A5053297480- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Statistical Methods and Inference
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive
2013-2018
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2013-2018
École Pratique des Hautes Études
2016-2018
Université de Sherbrooke
2010-2018
University of Guelph
2018
Université de Montpellier
2016-2017
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
2016-2017
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2012-2013
Recent studies assessing the role of biological diversity for ecosystem functioning indicate that functional traits and evolutionary history species in a community, not number taxonomic units, ultimately drives biodiversity--ecosystem-function relationship. Here, we simultaneously assessed importance plant trait phylogenetic as predictors major trophic groups soil biota (abundance diversity), six years from onset grassland biodiversity experiment. Plant were generally better than...
Invertebrate herbivores can impact plant performance and communities. Conversely, plants affect the ability of to find, choose, consume them through their functional traits. While single traits have been related rates herbivory, most often involving herbivore–plant pairs, much less is known about which suite important for determining herbivory a pool species interacting with natural herbivore community. In this study we measured aboveground damage on 51 herbaceous growing in monocultures...
Plant functional traits affect the capacity of herbivores to find, choose, and consume plants. However, in a community composed different plant species, it is unclear what proportion herbivory on focal explained by its own which characteristics surrounding vegetation (i.e., nonadditive effects). Moreover, effects could be positive or negative, not known if they are related properties such as diversity. To quantify effects, we developed four additive models based monoculture rates combined...
Abstract Aim The characterization of trait–environment relationships over broad‐scale gradients is a critical goal for ecology and biogeography. This implies the merging plot trait databases to assess community‐level trait‐based statistics. Potential shortcomings limitations this approach are that: (i) species traits not measured where community sampled (ii) availability data varies considerably across plots. Here we address effect representativeness [the sampling effort per plot] on...
Abstract Aim Leaf traits strongly impact biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding leaf trait variation along environmental gradients is thus essential to improve the representation of vegetation Earth system models. Our aims were quantify relationships between and climate permanent grasslands at a biogeographical scale test whether these sensitive (a) level nitrogen inputs (b) inclusion information pertaining plant community organization. Location Permanent throughout...
Despite the importance of stomata in leaf functioning, and despite recent interest interspecific trait covariation functional ecology, little is known about how stomatal density relates to other traits a broad context. This especially important because has been widely used deduce temporal variation atmospheric CO 2 concentrations [CO 2atm ] from fossilized or herbarium leaves. We therefore measured density, specific area (SLA) its components, thickness, chlorophyll content both sun shade...
A major objective in ecology is to determine how local species abundances relate their functional trait values (i.e. trait–abundance relationship), under a combined influence of 1) environmental filters affecting performance conditionally values, 2) neutral demographic and immigration dynamics independently from these 3) varying availability frequency at regional level. We examined the nature strength relationship 30 000 simulated communities covering gradient relative importance niche‐based...
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Secondary succession is a worldwide phenomenon affecting plant communities. Studying functional variation during aids in understanding the mechanisms through which environmental shifts drive succession. We investigated changes space occupied by herbaceous communities Furthermore, since different traits are differently affected conditions, we asked how considering sets of impacts those changes. METHODS: Using chronosequence Mediterranean old fields (2–42 yr after...
Summary According to the dynamic equilibrium hypothesis ( DEH ), plant species richness is locally controlled by productivity and disturbance. Given that regional conditions widely affect local environmental variables such as soil nutrient availability, predictions could be improved considering how climate influences controls of richness. Further, a trait‐based approach community assembly has potential reveal deeper, mechanistic understanding variation across environments. Here, we bring...
Many efforts have been made in nuclear structure physics to interpret the nature of low-lying excited 0 + states well-deformed rare-earth nuclei. However, one difficulties resolving these is that there a paucity data. In this work, N = 92 nucleus 160 Er were studied via 162 Er( p , t ) two-neutron transfer reaction, which ideal for probing → transitions, at Maier-Leibnitz-Laboratorium Garching, Germany. Reaction products momentum-analyzed with Quadrupole-3-Dipole magnetic spectrograph. The 2...