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Life

How vertebrate extinctions threaten tropical forests

14-07-2022

Most tropical trees produce fleshy fruits that are eaten by vertebrates (known as frugivores) that…

Sébastien ALBERT, Post-doctoral researcher, UMR PVBMT (Joint Research Unit for Plant Populations and Bioaggressors in Tropical Environments), University of La Réunion, Saint-Pierre

Life

Plants water needs

20-07-2022

Water is essential for plant growth. If there is a lack of rainwater -particularly in…

Bernard ITIER, Honorary Research Director INRAe, UMR ECOSYS, Thiverval-Grignon, Member of the Académie d’Agriculture de France

Life

The flight of birds

29-06-2022

The conquest of the air by animals is a remarkable evolutionary invention that opened fantastic…

Jacques BLONDEL, Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS, CEFE, Montpellier

Soil

Soil biodiversity

16-05-2022

Soil, a major compartment of terrestrial ecosystems, represents a very particular ecosystem since it constitutes…

Quentin VINCENT, Doctor in ecotoxicology and soil ecology, Scientific and Technical Director and co-founder of Sol & co. Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy.

Life

The root system of plants: from the shadows to the light

11-04-2022

Roots are a prime target for crop improvement towards a more frugal and environmentally friendly…

Alexandre GRONDIN, Research Officer, Joint Research Unit DIADE, Research Institute for Development, Montpellier

Air

Dew

13-05-2022

Everybody knows or has experienced what is dew, when soil and plants are wet in…

Daniel BEYSENS, President of OPUR (Organisation Pour l’Utilisation de la Rosée) and Honorary Director of Researches at PMMH laboratory (Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes) of ESPCI–PSL (Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielle – Paris Sciences & Lettres).

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