International audience In this study, we have selected two different mangroves based on their geological, hydrological and climatological variations to investigate the origin (terrestrial, phytobenthos derived, and phytoplankton derived) of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), particulate organic carbon...

The French geography has never really succeeded in considering the environmental issue, which is fundamentally political, to be the logical body of its field of intervention. And despite the rise in contemporary environmental challenges, it seems to continue to do so. The organisation, by the Geogra...

The environment and sustainable development have received unprecedented political and social attention during the five years Sarkozy: proactive statements, ambitious reforms, etc. However, the overall interpretation of reforms and policies should not be limited to an analysis of the proactive politi...

Study on water management in the projects submitted to the 2009 EcoQuartiers call for projects. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, November 2011, 180 p. http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/Etude-sur-la-gestion-de-l-eau-dans.html After a reminder of the main cha...

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Sivo-pepeljasti sloj i pepeljasta leća otkopani u Veloj spili na Korčuli na dubini od oko 5,80 m, odnosno 6,25 m, sastoje se od vulkanskoga pepela izbačenoga tijekom erupcije napuljskoga žutog tufa (NYT) prije približno petnaest tisuća godina i tijekom erupcije piroklastike Ponti Rossi prije šesnaes...

International audience Chemical and physical proxy data from a precisely dated early last glacial (similar to 113-110 ka, MIS5d) Sardinian stalagmite reveal a sub-millennial-scale, cool-dry climate event centered at 112.0 (+0.52)/(-0.59) ka, followed by a rapid return to warm-wet conditions at 111.7...

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Administrative Court of Appeal, Versailles, 25 June 2009, Houée v Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, Application No 07VE02413

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International audience As for all living organisms, the nutritional needs of ants change over time in response to varying environmental conditions and demands for growth, health, and reproduction. Solitary individuals regulate their nutritional intake to maintain an appropriate balance of nutrients...

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International audience Sponges are an important source of secondary metabolites showing a great diversity of structures and biological activities. Secondary metabolites can display specificity on different taxonomic levels, from species to phylum, which can make them good taxonomic biomarkers. Howev...

International audience This article aims at showing how environmental aesthetics relates to the common environment, the ordinary environment that we discuss, share, and live in. Aesthetics has primarily been understood in relation to art and art history, but it has now been emancipated from this fra...

International audience The effective conservation of aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola), one of the most threatened western Palaearctic migratory passerines, requires good knowledge of its ecological needs at stopover sites. In particular, identifying its diet, which controls the accumulation...

Many North American plants have characteristics that are especially promising as candidates for expanding our food supply and generating new economically competitive crops. This book is an informative analysis of the top 100 indigenous food plants of North America, focusing on those species that hav...

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The management of protected natural areas, first from the end of the 19th century to the protection of the most remarkable natural features and sites guided by rather radical ecological principles, is now deeply affected by the paradigm of sustainable development. Protecting ecosystems is not enough...

International audience Many separate fields and practices nowadays consider microbes as part of their legitimate focus. Therefore, microbiome studies may act as unexpected unifying forces across very different disciplines. Here, we summarize how microbiomes appear as novel major biological players,...

A recommendation – based on reviews by Lisa Hülsmann and two anonymous reviewers – of the article: Petit-Cailleux, C., Davi, H., Lefèvre, F., Garrigue, J., Magdalou, J.-A., Hurson, C., Magnanou, E. and Oddou-Muratorio, S. (2020) Comparing statistical and mechanistic models to identify the drivers of...