Hayama S-i, Nakiri S, Nakanishi S, Ishii N, Uno T, et al. (2013) Concentration of Radiocesium in the Wild Japanese Monkey (Macaca fuscata) over the First 15 Months after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster. PLoS ONE 8(7): e68530.
Following the massive earthquake that struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, a nuclear reactor core meltdown occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power
La médecine darwinienne, un autre regard sur la santé
Un article de Laure Cailloce paru dans Le Journal du CNRS, le 5 mars 2014 L’homme, comme la plupart des espèces, s’est adapté à son environnement pour maximiser sa reproduction. Cette réalité amène des scientifiques à considérer les problèmes de santé...
Bioturbation - Worms at Work
Bioturbation is the mixing of (plant) residues into soils and sediments by biotic activity. It is one of the fundamental processes in ecology, as it stimulates decomposition, creates habitats for other (micro)fauna and increases gas- and water flow through...
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Un dessin de Charb - Sur quelle planète ? Charlie Hebdo, 21 septembre 2010
Ecopath
Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) is a free ecological/ecosystem modeling software suite. EwE has three main components: Ecopath - a static, mass-balanced snapshot of the system; Ecosim - a time dynamic simulation module for policy exploration; and Ecospace -...
Higaki T, Higaki S, Hirota M, Hasezawa S (2014) Radiocesium Distribution in Bamboo Shoots after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. PLoS ONE 9(5): e97659.
The distribution of radiocesium was examined in bamboo shoots, Phyllostachys pubescens, collected from 10 sites located some 41 to 1140 km from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan, in ...
No growth stimulation of tropical trees by 150 years of CO2 fertilization but water-use efficiency increased
A publication in Nature Geoscience 8, 24–28 (2015). Peter van der Sleen et al. Abstract The biomass of undisturbed tropical forests has likely increased in the past few decades1, 2, probably as a result of accelerated tree growth. Higher CO2 levels are...
Does journal peer review miss best and brightest?
By David Shultz, 22 December 2014, in Science Sometimes greatness is hard to spot. Before going on to lead the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships, Michael Jordan was famously cut from his high school basketball team. Scientists often face rejection...
Arrival of the Fukushima radioactivity plume in North American continental waters
A publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (published ahead of print December 29, 2014, doi:10.1073/pnas.1412814112) Authors: John N. Smith (a), Robin M. Brown (b), William J. Williams (b), Marie...
An integrated view of gamma radiation effects on marine fauna: from molecules to ecosystems
Abstract: Accidental release of nuclides into the ocean is causing health risks to marine organisms and humans. All life forms are susceptible to gamma radiation with a high variation, depending on various physical factors such as dose, mode, and time...
L’Ontario veut se débarasser de pesticides funestes
Un article de Pauline Gravel pour le journal Le Devoir, 27 novembre 2014 : Le gouvernement de l’Ontario propose un règlement visant à restreindre l’emploi de semences de maïs et de soja ayant été enrobées d’un pesticide néonicotinoïde afin de protéger...
Bonnes fêtes de fin d'année - Bioécologie sends you Greetings of the Season
Toute l'équipe de Bioécologie vous souhaite de très bonnes fêtes de fin d'année. All our best wishes for the festive season. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a significant solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the right...
Laliberté E, Adair EC, Hobbie SE (2012) Estimating Litter Decomposition Rate in Single-Pool Models Using Nonlinear Beta Regression. PLoS ONE 7(9): e45140.
Litter decomposition rate ( k) is typically estimated from proportional litter mass loss data using models that assume constant, normally distributed errors. However, such data often show non-normal
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