Grazing affects plant diversity, but plant diversity in turn may modulate the effect of grazing on the plant community. This global analysis explores the association between plant species richness and...

Titre du stage : Modélisation de la répartition potentielle des principaux ravageurs de la vigne en France Nom du responsable du stage : Christine N Meynard (UMR CBGP), Adrien Rusch (UMR SAVE), Lionel...

A number of hazardous pesticides which are banned in the EU are freely manufactured and exported to other countries with weaker regulations, putting human health and the environment at risk. The EU al...

Land use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity change and ecosystem functioning. Here the authors identify thresholds of grassland plant community structure and stability in response to la...

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Both agricultural expansion and intensification drive biodiversity losses. Here the authors quantify and compare globally the biodiversity impact of land conversion...

Despite advances in theory and experiments, how biodiversity influences the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems remains debated. By applying new theory to data on 84,695 plant, animal, and...

An analysis of habitat fragmentation using a dataset of more than 4,000 species worldwide shows that fragmentation reduces biodiversity at all scales, and that increases in β diversity do not compensa...

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Nature Sustainability - Perennial woody crops are important sources of food that can provide ecosystem benefits through their long-lived nature and structural complexity. This Perspective provides...

La chercheuse Élodie Vercken est l'une des autrices du livre « Sortir des labos pour défendre le vivant ». Prôner la neutralité, c'est dépolitiser la science et l'« instrumentaliser pour défendre le s...

📢 C'est avec grand plaisir que nous vous présentons notre vidéo officielle d'unité! 🥳 A la production : Coline Verneau, responsable communication de centre…

From anthropology to zoology, immersion within communities, cultural settings, and study systems is integral to research and learning (1, 2). Fieldwork, the direct observation and collection of data i...

Human land-use intensification threatens arthropod (for example, insect and spider) biodiversity across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Insects and spiders play critical roles in ecosystems by acc...

L’idée est si émouvante qu’elle a conquis le public, Hollywood, et jusqu’aux plus hautes institutions  : les arbres communiqueraient via un réseau secret… Sauf que c’est faux. Les scientifiques ont...

While many herbicide active substances have been banned and weed infestation is a major threat to cr