AMAP Agenda
Structures, functions and movements of searcher shoots in climbing plants
Climbing plants must move from branch to branch to reach the light. To do so, diverse species produce shoots of various shapes and properties capable of crossing voids and seeking support. Some are short, thin, and light while others are long, branched, and leafy. Over time, some make movements that sweep across large spaces while others do not exp... [Read more ...]
Amphithéâtre de la Délégation Régionale IRD-Occitanie, Montpellier + videoconferenceEstimating taxonomic diversity using spectral variance of imaging spectroscopy data collected over a tropical rainforest
Tropical forests are the largest reservoir of terrestrial biodiversity. Today, this biodiversity is rapidly eroding due to climate change, land use change and human pressure. Management and monitoring of tropical forests are difficult and costly in terms of financial and human resources. Forest inventories are generally conducted at a limited spati... [Read more ...]
Amphithéâtre Jacques Alliot, Cirad, MontpellierToward large scale ML-based habitat type prediction
César will present his PhD subject and initial results on predicting future trajectories of plant species and habitat distribution. Recent cyber-infras and new data sources offer opportunities to mobilise massive amounts of biological data that have never been analysed together. In particular, species occurrence data can be combined with various e... [Read more ...]
PS 2 salle 201 + videoconferencePhylogenies and their potential for ecological research
MAURIN Olivier
The presentation looks at the progress made in plant systematic and phylogenetics over the past 40 years. From small datasets comprising a few individuals and a few hundred nucleotides to the current “mega” datasets including hundreds of thousands of base pairs and thousands of individuals, we look at case examples demonstrating the benefits of... [Read more ...]
PS 2 salle 201 + videoconferenceDevelopmental trajectories and Ecology of Monocarpic Trees: Insights from the genus Cerberiopsis (Apocynaceae)
Semelparity is the ability of an organism to reproduce once and then die. In plants, this life history strategy is also named monocarpy. After a unique flowering event, the whole plant dies. This strategy inherently characterizes annual and biennial herbaceous, and frequently occurs in bamboo and palms, but remains extremely rare in woody branched ... [Read more ...]
Amphithéâtre Jacques Alliot, Cirad, Montpellier