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 | Alain FrancINRA, senior scientist Verified email at inrae.fr Cited by 4880 |
Biodiversity, disturbances, ecosystem function and management of European forests
We review the effects of human impact on biodiversity of European forests in the light of recent
views on disturbances and succession in ecosystems, and discuss recent ideas on how …
views on disturbances and succession in ecosystems, and discuss recent ideas on how …
phylosignal: an R package to measure, test, and explore the phylogenetic signal
Phylogenetic signal is the tendency for closely related species to display similar trait values
as a consequence of their phylogenetic proximity. Ecologists and evolutionary biologists are …
as a consequence of their phylogenetic proximity. Ecologists and evolutionary biologists are …
Ecology, evolution, and epidemiology of zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases in French Guiana: Transdisciplinarity does matter to tackle new emerging …
French Guiana is a European ultraperipheric region located on the northern Atlantic coast of
South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation in the …
South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation in the …
Next‐generation sequencing to inventory taxonomic diversity in eukaryotic communities: a test for freshwater diatoms
L Kermarrec, A Franc, F Rimet… - Molecular ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The recent emergence of barcoding approaches coupled to those of next‐generation
sequencing ( NGS ) has raised new perspectives for studying environmental communities. In this …
sequencing ( NGS ) has raised new perspectives for studying environmental communities. In this …
Why we need sustainable networks bridging countries, disciplines, cultures and generations for aquatic biomonitoring 2.0: a perspective derived from the DNAqua-Net …
Aquatic biomonitoring has become an essential task in Europe and many other regions as a
consequence of strong anthropogenic pressures affecting the health of lakes, rivers, oceans …
consequence of strong anthropogenic pressures affecting the health of lakes, rivers, oceans …
Temporal changes in the ectomycorrhizal community in two soil horizons of a temperate oak forest
The species structure of an ectomycorrhizal (ECM) community was assessed monthly for 15
months in the two horizons (A1 and A2) of an oak temperate forest in northeastern France. …
months in the two horizons (A1 and A2) of an oak temperate forest in northeastern France. …
A next-generation sequencing approach to river biomonitoring using benthic diatoms
L Kermarrec, A Franc, F Rimet, P Chaumeil… - Freshwater …, 2014 - journals.uchicago.edu
Diatoms are main bioindicators used to assess the ecological quality of rivers, but their
identification is difficult and time-consuming. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) can be used to …
identification is difficult and time-consuming. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) can be used to …
Multiple nuclear genes stabilize the phylogenetic backbone of the genus Quercus
Phylogenetic relationships among 108 oak species (genus Quercus L.) were inferred using
DNA sequences of six nuclear genes selected from the existing genomic resources of the …
DNA sequences of six nuclear genes selected from the existing genomic resources of the …
Robust scaling in ecosystems and the meltdown of patch size distributions before extinction
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 29–35 Abstract Robust critical systems are characterized by
power laws which occur over a broad range of conditions. Their robust behaviour has been …
power laws which occur over a broad range of conditions. Their robust behaviour has been …
[HTML][HTML] Diatom DNA metabarcoding for ecological assessment: Comparison among bioinformatics pipelines used in six European countries reveals the need for …
Ecological assessment of lakes and rivers using benthic diatom assemblages currently
requires considerable taxonomic expertise to identify species using light microscopy. This …
requires considerable taxonomic expertise to identify species using light microscopy. This …