Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley-Blackwell Wiley
Résumé : The Late Early-to-Early Middle Eocene Zegdoumyidae are the oldest representatives of the order Rodentia to be known in Africa thus far. Despite the fragmentary nature of their fossil record, these early African rodents have been central in discussions surrounding the early evolutionary history of the Anomaluroidea clade (the living forms of which are the ‘scaly-tailed squirrels’, i.e. Anomaluridae). Here, we describe new dental remains attributable to Zegdoumys sbeitlai, a zegdoumyid from Tunisia (Djebel Chambi, CBI-1) dated at ca 50–45 Ma. The original material referred to this taxon was limited to four teeth documenting few dental loci. The new gathered material comprises practically all dental loci (except P4), thereby allowing a better description and characterization of this taxon. This Tunisian species is clearly distinct from its roughly coeval Algerian counterpart (Z. lavocati) or from the younger species recorded from Namibia (Z. namibiensis). We investigated the phylogenetic positions of Z. sbeitlai and the Zegdoumyidae in a high-level rodent phylogeny with a cladistic assessment of the dental evidence. Our results show that zegdoumyids represent the earliest offshoots (pectinately arranged) of a large clade that also encompasses the more advanced Eocene anomaluroids (here named Nementchamyidae), the Miocene Nonanomaluridae, and the stem and crown Anomaluridae. In this phylogenetic context, the species of Zegdoumys are the basalmost members of this large Anomaluroidea clade. Zegdoumyid taxa are therefore the oldest stem anomaluroid candidates, a statement which strengthens support for the hypothesis of the great antiquity of the Anomaluroidea clade in Africa. From a historical biogeography perspective, this assumption suggests that anomaluroids invaded Asia from Afro-Arabia sometime during the Middle Eocene, a dispersal event which was likely concomitant but opposite to the dispersals envisaged for the hystricognathous rodents and anthropoid primates from Asia to Afro-Arabia.
ISSN: 0300-3256

hal-01172007
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01172007
DOI : 10.1111/zsc.12095

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
In this study, we report new U-Pb zircon ages and amphibole and biotite 40Ar-39Ar cooling ages for igneous and metaigneous rocks from the eastern portion of the Borborema Province (NE Brazil). We combine these results with preliminary thermobarometric estimates and existing data to place constraints on the timing and duration of the Brasiliano-Pan-African Orogeny in northeastern Brazil and on the subsequent late- to post-orogenic history. The Alcantil orthogneiss contains a complex zircon population, but the youngest concordant analyses yielded an age of 632 ± 17 Ma (2σ). These grains have low Th/U ratios (<0.1), and the age of 632 Ma is therefore interpreted as dating the metamorphic event responsible for the acquisition of the gneissic fabric. In the Caruaru biotite amphibole orthogneiss, concordant analyses provided an age of 618 ± 4 Ma (2σ), which we relate to emplacement of the protolith of the Caruaru orthogneiss. Together with available U-Pb data from the literature, the 632-600 Ma age range is regarded as dating development of a regional flat-lying foliation coeval with high-grade metamorphism (upper amphibolite facies conditions). The 586 ± 3 Ma age (2σ) of the Panelas pluton is similar to those of other granitic plutons associated with a voluminous plutonism of high-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic nature that occurred at 590-580 Ma. This plutonism slightly predated or was synchronous with development of large strike-slip shear zones. Amphibole grains yielded 40Ar-39Ar ages ranging from 584 ± 4 Ma to about 530 Ma, suggesting that regional temperatures remained near the closing temperature of this mineral (≈500 °C) for a long time. Most 40Ar-39Ar biotite ages range from 552 to 533 Ma, but two samples yielded plateau ages of 519 ± 5 Ma and 509 ± 5 Ma. The inferred rather slow cooling of the studied region possibly reflects low rates of unroofing, allowing persistence of a protracted thermal anomaly caused by the massive injection of magmas at the end of the Neoproterozoic.
ISSN: 0895-9811

hal-00745698
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00745698
DOI : 10.1016/j.jsames.2012.06.003

Éditeur(s) : A.L. Burt A.L. Burt ( New York )
Résumé : A simplified and abridged version of the work by Thomas Day.
Copyright notice by Cassell Publishing Co.
Illustrations by J. Watson Davis.
Publisher's advertisements follow text.
(Statement of Responsibility) by Mary Godolphin.
United States -- New York -- New York

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002248821
ALK0546
230823954

Résumé : 2009, Scott Zona -- CC: at-ncsa (Creative Commons license requiring attribution, prohibiting commercial uses, and requiring rights-share for use of this image)
voucher specimen deposited at Rancho Sana Ana Botanic Garden (RSA), Claremont, CA & the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLAS), Gainesville, FL, USA & University of Puerto Rico (UPR).
specimen cited in: Zona, S. 1996. Roystonea (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Flora Neotropica 71: 1–36.
Puerto Rico -- Arecibo

Résumé : 2009, Scott Zona -- CC: at-ncsa (Creative Commons license requiring attribution, prohibiting commercial uses, and requiring rights-share for use of this image)
voucher specimen deposited at Rancho Sana Ana Botanic Garden (RSA), Claremont, CA & the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLAS), Gainesville, FL, USA & Jardín Botánico National, La Habana, Cuba
specimen cited in: Zona, S. 1996. Roystonea (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Flora Neotropica 71: 1–36.
Cuba -- Guantanamo -- La Maquina

Éditeur(s) : ISTPM
Résumé : Crayfishing is not particularly organized in the French islands as their population is not fond of large crustaceans. However, young crayfishes, about the size of the European scampi are ordered by rich Creoles for receptions or family gatherings. But lobsters, heavier than 0.750 to 1 kilo are eaten only by Europeans.Any fisherman who is asked to provide 10 kilos of crayfish catches them very quickly with a brass snare or a hook placed underneath the rocks. Some artisans gather the crustaceans in large rectangular baskets made of wire mesh and called "gardes", to wait for the potential customer. There is no specific pot for this type of fishing whereas Creole wicker makers worked hard on the creation of tools both complex and difficult to make to catch small morays; a fish which does not have a great commercial value.Consequently, it is impossible to precisely assess the importance of the exploitable large crustacean stock based on the catches of the Creole fishermen. If the performances of some crayfish boats from Douarnenez, using Mauritanian nets on the banks of St-Martin, can be considered as extremely satisfactory, it is not the case of other attempts. A whole study has to be undertaken. This note is only the beginning of a larger work focusing on the natural history of the crayfishes and Spanish lobsters in the waters of the arc of the Petites Antilles.
La pêche des langoustes n'est pas spécialement organisée dans les îles françaises, la population n'étant que peu friande de gros crustacés. Toutefois de jeunes langoustes, de la taille de la langoustine européenne sont commandées aux pêcheurs par les riches créoles, à l'occasion de réceptions ou de fêtes familiales; mais les « homards») dépassant le poids de 0,750 à 1 kilo sont consommés seulement par les Européens. Le pêcheur. auquel on demande de fournir 10 kilos de langoustes, les capture rapidement au collet de laiton ou au crochet sous les cayes, Certains artisans rassemblent les crustacés dans de grandes nasses rectangulaires de grillage métallique, appelées « gardes », en attendant l'acheteur éventuel. Il n'existe pas de type de casier spécial à cette pêche, alors que les vanniers créoles se sont ingéniés, par exemple, à créer des engins compliqués et difficiles à construire pour capturer les petites murènes appelées « moringues » qui n'ont pourtant que peu de valeur commerciale. Il est donc impossible de se faire une idée précise de l'importance du stock de gros crustacés exploitable en se basant sur les apports des pêcheurs créoles. Si les rendements de certains langoustiers douarnenistes, travaillant au filet mauritanien sur les bancs de St-Martin, ont pu être considérés comme extrêmement satisfaisants, il n'en est pas de même à propos d'autres tentatives. Il y a là toute une étude à entreprendre. Cette note n'est que le début d'un travail concernant l'histoire naturelle des langoustes et scyllares des eaux de l'arc des Petites Antilles. [OCR NON CONTRÔLE]
Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes (0035-2276) (ISTPM), 1958-03 , Vol. 22 , N. 1 , P. 105-114

Droits : Ifremer
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1958/publication-4567.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4567/

Résumé : 2009, Scott Zona -- CC: at-ncsa (Creative Commons license requiring attribution, prohibiting commercial uses, and requiring rights-share for use of this image)
voucher specimen deposited at Rancho Sana Ana Botanic Garden (RSA), Claremont, CA & the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLAS), Gainesville, FL, USA & Jardín Botánico National, La Habana, Cuba
specimen cited in: Zona, S. 1996. Roystonea (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Flora Neotropica 71: 1–36.
Cuba -- Guantanamo -- Baracoa -- La Ceiba

Résumé : 2009, Scott Zona -- CC: at-ncsa (Creative Commons license requiring attribution, prohibiting commercial uses, and requiring rights-share for use of this image)
voucher specimen deposited at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLAS), Gainesville, FL, USA
Dominican Republic -- Espaillat

Résumé : Printed by J.M. for Thomas Dring and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops
West Indies
West Indies
West Indies
West Indies

Éditeur(s) : Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida ( Gainesville FL, Gainesville FL )
Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-252).
Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, volume 42, number 5, pp. 219-252
(Statement of Responsibility) Craig W. Oyen ... et al..
Mexico, Gulf of
Mexico, Gulf of

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45142281

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
The Blue Lagoon, also known as Blue Hole, was renamed after the 1980 film "The Blue Lagoon" with Brooke Shields, which was partially shot in the area. This natural spring fed lagoon in Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica opens unto the sea through a narrow funnel. This is also the site of a famous Jacques Cousteau dive. Cousteau verified that the lagoon was not “bottomless” and in reality measured over 178 feet (54 meters) deep. The image shows a view of boats in the lagoon from breadfruit trees. Slide labeled Blue lagoon Jamaica.
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Port Antonio, Portland

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CFM1972_01a
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00030883/00001

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : The ultramafic–mafic complexes located at the base of obducted paleo-island arcs are commonly interpreted as evidence for intra-crustal fractionation of primitive (high-Mg#) mantle melts. The present study, realized on the Jijal mafic–ultramafic basal section of the Cretaceous Kohistan oceanic arc (N Pakistan), discards a crystal fractionation model from a single parental magma to take into account the geochemical and isotope variations observed between the plutonic crust and the underlying ultramafic section. The basal ultramafic rocks, i.e. dunites, wehrlites and clinopyroxenites, show high Mg#, extremely depleted REE patterns, no marked HFSE anomalies and high LILE enrichment. Cpx and leached whole rocks from this unit yield restricted εNd values (+ 5.5 to + 6.8), a large εSr range (− 5.9 to + 8.8) and mainly radiogenic 207Pb/204Pb ratios. The overlying mafic section, i.e. gabbroic rocks, displays low Mg# (46 < Mg# < 54), enriched REE patterns and marked HFSE anomalies. These plutonic rocks have also very homogeneous Sr and Pb isotopic compositions defining a restricted domain, which does not overlap that of the ultramafic samples. Moreover, Cpx from the basal ultramafics yield an Sm–Nd isochron at 117 ± 7 Ma interpreted as dating crystallization of the ultramafic section. Together, these results indicate that the mafic rocks on one hand and the ultramafic rocks on the other hand, originate from separate sources with specific emplacement underneath the subduction zone. A lherzolite lens, collected from the top of the mafic section, plots on the early Cretaceous Sm–Nd isochron and therefore yields the same 143Nd/144Nd initial ratio. This suggests that the ultramafic part of the lower Kohistan arc complex sampled the initiation stages of the subduction with production of magmas with boninite-like features. At this stage, the mantle wedge has been already modified by percolation of the first slab-derived fluids. On such a scenario the lherzolite lens would correspond to the lithospheric mantle underneath the arc before its initiation. A multi-stage history is proposed for the evolution for the Kohistan arc through not, vert, similar 30 Ma. Stage #1 reflects the spontaneous initiation of subduction associated with extensive boninitic affinity magmatism, stages #2 and #3 are related to arc building by tholeiitic melts and, a fourth step (stage #4) corresponds to the intra-crustal differentiation.
ISSN: 0012-821X

hal-00407206
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00407206
DOI : 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.06.026

Éditeur(s) : Florida Museum of Natural History Florida Museum of Natural History ( Gainesville, Fla. )
Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183).
(Language) Summary also in Spanish.
Caption title.
"Publication date: August 7, 2002"--P. 2 of cover.
Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, volume 45, number 5, pp. 163-185
(Statement of Responsibility) Bruce J. McFadden and Oscar Carranza-Castañeda.
Mexico

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50502095
0071-6154 ;

Éditeur(s) : Ecole nationale supérieure agronomique de Rennes
Résumé : Describe and gain understanding on fluctuations in animal population over time and space is a central goal of population ecology. This is also crucial to ensure the sustainable management of exploited resources, particularly those with complex population dynamics such as the bluefin tuna. The goal of this work is to collect bluefin tuna catches from the ancestral Mediterranean and Atlantic trap fisheries to (i) characterise long-term fluctuations in bluefin tuna population migrating in the Mediterranean, (ii) analyse their causes et (iii) assess their implications for fisheries management. The bluefin tuna main biological and ecological characteristics are first detailed. Then, the first part presents the trap fishery, and the process of collect and validation of the historical catches. This leads to develop a data base of 54 time-series more than 20 years long, the longest ones spanning about four centuries. Mean historical catches were around 15 000 tons/year ([7 000;25 000]). Time-series are analysed in a second part. Temporal variability of trap catches may be decomposed in three components: 100-year-long periodic fluctuations, 20-year cycles and inter-annual variations. These medium- to long-term fluctuations, representing more than 50% of the variability in the time-series, were synchronous all around the western Mediterranean and adjacent North Atlantic. In contrast, short-term variability was synchronous at a local scale only. It is argued that long-term fluctuations in trap catches could be considered as a proxy for those in abundance, and a synthetic time-series is computed to depict them. Biological and ecological processes that could cause such long-term fluctuations are discussed in a third part. We tested whether long-term fluctuations in Atlantic bluefin tuna might be related to large-scale environmental changes, using long time-series of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), the Length of the Day index (LOD, a proxy of the atmospheric circulation index ACI) and the temperature. Spectral analyses of trap catches, LOD and temperature displayed similar spectra with peak at low frequency, whereas those of the NAO exhibited a broad band spectrum. Regression analyses and tests of correlation did not reveal any clear relationship between trap catches on the one hand and NAO and LOD on the other hand. In contrast, long-term fluctuations in trap catches appear to be negatively and significantly related to long-term trends in temperature. Underlying processes that could explain such a relationship are discussed, with special focus on changes in migration patterns. Finally, implications of such fluctuations in term of fisheries management are discussed in a fourth part. A simulation framework, in which a simulated population dynamics model is coupled with a VPA, is built to test the pertinence of the diagnostic of stock assessment according to different scenarios on fluctuations origins and population status. In the hypothesis of fluctuations linked to variations in the recruitment, VPA appears able to reconstruct the fluctuations but the predictions may be biased if natural fluctuations are not taking into account. In the hypothesis of fluctuations linked to changes in migration pattern, VPA is not able to reconstruct the population dynamics. In a precautionary approach, quotas which follow may be unsuitable in the best case, at worst dangerous if they are defined in comparison with a reference point. The concept of cible reference points, fixe and unique over time, appears not relevant for bluefin tuna; estimate trajectory reference pertinent may prove to be more pertinent.
Décrire et comprendre les fluctuations spatio-temporelles des espèces animales constituent les enjeux majeurs de l'écologie. La question est également cruciale pour réussir la gestion durable des ressources exploitées, en particulier celle du thon rouge, grand pélagique migrateur à la dynamique complexe. L'objectif de ce travail est de collecter les captures historiques de thon rouge par les madragues méditerranéennes et proche atlantiques pour (i) caractériser les fluctuations à long terme de la population migrante en Méditerranée, (ii) étudier leur déterminisme et (iii) évaluer leurs implications en terme de gestion des pêcheries. Après avoir décrit les principales caractéristiques biologiques et écologiques du thon rouge, la première partie présente la pêcherie à la madrague, puis le processus de collecte et de validation des données historiques de captures. Ce dernier conduit à la mise en place d'une base de données de 54 séries de plus de 20 ans, dont les plus longues s'étendent sur près de 4 siècles. Les productions historiques sont estimées à environ 15 000 tonnes/an ([7 000;25 000]). Les séries historiques de captures sont analysées dans la seconde partie. Leur variabilité temporelle peut être décomposée en trois composantes : de larges cycles pseudo-séculaires, des variations périodiques d'une vingtaine d'années et des fluctuations inter-annuelles. Les fluctuations à moyen et long terme, expliquant plus de la moitié de la variance des séries, sont synchrones à l'échelle du bassin méditerranéen occidental et du proche Atlantique. La variabilité inter-annuelle, en revanche, n'est synchrone qu'à une échelle locale. On montre finalement que les fluctuations à long terme des captures peuvent être considérées comme de bons indices des tendances des abondances de la population de thons rouges migrants en Méditerranée. Une série synthétique est construite pour les décrire. Les processus biologiques et écologiques susceptibles d'être à l'origine de ces fluctuations sont discutés dans la troisième partie. L'hypothèse d'un forçage environnemental à grande échelle est testée en utilisant des indices à long terme de l'Oscillation Nord Atlantique (NAO), de la longueur du jour (LOD, un indicateur de l'indice de circulation atmosphérique ACI) et de la température. Les analyses spectrales sur les séries de captures, du LOD et des températures révèlent des spectres similaires, avec un pic sur les basses fréquences, alors que celles sur le NAO conduisent à une large bande spectrale. Les régressions et les tests de corrélations ne montrent aucune relation significative entre les captures par les madragues et le NAO et le LOD. En revanche, les fluctuations à long terme des captures apparaissent significativement et négativement corrélées avec les fluctuations à long terme des températures. Les processus sous-jacents susceptibles d'expliquer une telle relation, en particulier des changements migratoires, sont discutés. Finalement, les implications des fluctuations pour la gestion de la pêcherie sont discutées dans une quatrième partie. Un cadre de simulation, couplant un modèle de dynamique de population à une VPA, est élaboré pour tester la pertinence des diagnostics d'évaluation de stock selon différents scénarios d'origine des fluctuations et d'état de la population. Dans l'hypothèse de fluctuations liées à des variations du recrutement, la VPA apparaît capable de reconstruire les fluctuations mais les prédictions sont biaisées lorsqu'il n'est pas tenu compte des fluctuations naturelles du stock. Dans l'hypothèse de fluctuations liées à des changements migratoires, la VPA est alors incapable de reproduire la dynamique de la population. Dans une approche de précaution, les quotas qui en découlent peuvent se révéler au mieux inappropriés, au pire dangereux s'ils sont définis par rapport à un point de référence. Ce concept de point cible, fixe et unique dans le temps, apparaît inapproprié pour le thon rouge ; estimer des "trajectoires de référence" serait sans doute plus pertinent.

Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2003/these-65.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/65/

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
Alkali feldspar thermochronologic modeling with the 40Ar/39Ar method has generated marked advances in knowledge of the mechanisms for argon diffusion in feldspars. While the goal in many cases has been to extrapolate the observed and modeled argon behavior in feldspars to natural geological settings, scientific debate surrounding the true feasibility of such extrapolations and indeed, the validity of thermochronologic modeling in itself, have provided much impetus to improve laboratory techniques to test, and increase basic understanding of, argon diffusion. Two cornerstones for the debate over the feasibility of alkali feldspar thermochronology for modeling natural, geologic processes have been: 1. is volume diffusion the main mechanism for argon movement in feldspars? and 2. if volume diffusion is a viable mechanism, does argon then reside in discrete ‘domains' within the feldspar lattice? We describe a study of alkali feldspars from a profile through a well-controlled brittle fault zone in western Norway; the feldspars document argon loss during deformation and strongly suggest the existence of argon ‘domains' within the feldspars, at least during laboratory step heating. The progressive change in the character of argon diffusion is recognizable in the logr/ro diffusion data from the feldspars and is mimicked by physical changes observed optically in the feldspars through progressive degrees of brittle deformation. Modeling results indicate a reduction in size of the biggest domains and the appearance of smaller domains during the strongest stages of deformation. Whether or not this reveals the existence and the transformation of the domain structure in naturo is difficult to prove from our data alone, but interestingly, this behaviour corresponds directly to the physical (optical) appearance of more intense crack networks and subgrains in progressively more brecciated feldspars. Because the thermochronologic histories derived from modeling the feldspar data conform very well to the known tectonic history of the area, the feldspars appear to have successfully retained physical (optical and isotopic) records of episodic tectonic processes operating from ductile through lowtemperature brittle regimes in rocks with a Caledonian history overprinted by several later (younger) geologic events. However, because the ‘cold' brecciation is the last tectonothermal event recorded by these rocks, it is impossible to truly test for the existence of diffusion domains in naturo. Argon loss appears to have been effective only in the most highly brecciated (deformed) samples where the combination of the connected crack network, increased fluid flow and higher temperatures enhanced diffusion via fast diffusion pathways and thus, volume diffusion from the lattice. Only minor argon loss occurred in zones of lower brittle strain, although some development of cracks and brittle features is evident. Independent of the existence of diffusion domains, this study highlights the possible pitfalls when cooling histories are deduced from brecciated feldspars in which age and diffusion charateristics have been decoupled: while the geochronological memory has survived and is identical to that of nonbrecciated feldspars (suggesting no loss and minor effects of deformation), the diffusion characteristics have been completely transposed by brecciation and the appearance of new domains. Modeling feldspars with these latter characteristics would effectively utilise a new feldspar diffusion structure with an ‘old' (relict) age memory.
ISSN: 0016-7037

hal-00198283
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00198283
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00198283/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00198283/file/KsparBreccia_Arnaud_Eide_GCA_2000.pdf

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : This thesis falls within the scope of social and human geography and more exactly of« disability studies ». Understanding the disability like a « social object », the thesis analyzes the societal consideration of disabled people in non-urbanized areas with a high issue of touristic, recreational and patrimonial development. In the first place, it's the recent construction of disability as a social object that is discussed by reminding the history of the societal consideration of the disabled person in our occidental world. The French model and his fundamental rule of global accessibility for ail the domains of the social life are explained and the « Nature and Disability » thematic is more precisely analyzed as a development of an active living ideal for people who are in a disability situation. Secondly, the thesis develops this thematic on the particular field of the Reunion Island and tries to answer to a question which is both simple and complicated: « Today, how we live with a disability on the Reunion Island? ». ln a last time and on the basis of this study of the disability inside a Reunion Island society with accelerated transformations, the thesis specifies the current tendencies with the emergence of new public policies for the welcome of disabled people on natural and touristic areas of the island. To conclude and referring to an original survey, the thesis suggests some tools of evaluation and decision-making aids to these areas.
Cette thèse s'inscrit dans le champ de la géographie humaine et sociale et plus précisément dans celui des « disability studies ». En positionnant le handicap comme une « figure du social », la thèse analyse la prise en compte sociétale des personnes à mobilité réduite (PMR) dans des environnements non urbanisés, à très fort enjeu de développement touristique, récréatif et patrimonial. Dans un premier temps, c'est la construction récente du handicap en tant que figure du social qui est abordée, en rappelant l'historique de la considération de la personne handicapée dans nos sociétés occidentales. Le modèle français et son principe fondamental d'accessibilité généralisée à tous les domaines de la vie sociale sont détaillés et la thématique « Nature et Handicap » est analysée plus précisément, en tant que développement d'un idéal de vie active pour les personnes en situation de handicap. Dans un second temps, la thèse développe cette thématique sur le terrain particulier de l'Île de La Réunion et tente de répondre à une question à la fois simple et complexe : « comment vit-on avec une déficience aujourd'hui à La Réunion ? ». Dans un dernier temps et sur la base de cette analyse du handicap au sein d'une société réunionnaise aux mutations accélérées, la thèse précise les tendances actuelles avec l'apparition de nouvelles politiques publiques d'accueil des PMR dans les espaces naturels et touristiques de l'île. S'appuyant sur une enquête originale, la thèse propose enfin des outils d'évaluation et d'aide à la décision spécifiques à ces espaces.
https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01279042

NNT : 2012LARE0025
tel-01279042
https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01279042
https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01279042/document
https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01279042/file/2012lare0025_AGuenat.pdf

Résumé : This expedition was arranged on the initiative of Professor Erik Stensiö of Stockholm to collect fossil specimens for the British Museum (Natural History), the Palaeontologisk Museum, Oslo, and the Hiksmuseum , Stockholm. The chief object was to explore the Old Red Sandstone deposits in the geologically little known Wood Bay area and also in the neighbouring fjords on the north coast. The plans were given in The Polar Record, No. 18, and the final party, which was led by Professor E. A. Steusic with the support of A. Heintz of Oslo, consisted of E. Jarvik (Stockholm), G. Wangsjo (Uppsala), Sven Foyn and K. Aarhus (Oslo), X. Delle (Riga), E. I. White and W. N. Croft (London), J . A. Moy-Thomas (Oxford) and J. Brough (Manchester). C. Andreasen, a sealer from Tromso, brought the collecting party up to twelve. [NOT CONTROLLED OCR]

Droits : Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, UK
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1940/publication-7341.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/7341/

Éditeur(s) : Agrocampus Ouest
Résumé : The origin of fish stocks variability is a key question in fisheries science. The exploitation indeed has an important effect in terms of biomass reduction, but environmental forcing is of central interest as it affects numerous key biological processes. Recent theoretical results have shown that the nature of the environmental fluctuations, the environmental noise, has important ecological consequences on populations and particularly on their fluctuations. In addition the effects of exploitation, that are not a simple removal of individuals but also profoundly modifies the demography, the structure and the trophic interactions of fish stocks, can interact with environmental effects. Through an extensive analysis of time series we aim at understanding the effects of environmental noise on fish stocks variability, according to their biological characteristics (life-history traits) and their exploitation. A technique of time series comparison allows to propose that the fluctuations of Atlantic large pelagics are inherited from the interaction between environmental effects, endogenous dynamics and exploitation. We then show that the colour of environmental noise affects the variability of time series, its effects depending on the life-history traits of species. Finally, preliminary results on bentho-demersal and pelagic stocks from the North Atlantic suggest that the exploitation increases the sensitivity of fish stocks to the colour of environmental noise and affects their variability, according to their life-history traits.
L'origine de la variabilité des stocks de pêche est une question centrale en halieutique. Si l'exploitation tient un rôle important dans la réduction de biomasse, le forçage environnemental affecte de nombreux processus biologiques clés. Des résultats théoriques récents ont montré que la nature des fluctuations environnementales, la couleur du bruit environnemental, avait des implications écologiques importantes sur les populations et notamment sur leurs fluctuations. De plus, les effets environnementaux peuvent agir en interaction avec l'exploitation qui ne consiste pas en un simple prélèvement d'individus, mais qui modifie profondément la démographie, la structure et les interactions trophiques des stocks. Au travers de l'analyse extensive de séries temporelles, on essaye ici de comprendre les effets de la couleur du bruit environnemental sur la variabilité des stocks en fonction de leurs caractéristiques biologiques (traits d'histoire de vie) et de leur état d'exploitation. Le développement d'une technique de comparaison des séries temporelles permet de proposer que les fluctuations des grands pélagiques de l'Atlantique sont héritées de l'interaction entre effets environnementaux, dynamique interne et dynamique de l'exploitation. On montre ensuite que la couleur du bruit environnemental affecte la variabilité des séries temporelles, mais que son effet dépend des traits d'histoire de vie des espèces. Enfin, des résultats préliminaires sur les stocks bentho-démersaux et pélagiques de l'Atlantique Nord, suggèrent que l'exploitation augmente la sensibilité des stocks à la couleur du bruit environnemental et affecte leur variabilité en fonction de leurs traits d'histoire de vie.

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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/these-6596.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6596/

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley
Résumé : International audience
TMPRSS2/ERG fusion resulting in ERG overexpression occurs in 30 to 50% of prostate cancer (PCa) in Caucasian patients, but its prognostic relevance remains controversial. In the present study, we investigated ERG expression in all stages of PCa progression, and evaluated the prognostic impact of ERG status in clinically localized PCa (CLC) and in castration resistant disease (CRPC). ERG and AR expressions were evaluated by immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays containing samples of high grade PIN (n = 57), CLC surgically treated (n = 299, including 185 Caucasians and 114 African-Caribbeans), metastases (n = 17), and CRPC (n = 41). In Caucasians, ERG expression significantly increased from high grade PIN (17.5%) to pT2 (27%) and pT3 CLC (43%), then to metastases (53%). In CLC, stainings for ERG and AR were correlated, and ERG expression was less frequent in African-Caribbeans compared to Caucasians (11.5% vs. 33%). In Caucasians CLC, ERG was associated with longer recurrence free survival, after adjusting for classical prognostic markers. In CRPC, ERG was expressed in 29% of cases, and was associated with a longer overall survival. Our results confirm that ERG expression is less frequent in PCa from patients of African descent. Although ERG expression increases during PCa natural history, positive ERG status is associated with better outcome in both CLC and CRPC. This paradox could be explained in part by the fact that ERG expression is AR dependant, then ERG positive cancers are likely to progress in a rich androgen environment, with a better response to androgen suppression.
ISSN: 0270-4137

hal-01118555
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01118555
DOI : 10.1002/pros.22863
PUBMED : 25175352

Éditeur(s) : Public Library Science
Résumé : Background: Reconstructing the history of divergence and gene flow between closely-related organisms has long been a difficult task of evolutionary genetics. Recently, new approaches based on the coalescence theory have been developed to test the existence of gene flow during the process of divergence. The deep sea is a motivating place to apply these new approaches. Differentiation by adaptation can be driven by the heterogeneity of the hydrothermal environment while populations should not have been strongly perturbed by climatic oscillations, the main cause of geographic isolation at the surface. Methodology/Principal Finding: Samples of DNA sequences were obtained for seven nuclear loci and a mitochondrial locus in order to conduct a multi-locus analysis of divergence and gene flow between two closely related and hybridizing species of hydrothermal vent mussels, Bathymodiolus azoricus and B. puteoserpentis. The analysis revealed that (i) the two species have started to diverge approximately 0.760 million years ago, (ii) the B. azoricus population size was 2 to 5 time greater than the B. puteoserpentis and the ancestral population and (iii) gene flow between the two species occurred over the complete species range and was mainly asymmetric, at least for the chromosomal regions studied. Conclusions/Significance: A long history of gene flow has been detected between the two Bathymodiolus species. However, it proved very difficult to conclusively distinguish secondary introgression from ongoing parapatric differentiation. As powerful as coalescence approaches could be, we are left by the fact that natural populations often deviates from standard assumptions of the underlying model. A more direct observation of the history of recombination at one of the seven loci studied suggests an initial period of allopatric differentiation during which recombination was blocked between lineages. Even in the deep sea, geographic isolation may well be a crucial promoter of speciation.
Plos One (1932-6203) (Public Library Science), 2009-08 , Vol. 4 , N. 8 , P. 1-15

Droits : 2009 Faure et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00129/24012/21972.pdf
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0006485
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00129/24012/