauset, S.; Sullivan, M.J.P.; Baker, T.R.; Chao, K.-J.; Feldpausch, T.R.; Gloor, E.; Higuchi, N.; Houwing-Duistermaat, J.; Lloyd, J.; Liu, H.; Malhi, Y.; Marimon, B.; Marimon Junior, B.H.; Monteagudo-Mendoza, A.; Poorter, L.; Silveira, M.; Torre, E.V.; Dávila, E.A.; del Aguila Pasquel, J.; Almeida, E.; Loayza, P.A.; Andrade, A.; Aragão, L.E.O.C.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Arets, E.; Arroyo, L.; Aymard C, G.A.; Baisie, M.; Baraloto, C.; Camargo, P.B.; Barroso, J.; Blanc, L.; Bonal, D.; Bongers, F.; Boot, R.; Brown, F.; Burban, B.; Camargo, J.L.; Castro, W.; Moscoso, V.C.; Chave, J.; Comiskey, J.; Valverde, F.C.; da Costa, A.L.; Cardozo, N.D.; Di Fiore, A.; Dourdain, A.; Erwin, T.; Llampazo, G.F.; Vieira, I.C.G.; Herrera, R.; Honorio Coronado, E.; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I.; Jimenez-Rojas, E.; Killeen, T.; Laurance, S.; Laurance, W.; Levesley, A.; Lewis, S.L.; Ladvocat, K.L.L.M.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Lovejoy, T.; Meir, P.; Mendoza, C.; Morandi, P.; Neill, D.; Nogueira Lima, A.J.; Vargas, P.N.; de Oliveira, E.A.; Camacho, N.P.; Pardo, G.; Peacock, J.; Peña-Claros, M.; Peñuela-Mora, M.C.; Pickavance, G.; Pipoly, J.; Pitman, N.; Prieto, A.; Pugh, T.A.M.; Quesada, C.; Ramirez-Angulo, H.; de Almeida Reis, S.M.; Rejou-Machain, M.; Correa, Z.R.; Bayona, L.R.; Rudas, A.; Salomão, R.; Serrano, J.; Espejo, J.S.; Silva, N.; Singh, J.; Stahl, C.; Stropp, J.; Swamy, V.; Talbot, J.; ter Steege, H.; Terborgh, J.; Thomas, R.; Toledo, M.; Torres-Lezama, A.; Gamarra, L.V.; van der Heijden, G.; van der Meer, P.; van der Hout, P.; Martinez, R.V.; Vieira, S.A.; Cayo, J.V.; Vos, V.; Zagt, R.; Zuidema, P.; Galbraith, D. doi  openurl
  Title Tree mode of death and mortality risk factors across Amazon forests Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Nature Communications Abbreviated Journal Nat. Commun.  
  Volume (down) 11 Issue 5515 Pages  
  Keywords bioclimatology; carbon sink; ecological modeling; growth; holistic approach; mortality; mortality risk; risk factor; survival; trade-off; tropical forest; article; climate; controlled study; forest; growth rate; human; mortality rate; mortality risk; survival; biological model; biomass; Brazil; carbon sequestration; ecology; ecosystem; environmental monitoring; growth, development and aging; proportional hazards model; risk factor; tree; tropic climate; Amazonia; carbon dioxide; Biomass; Brazil; Carbon Dioxide; Carbon Sequestration; Ecology; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Forests; Models, Biological; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; Trees; Tropical Climate  
  Abstract The carbon sink capacity of tropical forests is substantially affected by tree mortality. However, the main drivers of tropical tree death remain largely unknown. Here we present a pan-Amazonian assessment of how and why trees die, analysing over 120,000 trees representing > 3800 species from 189 long-term RAINFOR forest plots. While tree mortality rates vary greatly Amazon-wide, on average trees are as likely to die standing as they are broken or uprooted—modes of death with different ecological consequences. Species-level growth rate is the single most important predictor of tree death in Amazonia, with faster-growing species being at higher risk. Within species, however, the slowest-growing trees are at greatest risk while the effect of tree size varies across the basin. In the driest Amazonian region species-level bioclimatic distributional patterns also predict the risk of death, suggesting that these forests are experiencing climatic conditions beyond their adaptative limits. These results provide not only a holistic pan-Amazonian picture of tree death but large-scale evidence for the overarching importance of the growth–survival trade-off in driving tropical tree mortality. © 2020, The Author(s).  
  Address Tropenbos International, Wageningen, Netherlands  
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  Publisher Nature Research Place of Publication Editor  
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Author Thomas, H.J.D.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Kattge, J.; Diaz, S.; Vellend, M.; Blok, D.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Forbes, B.C.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Normand, S.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Schaepman-Strub, G.; Wilmking, M.; Wipf, S.; Cornwell, W.K.; Beck, P.S.A.; Georges, D.; Goetz, S.J.; Guay, K.C.; Rüger, N.; Soudzilovskaia, N.A.; Spasojevic, M.J.; Alatalo, J.M.; Alexander, H.D.; Anadon-Rosell, A.; Angers-Blondin, S.; te Beest, M.; Berner, L.T.; Björk, R.G.; Buchwal, A.; Buras, A.; Carbognani, M.; Christie, K.S.; Collier, L.S.; Cooper, E.J.; Elberling, B.; Eskelinen, A.; Frei, E.R.; Grau, O.; Grogan, P.; Hallinger, M.; Heijmans, M.M.P.D.; Hermanutz, L.; Hudson, J.M.G.; Johnstone, J.F.; Hülber, K.; Iturrate-Garcia, M.; Iversen, C.M.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kaarlejarvi, E.; Kulonen, A.; Lamarque, L.J.; Lantz, T.C.; Lévesque, E.; Little, C.J.; Michelsen, A.; Milbau, A.; Nabe-Nielsen, J.; Nielsen, S.S.; Ninot, J.M.; Oberbauer, S.F.; Olofsson, J.; Onipchenko, V.G.; Petraglia, A.; Rumpf, S.B.; Shetti, R.; Speed, J.D.M.; Suding, K.N.; Tape, K.D.; Tomaselli, M.; Trant, A.J.; Treier, U.A.; Tremblay, M.; Venn, S.E.; Vowles, T.; Weijers, S.; Wookey, P.A.; Zamin, T.J.; Bahn, M.; Blonder, B.; van Bodegom, P.M.; Bond-Lamberty, B.; Campetella, G.; Cerabolini, B.E.L.; Chapin, F.S., III; Craine, J.M.; Dainese, M.; Green, W.A.; Jansen, S.; Kleyer, M.; Manning, P.; Niinemets, Ü.; Onoda, Y.; Ozinga, W.A.; Peñuelas, J.; Poschlod, P.; Reich, P.B.; Sandel, B.; Schamp, B.S.; Sheremetiev, S.N.; de Vries, F.T. doi  openurl
  Title Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Nature Communications Abbreviated Journal Nat. Commun.  
  Volume (down) 11 Issue 1351 Pages  
  Keywords biome; climate change; extreme event; global change; growth; interspecific interaction; plant community; tundra; article; plant community; prediction; tundra; warming; classification; climate; ecosystem; genetics; plant; plant development; Climate; Ecosystem; Plant Development; Plants; Tundra  
  Abstract The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of plant size and resource acquisition. However, it is unknown whether global plant trait relationships extend to climatic extremes, and if these interspecific relationships are confounded by trait variation within species. We test whether trait relationships extend to the cold extremes of life on Earth using the largest database of tundra plant traits yet compiled. We show that tundra plants demonstrate remarkably similar resource economic traits, but not size traits, compared to global distributions, and exhibit the same two dimensions of trait variation. Three quarters of trait variation occurs among species, mirroring global estimates of interspecific trait variation. Plant trait relationships are thus generalizable to the edge of global trait-space, informing prediction of plant community change in a warming world. © 2020, Crown.  
  Address Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94240, Amsterdam, 1090 GE, Netherlands  
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  Publisher Nature Research Place of Publication Editor  
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Author Ziegler, C.; Dusenge, M.E.; Nyirambangutse, B.; Zibera, E.; Wallin, G.; Uddling, J. doi  openurl
  Title Contrasting Dependencies of Photosynthetic Capacity on Leaf Nitrogen in Early- and Late-Successional Tropical Montane Tree Species Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Frontiers in Plant Science Abbreviated Journal Front. Plant Sci.  
  Volume (down) 11 Issue Pages 500479  
  Keywords allocation; early successional; late successional; nitrogen; photosynthesis; tropical montane forests  
  Abstract Differences in photosynthetic capacity among tree species and tree functional types are currently assumed to be largely driven by variation in leaf nutrient content, particularly nitrogen (N). However, recent studies indicate that leaf N content is often a poor predictor of variation in photosynthetic capacity in tropical trees. In this study, we explored the relative importance of area-based total leaf N content (Ntot) and within-leaf N allocation to photosynthetic capacity versus light-harvesting in controlling the variation in photosynthetic capacity (i.e. Vcmax, Jmax) among mature trees of 12 species belonging to either early (ES) or late successional (LS) groups growing in a tropical montane rainforest in Rwanda, Central Africa. Photosynthetic capacity at a common leaf temperature of 25˚C (i.e. maximum rates of Rubisco carboxylation, Vcmax25 and of electron transport, Jmax25) was higher in ES than in LS species (+ 58% and 68% for Vcmax25 and Jmax25, respectively). While Ntot did not significantly differ between successional groups, the photosynthetic dependency on Ntot was markedly different. In ES species, Vcmax25 was strongly and positively related to Ntot but this was not the case in LS species. However, there was no significant trade-off between relative leaf N investments in compounds maximizing photosynthetic capacity versus compounds maximizing light harvesting. Both leaf dark respiration at 25˚C (+ 33%) and, more surprisingly, apparent photosynthetic quantum yield (+ 35%) was higher in ES than in LS species. Moreover, Rd25 was positively related to Ntot for both ES and LS species. Our results imply that efforts to quantify carbon fluxes of tropical montane rainforests would be improved if they considered contrasting within-leaf N allocation and photosynthetic Ntot dependencies between species with different successional strategies. © Copyright © 2020 Ziegler, Dusenge, Nyirambangutse, Zibera, Wallin and Uddling.  
  Address Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada  
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  ISSN 1664462x (Issn) ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 953  
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