Search results for "Ecological service"
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Le rôle écologique des bonobos : service écologique de dispersion de graine en forêt du Congo
2012
Bonobos (Pan paniscus) are threatened with extinction. They are the largest primates, and the only apes (except human), of the southern bank of the Congo Basin. Along with chimpanzees, they are our closest living relatives and are studied by anthropologists to include/understand our hominid origins; but what about their functional role in the forest? Would their disappearance have serious consequences for forest ecology? Answering this question is the aim of this new project, with several years of observations of a free-ranging habituated group of bonobos on the LuiKotale research station (DR Congo). In this tropical rainforest, the very great majority of plants need animals to reproduce an…
A trait-based analysis of cover crop strategies for resource acquisition and use: application to weed control in banana cropping systems
2014
International audience
A trait-based method to choose cover plants the best adapted to a cropping system
2014
International audience
Legumes and the environment
2017
Prod 2017-358a BAP GEAPSI INRA; International audience; The ability of legumes to fix atmospheric nitrogen gives them a crucial role in sustainable farming systems. Their presence can provide several other valuable ecological services. In Europe these assets have been neglected whilst developing highinput farming systems for maximizing yields. Diverse strategies are presented for maximizing ecological services provided by legumes in order to re-integrate them in cropping systems. Key words: Inputs, intercrop, ecological services, mineralization, weeds, N-fixation, value chain The second plenary session of the International Legume Society conference was dedicated to talks on “Legume and envi…