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Guillaume Péron Yves Ferrand François Gossmann Claudine Bastat Michel Guénézan Olivier Gimenez 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2011,65(10):1949-1955
During unpredictable adverse conditions, endotherms can engage in emergency behaviors (movement, torpor, hyperphagia) to maintain
energy balance and reduce mortality hazards. Bird “escape migration” is one of the most visible of these behaviors. In this
study, we focus on a Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola population. Seasonal migrations bring this population from its breeding grounds in Eastern and Northern Europe to its wintering
grounds in France. A varying number of these birds are also regularly reported from Spain, supposedly during additional escape
movements that occur in winter. Using models that account for the imperfect detection rate of individuals and a large (>44,000
individuals) dataset combining information from the wintering and breeding ranges, we show that severe winters significantly
reduced survival probability, but that migration to Spain increased only during the most intense cold spell that occurred
over the 20-year study period. This suggests that the decision to resume migration during the winter is submitted to a threshold
mechanism, which we discuss in the light of current models of migratory behavior. 相似文献
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A Method for Improving the Management of Controversial Wetland 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Merot P Hubert-Moy L Gascuel-Odoux C Clement B Durand P Baudry J Thenail C 《Environmental management》2006,37(2):258-270
Valley bottom wetlands in agricultural landscapes often are neglected in national and regional wetland inventories. Although
these areas are small, located in the bottomlands of the headwater catchments, and scattered in the rural landscape, they
strongly influence hydrology, water quality, and biodiversity over the whole catchment area. Valley bottom wetlands often
are considered as controversial wetlands. Awareness of the functional role of wetlands is increasing, in parallel with their
progressive disappearance in intensive farming landscapes. The need to improve tools for controlling wetland management is
a primary consideration for decision makers and land users. This article proposes a method for the inventory of valley bottom
wetlands. The method is based on the functional analysis of potential, existing, and efficient valley bottom wetlands (the
PEEW approach). Several indicators are proposed for checking the validity of such an approach. Potential wetlands are delineated
by means of a topographic index using topographic and pedoclimatic criteria computed from a Digital Elevation Model and easily
accessible databases. Existing wetlands are identified from observed surface moisture, the presence of specific wetland vegetation,
or soil feature criteria. Efficient wetlands are defined through a given function, such as flow or pollutant regulation or
biodiversity control. An analysis of areas at the limits between potential, existing, and efficient wetlands highlights land
cultivated or drained in the past, which currently represents negotiating areas in which rehabilitation and other intended
management actions can be implemented. 相似文献
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Brigitte Langevin Claudine Basset-Mens Laurent Lardon 《Journal of Cleaner Production》2010,18(8):747-755
LCAs (life cycle assessments) are often based on average data to produce a generic evaluation of a good or service. However, ignoring variability and induced uncertainty of LCA results reduces their significance, especially when dealing with agricultural processes that present high natural fluctuations. The objective of the study was to explore the robustness of LCA results when accounting for variable emissions data, illustrated by the case of slurry application techniques. Four application techniques were compared: band spreading, broadcast spreading, harrowing after surface application and direct injection.On the basis of the normalisation results, acidification, eutrophication and global warming potentials were selected. To estimate field nitrogen emissions, an original approach was developed based on relative nitrogen loss factors for each technique from a literature review. The calculated field emissions from different soil and climate conditions were considered equally probable and were propagated into a range of LCA result using the Monte Carlo method. Injection and harrowing both showed reduced acidification and eutrophication potentials compared to band spreading and broadcast spreading but had larger global warming potentials, which could be particularly important with injection. Harrowing consequently appeared as the best compromise. Despite the large range of LCA results, robust conclusions could be drawn. To achieve a more refined comparison between the techniques, the use of process-based models in contrasted situations is suggested. 相似文献
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Anne-Sophie Fournier Frances Mason Barnaby Peacocke & Claudine Prudhon 《Disasters》2000,23(4):343-349
The NGO, Action contre la Faim (ACF), has been operating in Burundi since 1994, where the situation has dramatically hampered humanitarian programmes. These include poor security resulting in an inability to maintain 24-hour care for the severely malnourished and poor access to the beneficiaries, all within a politically and economically unstable context. However, ACF has been able to capitalise on lessons learnt and reflect on ways to move forward, which have included the improvement of their capacities in the treatment of severe malnutrition and the integration within broader disciplines and national structures.
The protocols for the treatment of severe malnutrition currently used in Burundi have been developed as a result of the research of ACF over the past five years. Other aspects of the nutrition programme remain to be further developed. These include, for example, an improved capacity to care for severely malnourished adolescents and adults; and also a better knowledge of the beneficiaries to allow for stronger links between the provision of treatment and support for their longer-term food security. 相似文献
The protocols for the treatment of severe malnutrition currently used in Burundi have been developed as a result of the research of ACF over the past five years. Other aspects of the nutrition programme remain to be further developed. These include, for example, an improved capacity to care for severely malnourished adolescents and adults; and also a better knowledge of the beneficiaries to allow for stronger links between the provision of treatment and support for their longer-term food security. 相似文献
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Lucile Gentaz Tiziana Lombardo Claudine Loisel Anne Chabas Marta Vallotto 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2011,18(2):291-300
Purpose
Throughout history, a consequent part of the medieval stained glass windows have been lost, mostly because of deliberate or accidental mechanic destruction during war or revolution, but, in some cases, did not withstand the test of time simply because of their low durability. Indeed, the glasses that remain nowadays are for many in a poor state of conservation and are heavily deteriorated. Under general exposure conditions, stained glass windows undergo different kinds of weathering processes that modify their optical properties, chemistry, and structure: congruent dissolution, leaching, and particle deposition (the combination of those two leading together to the formation of neocrystallisations and eventually crusts). Previous research has studied the weathering forms and the mechanisms from which they are originated, some others identified the main environmental parameters responsible for the deterioration and highlighted that both intrinsic (glass composition) and extrinsic (environmental parameters) factors influence glass degradation. Nevertheless, a clear quantification of the impact of the different deterioration extrinsic factors has not been performed. 相似文献16.
This paper aimed at proposing rearing and testing protocols for Valvata piscinalis, a new potential species for sediment toxicity testing. Such tests were developed since this species reliably represents the bio/ecological characteristics of other gastropods. It may thus be representative of their sensitivity to chemicals. V. piscinalis was successfully cultured in our laboratory for six generations. Cultures provided a high productivity for a low working time and low costs. The tests conditions we proposed seemed to be relevant for the development of reliable tests with this species. Indeed, hatching probability of egg-capsules, as well as embryo, newborn and juvenile survival rates, were close to 100%. Moreover, growth rates and fecundity were significantly higher than in field and in other laboratory studies. Partial life-cycle tests on clean sediments were achieved for various feeding levels to determine survival, growth and reproduction patterns, ad libitum feeding level and life cycle parameters values. Ad libitum feeding levels for newborn, juveniles and adults were 0.1, 0.4 and 0.8 mg Tetramin/individual/working day. Growth tests with zinc-spiked sediments provided a no-effect concentration and a lowest effect concentration of respectively 200 and 624 mg zinc/kg dry sediment. Other growth tests on spiked sediments we ran at our laboratory with second, third and fourth instars larvae of Chironomus riparius pointed out that V. piscinalis was more sensible to zinc than the chironomid, which is a routine test species in ecotoxicology. According to these results, V. piscinalis is a promising candidate species for sediment toxicity testing. 相似文献
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Thomas Hartmann Claudine Theuring Till Beuerle Elizabeth A. Bernays 《Chemoecology》2004,14(3-4):207-216
Summary. The alkaloid profiles of the life history stages
of the highly polyphagous arctiid Estigmene acrea were
established. As larvae individuals had free choice between
a plain diet (alkaloid-free) and a diet that was supplemented
with Crotalaria-pumila powder with a known content and
composition of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). Idiosyncratic
retronecine esters (insect PAs) accounted for approximately
half of the PAs recovered from the larvae. These alkaloids
were synthesized by the larvae through esterification of dietary
supinidine yielding the estigmines, and esterification of
retronecine yielding the creatonotines. The retronecine is
derived from insect-mediated degradation of the sequestered
pumilines (macrocyclic PAs of the monocrotaline type).
With one exception, the PA profiles established for larvae
were found almost unaltered in all life-stages as well as
larval exuviae and pupal cocoons. The exception is the
males, which in comparison to pupae and adult females,
showed a significantly decreased quantity of the creatonotines
and pumilines. These data support the idea that
the creatonotines are direct precursors of the PA-derived male
courtship pheromone, hydroxydanaidal. Crosses of PA-free
males with PA-containing females and vice versa confirmed
an efficient trans-mission of PAs from males to females and
then from females to eggs. In single cases a male bestowed
almost his total PA load to the female, and a female her total load
to the eggs. The results are discussed with respect to pheromone
formation, PA transmission between life-stages, and the
defensive role of PAs against predators and parasitoids 相似文献
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Thomas?HartmannEmail author H?kan?H?ggstr?m Claudine?Theuring Rainer?Lindigkeit Martine?Rahier 《Chemoecology》2003,13(3):123-127
Summary. The harvestman Mitopus morio (Phalangidae) is
a generalist predator. It is known to prey on larvae of the
chrysomelid leaf beetle Oreina cacaliae defended by plant
acquired pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). Tracer feeding
experiments were performed to determine how harvestmen
tolerate protoxic PAs. Minced meat containing either
[14C]senecionine or [14C]senecionine N-oxide was fed to
M. morio and subsequently feces and bodies were analyzed.
Labeled alkaloid N-oxide remained stable and was eliminated
almost unaltered with the feces; only 10% was recovered
as tertiary PA. In contrast, approximately 80% of
labeled tertiary alkaloid (senecionine) ingested with the diet
was N-oxidized and eliminated; the remaining 20% consisted
of unchanged senecionine and a polar metabolite
of unknown structure. Harvestmen process their diet by
excreting digestive juice, indicated by bleaching of the meat
color. Analysis of the processed diet revealed some N-oxidation
of [14C]senecionine, suggesting the gut as the site of Noxidation.
Analysis of the bodies of harvestmen 80 hours
after the tracer feeding pulse revealed only trace amounts of
the polar metabolite. Neither senecionine nor its N-oxide
could be detected in the body extracts. The results are discussed
in relation to the strategies of PA adapted insects to
avoid accumulation of tertiary PAs in living tissues. 相似文献
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Juan Camilo Marín Loaiza Carlos L. Céspedes Till Beuerle Claudine Theuring Thomas Hartmann 《Chemoecology》2007,17(2):109-115
Summary. The occurrence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in Pittocaulon (ex Senecio) praecox (Asteraceae) a species endemic to Mexico was established. The aboveground plant organs contain the 1,2-saturated monoester
7-angeloyl-dihydroxyheliotridane together with a small proportion of its 9-angeloyl isomer as major alkaloid. The monoesters
are accompanied by the macrocyclic otonecine derivative senkirkine. Roots contain only related macrocyclic PAs with senecionine,
senkirkine and platyphylline as major components; monoesters are absent. The broom-like succulent stems of P. praecox are infested by the scale insect Ceroplastes albolineatus conspicuously visible by its huge wax cover. All life-history stages, i.e. females, eggs, first instar nymphs (crawlers)
and the wax cover were found associated with PAs. The measured PA concentrations clearly indicate sequestration. The highest
PA concentrations (mg / g dry weight) reached are: mature females, 0.44; eggs, 0.58; crawlers, 0.37; wax cover, 0.08. The
host plant as well as in the infesting scale insect contain the PAs exclusively as free bases. As a phloem-feeder C. albolineatus must acquire the PAs with the ingested phloem sap. This appears plausible since in Senecio species PA are transmitted and circulated through the phloem path. It is suggested that PAs may protect particularly the
crawlers as the most endangered stage in the life-cycle of the scale insect. 相似文献
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Chantal Gascuel-Odoux Florence Massa Patrick Durand Philippe Merot Olivier Troccaz Jacques Baudry Claudine Thenail 《Environmental management》2009,43(5):921-935
While many scientific studies show the influence of agricultural landscape patterns on water cycle and water quality, only
a few of these have proposed scientifically based and operational methods to improve water management. Territ’eau is a framework
developed to adapt agricultural landscapes to water quality protection, using components such as farmers’ fields, seminatural
areas, and human infrastructures, which can act as sources, sinks, or buffers on water quality. This framework allows us to
delimit active areas contributing to water quality, defined by the following three characteristics: (i) the dominant hydrological
processes and their flow pathways, (ii) the characteristics of each considered pollutant, and (iii) the main landscape features.
These areas are delineated by analyzing the flow connectivity from the stream to the croplands, by assessing the buffer functions
of seminatural areas according to their flow pathways. Hence, this framework allows us to identify functional seminatural
areas in terms of water quality and assess their limits and functions; it helps in proposing different approaches for changing
agricultural landscape, acting on agricultural practices or systems, and/or conserving or rebuilding seminatural areas in
controversial landscapes. Finally, it allows us to objectivize the functions of the landscape components, for adapting these
components to new environmental constraints. 相似文献