Abstracts
The list is provisional. The final list will soon be available.
Quantifying terrestrial carbon storage and predicting the sensitivity of ecosystems to climate change relies on our ability to obtain observational constraints on photosynthesis and respiration at...
Wine grapes (Vitis vinifera L. ), as other perennial species, are especially sensitive to climate change, with potential effects on yield, quality and economic viability. Since grapevine has been...
Trematodes constitute a group of macroparasites that are particularly prevalent in molluscs and that can induce more or less deleterious effects. The complex life-cycle of these parasites is largely...
Numerous fishery resources have to frequent various habitats (lagoon, estuary, continental slope... ) to accomplish their life cycle. This is true for diadromous species but also for marine species...
Biosphere-atmosphere exchange of reactive nitrogen compounds (NH 3 , N 2 O, NO x , N-aerosols, N-VOC) plays an essential role in air quality, global warming and ecosystem functioning and...
10 years ago our team started to study microorganisms present in cloud waters at the puy de Dôme station. We showed that they were alive and metabolically active because they can resist to...
Sustainability is a complex issue that, on the one hand, challenges existing (governmental) modes of governance while on the other provoking the emergence of new ones. Among the latter is a wide...
Many biotic particles such as pollen grains, bacteria, spores and viruses are transported by atmospheric motions. They play important roles in various areas: the spread of biodiversity, agricultural...
Agricultural ecology has a long history and is becoming increasingly important in promoting sustainable agricultural production. The field is extremely diverse and encompasses many different...
Warming of the climate system has now become unequivocal, being clearly detected in all functional units of the Earth system. Climate variability influences living systems ranging from marine to...
The ‘Ecosystem Approach’ (EA) poses a dilemma for sustainable management of natural resources. The very notion of an ecosystem runs counter to conventional ways of reasoning, which have mobilized...
Do we measure what we value or do we value what we measure? The case of ecological indicators is an excellent illustration of the fundamental entwinement of knowledge and values. Ecological...