Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Résumé :  
Large seasonal variation in the rate of change in girth of tropical rain-forest tree species has been described, but its origin is still under debate. We tested whether this variation might be related to variation in atmospheric relative humidity through its influence on bark water content and thickness. Variation in trunk circumference of 182 adult trees was measured about twice a month in an undisturbed tropical rain forest over 18mo using dendrometers. Furthermore, a laboratory experiment was conducted to test the direct influence of relative air humidity on bark water content and thickness. In the field, most trees displayed highly positive rates of change in girth at the onset of the wet season, while a quarter of the trees displayed negative changes during long dry seasons, whatever their total annual growth. This variation was correlated with environmental conditions, particularly with atmospheric relative humidity. Trees with high bark water content and thickness displayed a stronger decrease in girth during the dry season. In the chamber experiment, desiccation induced a decrease in the diameter of the trunk sections in tandem with a decrease in bark water content. As a result, seasonal variation in the rate of change in girth of tropical rain-forest trees reflects variation in trunk biophysical properties, through the influence of relative humidity on bark properties, but not directly variation in secondary growth.
ISSN: 0266-4674

hal-01032186
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032186
DOI : 10.1017/S0266467410000155

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley
Résumé :  
The complex structure of tree bark reflects its many functions, which include structural support as well as defence against fire, pests and pathogens. Thick bark, however, might limit respiration by the living tissues of the trunk. Nevertheless, little research has addressed community-level variation in bark thickness, and to the best of our knowledge, no one has tested multiple hypotheses to explain variation in bark thickness. We conducted an extensive survey of bark thickness within and among species of trees in the tropical rain forests of French Guiana. Trunk bark thickness increased by 1.2 mm per 10 cm increase in stem diameter, and varied widely at all taxonomic levels. Mean trunk bark thickness was 4.5 mm (range: 0.5-29 mm), which was less that found in two Amazonian rain forests in previous studies. This survey of bark thickness should be of use for forest management since tree survival through fire is strongly predicted by bark thickness. We combined the survey data with multiple datasets to test several functional hypotheses proposed to explain variation in bark thickness. We found bark to provide an average of 10% of the flexural rigidity of tree stems, which was substantially less than that found in the only other study of bark stiffness. Bark thickness was uncorrelated with species' association with fire-prone habitats, suggesting that the influence of fire on bark thickness does not extend into moist Forests. There was also little evidence that bark thickness is affected by its function as a defence against herbivory. Nor was there evidence that thick bark limits trunk respiration. A re-analysis of previously collected anatomical data indicated that variation in rhytidome (non-conducting outer bark) thickness explains much of the variation in overall bark thickness. As rhytidome is primarily involved in protecting the living tissues of the trunk, we suggest that bark thickness is driven mostly by its defensive function. Functional explanations for the variation in bark thickness were not clear-cut. Nevertheless, this study provides a foundation for further investigation of the functional bases of bark in tropical trees.
ISSN: 0269-8463

hal-01032124
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032124
DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01736.x

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : International audience
Over the past decade, much attention has been devoted to the development of forest biomass estimation methods at a stand scale, leading to the establishment of allometric models (Chave et al., 2014). These allometric equations use a unique wood specific gravity value (WSG) per species, but neglect the within tree variations of WSG found by others (Wiemann & Williamson, 1989).The main objectives of this study are (1) to illustrate the diversity of radial (from pith to bark) and longitudinal (from bottom to top) patterns of WSG variation within and between species, (2) to highlight different trends of WSG radial variations and the possible misinterpretations of these trends due to the effect of heartwood and (3) to link these variations and patterns to the successional status of the species (from pioneer to sciaphilic species).We sampled 33 small trees (10 Wood sciences underpinning tropical ecology and management. International closing symposium of the XYLAREDD project.
Tervuren, Belgium

hal-01188894
https://hal-sde.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01188894

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag
Résumé : Tangential strains were measured with strain gauges at the surface of xylem and inner bark of saplings of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don. and Fagus silvatica L. during a pressurization test. The test consists in submitting the whole sapling to an artificially imposed hydrostatic pressure of increasing magnitude. The elastic response of the stems was found linear both at the surface of xylem and inner bark. A simple geometric model allows to compute radial strains in each tissue from tangential strain data. Inside inner bark, radial strains are much larger than tangential strains, because tangential strains are restrained by the core of wood. The material compliance of each tissue was computed as the ratio between the radial strain and the pressure that caused it. The material compliance of xylem is much lower than that of inner bark, but, as its thickness is much larger, its contribution to the apparent behavior of the stem is not negligible. Computation of material compliances by this pressurization test provides information about the specific behavior of each tissue in response to hydrostatic pressure. This can be used to estimate and interpret the calibration factor linking the water status of the plant to the apparent strain measured at its surface.
ISSN: 0931-1890

hal-01031900
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01031900
DOI : 10.1007/s00468-006-0061-7

Résumé : Arbol de hasta 30 m, corteza fisurada con látex blanco lechoso. Hojas oblanceoladas, ápice comúnmente agudo, base aguda o atenuada, ferruginosas, finamente reticuladas. Flores en pequeños fascículos axilares, muy perfumadas, actinomorfas. Fruto elipsoide, ovoide o subgloboso de hasta 20 cm, áspero, escamoso, café; pulpa roja; semillas 1 a 2, grandes, negras y lustrosas.
Arbre pouvant atteindre 30 m, écorce fissurée avec latex blanc laiteux. Feuilles oblancéolées, pointe habituellement aiguë, base aiguë ou atténuée, ferrugineuses, finement réticulées. Fleurs en petits fascicules axillaires, très parfumées, actinomorphes. Fruit ellipsoïdal, ovoïde ou subarrondi pouvant atteindre 20 cm, âpre, écailleux, couleur café; pulpe rouge; 1 à 2 graines, grandes, noires et brillantes.
Tree, up to 30 m high, bark fissured, with milky white latex.  Leaves, simple, alternate, blades oblanceolate, 10-60 x 4.5-5 cm, apex acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous above, pubescent beneath; inflorescence in clusters at defoliated nodes or cauliflorus; flowers white with corolla 9-10 mm long; fruit ellipsoid, ovoid or subglobose 8-20 cm long, brown, rough; seeds solitary, broadly obovate, deep brown to black and shiny.
Nativa de México y Centroamérica, cultivada en otras regiones tropicales del continente americano.
Originaire du Mexique et d’;Amérique Centrale, cultivée dans d’;autres régions tropicales du continent américain.
Native to Mexico and Ce

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant260

Résumé : Arbol de hasta 20 m; tronco liso y recto. Hojas opuestas, coriáceas, ovadas o elípticas de hasta 20 cm de largo, muy aromáticas. Panículas de alrededor de 12 cm de largo con muchas flores; flores en su mayoría agrupadas en la punta de la inflorescencia, sésiles; cáliz con 4 lóbulos redondeados, pubérulos; pétalos blancos suborbiculares; numerosos estambres blancos. Fruto aromático, generalmente subgloboso, verrugoso, con dos semillas suborbiculares.
Arbre pouvant atteindre 20 m; tronc lisse et droit. Feuilles opposées, coriaces, ovées ou elliptiques ayant jusqu’à 20 cm de long, très aromatiques. Panicules d’environ 12 cm de long avec nombreuses fleurs; fleurs pour la plupart groupées à la pointe de l’inflorescence, sessiles; calice à 4 lobes arrondis, pubérulents; pétales blancs suborbiculaires; nombreuses étamines blanches. Fruit aromatique, généralement presque arrondi, verruqueux, avec deux graines suborbiculaires.
Tree, up to 20 m high with pale brown bark. Leaves simple, opposite, entire, leathery, oblong to elliptical, 6-20 cm long, glandular dotted, aromatic when crushed; inflorescence a compound panicle 4-12 cm long, with many white, short-lived flowers, 1.5mm long; fruit a globose, reddish-brown berry, 4-6.5 mm in diameter, producing an aromatic flavour of a mixture of nutmeg, clove and cinnamon.
Sureste de México, América Central y Antillas.
Sud-est du Mexique, Amérique Centrale et Antilles.
Southeast Mexico, Central America and the Antilles.

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant278

Résumé : Arbol de 10 a 15 m o más, de copa densa, redondeada; corteza resinosa. Hojas alternas, oblongo-lanceoladas, agudas o acuminadas, subcoriáceas. Flores verdosas o amarillentas, fragantes, en grandes panículas; pétalos de 5 mm, glabros. Drupa elipsoidea a oblícuamente reniforme, de 5 a 15 cm, mesocarpo carnoso amarillo, agridulce.
Arbre de 10 à 15 m ou davantage, tête dense, arrondie; écorce résineuse. Feuilles alternes, oblongues-lancéolées, pointues ou acuminées, subcoriaces. Fleurs verdâtres ou jaunâtres, odorantes, en grandes panicules; pétales de 5 mm, glabres. Drupe ellipsoïdale à obliquement réniforme, de 5 à 15 cm, mésocarpe charnu, jaune, aigre-doux.
Tree evergreen, 10-15 m high with a dense, rounded crown of foliage, bark resinous.  Leaves alternate, simple, spirally arranged, lanceolate-elliptical, 10-25 cm x 2.5-8 cm; inflorescence a terminal panicle ca 30 cm long; flowers 5-8 mm in diameter, greenish or yellowish, fragrant; fruit a fleshy drupe, ellipsoid to obliquely reniform, 5-15 cm long.
Nativa del sureste asiático, cultivada en zonas tropicales y subtropicales de todo el mundo.
Originaire du sud-est asiatique, cultivée dans les zones tropicales et subtropicales du monde entier.
Native to Southeast Asia, cultivated in tropical and su

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant220

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : Volatile terpenes are among the most diverse class of defensive compounds in plants, and they are implicated in both direct and indirect defense against herbivores. In terpenes, both the quantity and the diversity of compounds appear to increase the efficiency of defense as a diverse blend of compounds provides a more efficient protection against a broader range of herbivores and limits the chances that an enemy evolves resistance. Theory predicts that plant defensive compounds should be allocated differentially among tissues according to the value of the tissue, its cost of construction and the herbivore pressure on it. We collected volatile terpenes from bark and leaves of 178 individual tree belonging to 55 angiosperm species in French Guiana and compare the kind, amount, and diversity of compounds in these tissues. We hypothesized that in woody plants, the outermost part of the trunk should hold a more diverse blend of volatile terpenes. Additionally, as herbivore communities associated with the leaves is different to the one associated with the bark, we also hypothesized that terpene blends should be distinct in the bark vs. the leaves of a given species. We found that the mixture of volatile terpenes released by bark is different and more diverse than that released by leaves, both in monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. This supports our hypothesis and further suggests that the emission of terpenes by the bark should be more important for trunk defense than previously thought. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN: 0031-9422

hal-01032417
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032417
DOI : 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.07.003

Résumé : Arbol de hasta 15 m de alto con corteza blanquecina, suave y madera dura y pesada. Hojas obovadas o elípticas, obtusas, con venación finamente reticulada, corto pecioladas. Panículas con flores blancas, glandulosas; cáliz con 5 lóbulos. Fruto ovoide, negro al madurar.
Arbre pouvant atteindre 15 m de haut, écorce blanchâtre et douce, bois dur et lourd. Feuilles obovées ou elliptiques, obtuses, à nervation finement réticulée, avec un court pétiole. Panicules avec fleurs blanches glanduleuses; calice à 5 lobes. Fruit ovoïde, noir une fois parvenu à maturité.
Evergreen tree up to 15 m high with smooth, whitish, variegated and flaking bark, hard and heavy wood.  Leaves simple, entire, opposite in pairs, dark green, leathery, oblong to elliptic, obtuse at the tip, rounded at the base, 15-20 x 5-7 cm, prominent  venation, highly aromatic when crushed; inflorescence a compound panicle 5-10 cm long, flowers numerous 3-4 mm long, white; fruit a subglobose to ellipsoid berry, 8-10 mm long, thickly covered with small convex glands, black when ripe.
Nativa del norte de Sudamérica y las Antillas, cultivada en los trópicos.
Originaire du nord de l’;Amérique du Sud et des Antilles, cultivée sous les tropiques.
Native to northern South America and the Antilles, cultivated in the tropics.

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant280

Résumé : En América se han realizado muchas introducciones de diferentes especies, casi todas ellas son usadas indistintamente en la medicina popular. Además, existe dificultad en su identificación taxonómica, hasta por factores de hibridación, por ello no se presenta una descripción detallada. Eucalyptus spp. son árboles de hasta 40 m de altura. Tallo erecto, corteza lisa, escamosa. Hojas simples, alternas y aromáticas.
En Amérique de nombreusesespèces ont été introduites, presque toutes utilisées indistinctement dans la médecine populaire. Leur identification taxinomique est difficile, d’autant qu’il existe des facteurs d’hybridation; c’est pourquoi nous ne présenterons pas de description détaillée. Eucalyptus spp. sont des arbres dont la hauteur peut atteindre 40 m. Tronc droit, écorce lisse et squameuse. Feuilles simples, alternes et aromatiques.
Trees, up to 40 m high.  Stem erect; bark smooth, scaly.  Leaves simple, alternate, aromatic. Many species were introduced into North and South America and almost all of them are used in traditional medicine.  Furthermore, hybridization has occurred between the different species which makes identification difficult.  Therefore, no detailed description is provided for a species.
Originarios de Australia, son cultivados en las regiones tropicales del continente americano.
Originaires d’Australie, cultivés dans les régions tropicales du continent américain.
Native to Australia, cultivated in the Americas, primar

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant171

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Nordic Ecological Society
Résumé : Niche differentiation and ecological filtering are primary ecological processes that shape community assembly, but their relative importance remains poorly understood. Analyses of the distributions of functional traits can provide insight into the community structure generated by these processes. We predicted the trait distributions expected under the ecological processes of niche differentiation and environmental filtering, then tested these predictions with a dataset of 4672 trees located in nine 1-ha plots of tropical rain forest in French Guiana. Five traits related to leaf function (foliar N concentration, chlorophyll content, toughness, tissue density and specific leaf area), and three traits related to stem function (trunk sapwood density, branch sapwood density, and trunk bark thickness), as well as laminar surface area, were measured on every individual tree. There was far more evidence for environmental filtering than for niche differentiation in these forests. Furthermore, we contrasted results from species-mean and individual-level trait values. Analyses that took within-species trait variation into account were far more sensitive indicators of niche differentiation and ecological filtering. Species-mean analyses, by contrast, may underestimate the effects of ecological processes on community assembly. Environmental filtering appeared somewhat more intense on leaf traits than on stem traits, whereas niche differentiation affected neither strongly. By accounting for within-species trait variation, we were able to more properly consider the ecological interactions among individual trees and between individual trees and their environment. In so doing, our results suggest that the ecological processes of niche differentiation and environmental filtering may be more pervasive than previously believed.
ISSN: 0030-1299

hal-01032397
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032397
DOI : 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.19110.x

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag/EDP Sciences
Résumé : International audience
Background : This study examines the radial trend in wood stiffness of tropical rainforest trees. The objective was to determine if the type of growing environment (exposed plantation or dense primary forest) would have an effect on this radial trend. Methods : The axial elastic modulus of wood samples, representing a pith to bark cross-section, of six trees from several French Guianese species (two of Eperua falcata, one of Eperua grandiflora, two of Carapa procera and one of Symphonia gloubulifera) was measured using a dynamic "forced vibration" method. Results : Primary forest trees were observed to have a decrease in wood stiffness from pith to bark, whereas plantation trees, from the same genus or species, displayed a corresponding increase in wood stiffness. Juvenile wood stiffness appears to vary depending on the environment in which the tree had grown. Conclusion : We suggest that the growth strategy of primary forest trees is to produce wood resistant to selfbuckling so that the height of the canopy may be obtained with the maximum of efficiency. In contrast, the growth strategy of the trees growing in an exposed plantation is to produce low-stiffness wood, important to provide flexibility in wind. Further experiments to study the behaviour of more species, with more individuals per species, growing across a range of physical environments, are required.
ISSN: 1286-4560

hal-00644335
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00644335
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00644335/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00644335/file/McLean_al.pdf
DOI : 10.1007/s13595-011-0085-z

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag
Résumé : International audience
Radial trends of vibrational properties, including the specific dynamic modulus (E'/r) and damping coefficient (tand), were investigated for 3 tropical rainforest hardwood species, Simarouba amara, Carapa procera and Symphonia globulifera by free-free flexural vibration test. The microfibril angle (MFA) was estimated through X-Ray diffraction. Consistent patterns of radial variations were observed for all studied properties. E'/r was found to decrease from pith to bark, which is strongly related to the increasing pith-bark trend of MFA. The variation of tand along the radius can be partly explained by MFA, and partly by the gradient of extractives due to heartwood formation. The coupling effect of MFA and extractives could be separated through the analysis of log(tand) - log(E'/r) diagram. For the studied species, the extractive content putatively associated to heartwood formation generally tends to decrease the wood damping coefficient. However, this weakening effect of extractives was not observed for inner part of the heartwood, suggesting the mechanical action of extractives was reduced during their chemical ageing.
ISSN: 1435-0211

hal-00797055
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00797055
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00797055/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00797055/file/Radial_variations_vibrational_Zhang_al.pdf

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Ecological Society of America
Résumé : CABI:20153174020
Understanding how plants are constructed - i.e., how key size dimensions and the amount of mass invested in different tissues varies among individuals - is essential for modeling plant growth, carbon stocks, and energy fluxes in the terrestrial biosphere. Allocation patterns can differ through ontogeny, but also among coexisting species and among species adapted to different environments. While a variety of models dealing with biomass allocation exist, we lack a synthetic understanding of the underlying processes. This is partly due to the lack of suitable data sets for validating and parameterizing models. To that end, we present the Biomass And Allometry Database (BAAD) for woody plants. The BAAD contains 259634 measurements collected in 176 different studies, from 21084 individuals across 678 species. Most of these data come from existing publications. However, raw data were rarely made public at the time of publication. Thus, the BAAD contains data from different studies, transformed into standard units and variable names. The transformations were achieved using a common workflow for all raw data files. Other features that distinguish the BAAD are: (i) measurements were for individual plants rather than stand averages; (ii) individuals spanning a range of sizes were measured; (iii) plants from 0.01-100 m in height were included; and (iv) biomass was estimated directly, i.e., not indirectly via allometric equations (except in very large trees where biomass was estimated from detailed sub-sampling). We included both wild and artificially grown plants. The data set contains the following size metrics: total leaf area; area of stem cross-section including sapwood, heartwood, and bark; height of plant and crown base, crown area, and surface area; and the dry mass of leaf, stem, branches, sapwood, heartwood, bark, coarse roots, and fine root tissues. We also report other properties of individuals (age, leaf size, leaf mass per area, wood density, nitrogen content of leaves and wood), as well as information about the growing environment (location, light, experimental treatment, vegetation type) where available. It is our hope that making these data available will improve our ability to understand plant growth, ecosystem dynamics, and carbon cycling in the world's vegetation.
ISSN: 0012-9658

hal-01535227
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01535227
DOI : 10.1890/14-1889.1
PRODINRA : 306122

Résumé : Face aux difficultés d’identification des arbres de la famille des Lauracées et dans un but d’établissement d’une production durable et certifiée d’huiles essentielles, l’entreprise KLR a voulu mettre en place un nouvel outil d’identification multi-critères qui consiste à croiser plusieurs types de caractères afin d’obtenir une détermination taxonomique fiable.Trois méthodes d’identification ont été utilisées : la chimie (analyse de l’odeur de l’écorce), le code barre génétique et l’anatomie du bois. Une analyse par positionnement multidimensionnel non-métrique a permis de faire un tri des critères anatomiques du bois pertinents dans l’identification des Lauracées étudiées, au final 14 critères ont été retenus. D’après les données anatomiques dont nous disposons, nous proposons une clé de détermination au genre. En génétique, la technique de code barres de la région chloroplastique intergénique trnH-psbA a été appliquée aux individus récoltés. En comparant les séquences de tous les individus, 40% des individus peuvent être identifiés au genre car ils présentent des haplotypes uniques. Des haplotypes au sein des genres ont été déterminés et permettent d’identifier l’espèce pour 40 à 100 % des individus selon le genre. L’analyse SPME de l’odeur des écorces a permis de définir pour chaque espèce une carte d’identité chimique à partir des molécules majoritaires. Des chémotypes ont été définis au sein des espèces Licaria cannella, Ocotea indirectinervia et Sextonia rubra. Ces trois domaines d’observation ont permis de constituer une base de type Xper2 pour l’identification.Un criblage des essences intéressantes de par leur rendement en huile essentielle a été effectué. En ce qui concerne la partie extraction de l’huile essentielle, trois espèces montrent un rendement en huile essentielle de l’écorce supérieur à 0,3% et 5 espèces montrent un rendement en huile essentielle du bois supérieur à 0,3%. Les évaluations olfactives menées par un expert ont permis de séparer les huiles distillées en 5 différentes notes. Nous avons jugé intéressant de savoir si l’outil d’identification multicritère pouvait prédire les compositions et rendements en huile essentielle de l’espèce identifiée avant l’abattage de l’arbre. Des études complémentaires ont donc été menées. Pour plus de la moitié des arbres, la signature de l’écorce, la composition de l’huile essentielle de l’écorce et la composition de l’huile essentielle du bois sont similaires. La tentative d’établir un lien entre les caractéristiques des cellules à huile et le rendement s’est avérée infructueuse.
In order to develop a sustainable production of certified essential oils extracts, the compangy KLR has struggled with the identification of the trees from the family of Lauraceae. This is the main reason that led to the project of creating an identification tool for this family.This tool would be based on three approaches: chemistry (chemical signature of the dark), wood anatomy and genetic barcoding. By means of a non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis, we selected a list of 14 relevant wood anatomical features that can identify the trees to the genera. For the genetics, the barcoding of trnH-psbA an intergenic region of the DNA has been used. When comparing all the sequences from all the individuals, 40% of the individuals can be identified to the genera because of their specific haplotype. Haplotypes within the genera have also been established. Chemical identity cards have been set with the SPME analysis technique and chemotypes have been defined inside the species Licaria cannella, Ocotea indirectinervia and Sextonia rubra. These three identification approaches allowed us to construct an identification tool on Xper².During the study, we aimed to screen what species would be interesting for its essential oil yield. Three species showed an essential oil bark yield above 0.3%. five species showed an essential oil wood yield above 0.3%. An expert held an olfactory evaluation on the oils and divided the essential oils in five olfactory groups. We found it relevant to improve the identification tool by trying to predict the compositions of the oils before the three was cut down. In the case of the half of trees studied by SPME analyses, the composition of the wood and the bark essential oils were similar. On the other hand, no link was found between the oil cells dimensions and the essential oil yield.

http://www.theses.fr/2012AGUY0516/document

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley
Résumé : International audience
Cross-species analyses of plant functional traits have shed light on factors contributing to differences in performance and distribution, but to date most studies have focused on either leaves or stems. We extend these tissue-specific analyses of functional strategy towards a whole-plant approach by integrating data on functional traits for 13 448 leaves and wood tissues from 4672 trees representing 668 species of Neotropical trees. Strong correlations amongst traits previously defined as the leaf economics spectrum reflect a tradeoff between investments in productive leaves with rapid turnover vs. costly physical leaf structure with a long revenue stream. A second axis of variation, the 'stem economics spectrum', defines a similar tradeoff at the stem level: dense wood vs. high wood water content and thick bark. Most importantly, these two axes are orthogonal, suggesting that tradeoffs operate independently at the leaf and at the stem levels. By simplifying the multivariate ecological strategies of tropical trees into positions along these two spectra, our results provide a basis to improve global vegetation models predicting responses of tropical forests to global change.
ISSN: 1461-023X

hal-00594040
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00594040

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD American Chemical Society
Résumé : Three new monoterpene indole alkaloids (13) have been isolated from the bark of Geissospermum laeve-, together with the known alkaloids (-)-leuconolam (4), geissolosimine (5), and geissospermine (6). The structures of 1-3 were elucidated by analysis of their HRMS and NMR spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of geissolaevine (I). was deduced from the comparison of experimental and theoretically calculated ECD spectra. The isolation workflow was guided by a molecular networking-based dereplication strategy using an in-house database of monoterpene indole alkaloids. In addition, five known compounds previously undescribed in the Geissospermum genus were dereplicated from the G. laeve alkaloid extract network and were assigned with various levels of identification confidence. The antiparasitic activities against Plasmodium falciparum and Leishmania donovani as well as the Ortotoxic activity against the MRC-5 cell line were determined for compounds 1-5.
ISSN: 0163-3864

hal-01605065
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01605065
DOI : 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b01013
PRODINRA : 402605
PUBMED : 28282127

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : International audience
BackgroundTree above ground biomass (AGB) is currently estimated by tree-level allometrical models that take into account, tree volume estimated from proxy variables of tree size (DBH) and species average wood specific gravity (WSG). These methods are common and realistic from a practical point of view. However, they do not take into account deviance from fixed allometrical trajectories and species or tree level WSG variations. Here, we present Xtrawood software that allows computation of tree AGB according to structure and WSG variations.MethodXtrawood reconstructs tree structure and integrates WSG variations by merging tree structure and WSG data measured at different position in trees, leading to the computation of global AGB and visualization of WSG variation along tree structure. Tree structure is measured according to stem dimensions (length, diameter) and positions within tree, and encoded in Multiscale Tree Graph format (MTG). WSG data is made of radial WSG profiles (1 measure each 0,5 cm from pith to bark) sampled at different heights within whole tree. Xtrawood output are illustrated using a dataset collected on an Amazonian forest ‘biomass dominant species’, Dicorynia guianensis Amsh., also known to exhibit substantial WSG gradients along both radial and vertical axis. 9 trees ranging from 15 to 60 cm DBH were measured by climbers. Each tree was felled and samples were collected at different positions (3 in trunk, 1 to 5 in crown) to record WSG radial profiles.ResultsXtrawood allows computation of tree volume, but also visualization of WSG variations in tree as well as inference of WSG radial profiles at different heights. Output variables are decomposed according to different tree scale and locations (axis, trunk/crown) and easy to extract. Xtrawood results will be compared to those of standard estimation method and can be used to identify positions in trees where WSG value leads to the better estimate of tree AGB.Conclusion/perspectiveXtrawood produces AGB estimate with data from intensive measurements practices. The sampling protocol, used here, remains destructive and time-consuming because Xtrawood is not directly dedicated to forest managers, but to help calibration of realistic sampling strategies. Moreover, Xtrawood offers a way to understand relationships between tree development, WSG variations within tree structure and biomass accumulation in the context of natural forests or plantations. A software demo is available at coffee break.
53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC 2016)
Montpellier, France

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hal-01349613
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01349613

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley-Blackwell
Résumé :  
Cross-species analyses of plant functional traits have shed light on factors contributing to differences in performance and distribution, but to date most studies have focused on either leaves or stems. We extend these tissue-specific analyses of functional strategy towards a whole-plant approach by integrating data on functional traits for 13 448 leaves and wood tissues from 4672 trees representing 668 species of Neotropical trees. Strong correlations amongst traits previously defined as the leaf economics spectrum reflect a tradeoff between investments in productive leaves with rapid turnover vs. costly physical leaf structure with a long revenue stream. A second axis of variation, the 'stem economics spectrum', defines a similar tradeoff at the stem level: dense wood vs. high wood water content and thick bark. Most importantly, these two axes are orthogonal, suggesting that tradeoffs operate independently at the leaf and at the stem levels. By simplifying the multivariate ecological strategies of tropical trees into positions along these two spectra, our results provide a basis to improve global vegetation models predicting responses of tropical forests to global change.
Ecology Letters

hal-01032142
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032142
DOI : 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01517.x

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag
Résumé :  
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are produced by a broad range of organisms, from bacteria to mammals, and they represent a vast chemical diversity. In plants, one of the preeminent roles of VOCs is their repellent or cytotoxic activity, which helps the plant deter its predators. Most studies on VOCs emitted by vegetative parts have been conducted in model plant species, and little is known about patterns of VOC emissions in diverse plant communities. We conducted a survey of the VOCs released immediately after mechanical damage of the bark and the leaves of 195 individual trees belonging to 55 tropical tree species in a lowland rainforest of French Guiana. We discovered a remarkably high chemical diversity, with 264 distinct VOCs and a mean of 37 compounds per species. Two monoterpenes (α-pinene and limonene) and two sesquiterpenes (β-caryophyllene and α-copaene), which are known to have cytotoxic and deterrent effects, were the most frequent compounds in the sampled species. As has been established for floral scents, the blend of VOCs is largely species-specific and could be used to discriminate among 43 of the 55 sampled species. The species with the most diverse blends were found in the Sapindales, Laurales, and Magnoliales, indicating that VOC diversity is not uniformly distributed among tropical species. Interspecific variation in chemical diversity was caused mostly by variation in sesquiterpenes. This study emphasizes three aspects of VOC emission by tropical tree species: the species-specificity of the mixtures, the importance of sesquiterpenes, and the wide-ranging complexity of the mixtures.
ISSN: 0098-0331

hal-01032119
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032119
DOI : 10.1007/s10886-009-9718-1