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Institut national de la recherche agronomique
Facility•Rabat, Morocco•
About: Institut national de la recherche agronomique is a facility organization based out in Rabat, Morocco. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Gene. The organization has 41515 authors who have published 68362 publications receiving 3292057 citations. The organization is also known as: INRA & Inra.
Topics: Population, Gene, Soil water, Genome, Quantitative trait locus
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TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative analysis of European mountain case studies to assess the environmental impacts of land abandonment and decline in traditional farming practices is presented, while the influence of environmental changes is unpredictable due to environmental, agricultural and socio-economic contextual factors, abandonment generally has an undesirable effect on the environmental parameters examined.
1,720 citations
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University of California, Berkeley1, Oak Ridge National Laboratory2, Oregon State University3, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech4, Dresden University of Technology5, University of Nebraska–Lincoln6, University of Antwerp7, Institut national de la recherche agronomique8, United States Forest Service9, Duke University10, University of Edinburgh11, Harvard University12, University of Helsinki13, Max Planck Society14, University of Bayreuth15, University of New Hampshire16
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of different gap filling methods on the annual sum of net ecosystem exchange (F NEE ) responses is investigated, based on mean diurnal variation, look-up tables (LookUp), and nonlinear regressions (Regr).
1,717 citations
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George M. Weinstock1, Gene E. Robinson2, Richard A. Gibbs1, Kim C. Worley1 +225 more•Institutions (55)
TL;DR: The genome sequence of the honeybee Apis mellifera is reported, suggesting a novel African origin for the species A. melliferA and insights into whether Africanized bees spread throughout the New World via hybridization or displacement.
Abstract: Here we report the genome sequence of the honeybee Apis mellifera, a key model for social behaviour and essential to global ecology through pollination. Compared with other sequenced insect genomes, the A. mellifera genome has high A+T and CpG contents, lacks major transposon families, evolves more slowly, and is more similar to vertebrates for circadian rhythm, RNA interference and DNA methylation genes, among others. Furthermore, A. mellifera has fewer genes for innate immunity, detoxification enzymes, cuticle-forming proteins and gustatory receptors, more genes for odorant receptors, and novel genes for nectar and pollen utilization, consistent with its ecology and social organization. Compared to Drosophila, genes in early developmental pathways differ in Apis, whereas similarities exist for functions that differ markedly, such as sex determination, brain function and behaviour. Population genetics suggests a novel African origin for the species A. mellifera and insights into whether Africanized bees spread throughout the New World via hybridization or displacement.
1,673 citations
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TL;DR: European trees and shrubs studied had genetically divergent populations in Mediterranean regions, but the genetically most diverse populations were not located in the south but at intermediate latitudes, a likely consequence of the admixture of divergent lineages colonizing the continent from separate refugia.
Abstract: Glacial refuge areas are expected to harbor a large fraction of the intraspecific biodiversity of the temperate biota. To test this hypothesis, we studied chloroplast DNA variation in 22 widespread European trees and shrubs sampled in the same forests. Most species had genetically divergent populations in Mediterranean regions, especially those with low seed dispersal abilities. However, the genetically most diverse populations were not located in the south but at intermediate latitudes, a likely consequence of the admixture of divergent lineages colonizing the continent from separate refugia.
1,664 citations
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Max Planck Society1, Lund University2, Dresden University of Technology3, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech4, University of Antwerp5, University of Helsinki6, Institut national de la recherche agronomique7, University of Göttingen8, University of Edinburgh9, University of Padua10, United States Forest Service11
TL;DR: Data of net ecosystem carbon exchange, collected between 1996 and 1998 from 15 European forests, confirm that many European forest ecosystems act as carbon sinks and indicate that, in general, ecosystem respiration determines netcosystem carbon exchange.
Abstract: Carbon exchange between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere is one of the key processes that need to be assessed in the context of the Kyoto Protocol1. Several studies suggest that the terrestrial biosphere is gaining carbon2,3,4,5,6,7,8, but these estimates are obtained primarily by indirect methods, and the factors that control terrestrial carbon exchange, its magnitude and primary locations, are under debate. Here we present data of net ecosystem carbon exchange, collected between 1996 and 1998 from 15 European forests, which confirm that many European forest ecosystems act as carbon sinks. The annual carbon balances range from an uptake of 6.6 tonnes of carbon per hectare per year to a release of nearly 1 t C ha-1 yr-1, with a large variability between forests. The data show a significant increase of carbon uptake with decreasing latitude, whereas the gross primary production seems to be largely independent of latitude. Our observations indicate that, in general, ecosystem respiration determines net ecosystem carbon exchange. Also, for an accurate assessment of the carbon balance in a particular forest ecosystem, remote sensing of the normalized difference vegetation index or estimates based on forest inventories may not be sufficient.
1,636 citations
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Daniel J. Jacob | 162 | 656 | 76530 |
Jens J. Holst | 160 | 1536 | 107858 |
Grant W. Montgomery | 157 | 926 | 108118 |
Dirk Inzé | 149 | 647 | 74468 |
Bernard Henrissat | 139 | 593 | 100002 |
David Julian McClements | 131 | 1137 | 71123 |
Pascale Cossart | 124 | 434 | 50101 |
Christine H. Foyer | 116 | 490 | 61381 |
Eric Verdin | 115 | 370 | 47971 |
Olivier Hermine | 111 | 1026 | 43779 |
John Ralph | 109 | 442 | 39238 |
Edward M. Rubin | 107 | 287 | 62667 |
Gary Williamson | 106 | 478 | 42960 |
Stephen L. Hauser | 106 | 561 | 46248 |
Serge Hercberg | 106 | 942 | 56791 |