Olivier Lachenaud

TL;DR: The population structure of Cacopsylla pruni, the insect vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’, was studied from a sampling in 12 localities in western and southern France and in northern Spain and showed the existence of two strongly differentiated populations.

TL;DR: The Raponda Walker Arboretum as discussed by the authors protects a protected area in the Mondah forest of Gabon, north of Libreville, from urban development, and the borders of the protected area were maintained because of its role in maintaining irreplaceable habitat for threatened species.

TL;DR: The observation of genetically similar endophytes in both nodulated and non-nodulated Psychotria lineages suggests that the host plant is playing a crucial role in the induction of leaf nodule formation.

TL;DR: A botanical exploration was conducted between 2007 and 2011 in various regions of Cameroon and resulted in the discovery of several new national records and new species as discussed by the authors. But the inventory of Cameroon's flora is still incomplete and additional work is needed to document the country's extremely rich flora, and thus enhance its conservation.

TL;DR: The intensive botanical prospections carried out in Gabon since the publication of the national checklist in 2006 have resulted in c. 34 "300 new specimens (amounting to