Labex CEBA – Center for the study of biodiversity in Amazonia

Understanding why so many organisms are present in tropical ecosystems is a major scientific challenge.
The Laboratoire of excellence CEBA (Center for the study of biodiversity in Amazonia) promotes innovation in research on tropical biodiversity. It brings together a network of internationally-recognized French research teams, contributes to university education, and encourages scientific collaboration with South American countries.

Improve measures regarding carbon stocks in forests?

The origins of the Amazonian Biodiversity

New scientific mission on Mount Itoupé in French Guiana

Labex CEBA Thematic School 2016

Climate: 20 years are enough for Amazonian forests to replenish

Register for the 2016 annual CEBA meeting in Cayenne

Latest news

Job opportunity: Spatial modeling of Amazonian biodiversity (post-doctoral research associate)

Posted on 26/09/2016

We are seeking a post-doctoral research associate to collaborate on a project funded by the Laboratory of Excellence CEBA (Center for the study of Biodiversity in Amazonia). The overall goal of the project is to map biodiversity across the territory … Continued

GuiaTreeKey, a multi-access electronic key to identify tree genera in French Guiana

Posted on 26/09/2016

The tropical rainforest of Amazonia is one of the most species-rich ecosystems on earth, with an estimated 16 000 tree species. Due to this high diversity, botanical identification of trees in the Amazon is difficult, even at the genus level, … Continued

2016 CEBA Annual meeting

Posted on 25/08/2016

The Labex CEBA will hold its annual meeting on the 6th and 7th October 2016 in Cayenne, French Guiana. It will be two days to discuss the latest advances CEBA and on how to strengthen future actions. The annual meeting … Continued

Survey of ticks in French Guiana

Posted on 05/07/2016

As part of the scientific program MiTick supported by the CEBA LabEx, a research team is carrying out a survey of ticks and tick-borne bacteria in French Guiana. If you are conducting surveys on wild or domestic vertebrates on your … Continued

Call for 2016 CEBA PhD scholarships

Posted on 25/02/2016

The call for proposals for CEBA thesis 2016 has been launched and will be open until 7th April 2016 .   Every year the LabEx CEBA offers funding or co-funding for PhD scolarships. For t2016, 3 PhD grants are offered … Continued

New scientific mission on Mount Itoupé in French Guiana.

Posted on 12/02/2016

Mount Itoupé, a summit of more than 800m high and located southeast of Saül, received a team from the Parc Amazonien de Guyane (PAG), and scientists from the Entomological Society of Antilles – Guyane (SEAG) and Labex CEBA. The expedition, … Continued

2 PhD students of the Labex CEBA take part in the Cordées de la Réussite

Posted on 05/02/2016

The Cordées de la Réussite, a national school scheme, is designed to encourage high school students to pursue higher education. Organised by the association Canopée des Sciences, it consists of a meeting between high school students and PhD students. The … Continued

Annual call for CEBA projects 2016

Posted on 05/02/2016

The 2016 call for CEBA annual projects is open.   The CEBA launches every year a call for projects to promote research on biodiversity in French Guiana. All projects are evaluated by the Scientific Board and external experts. The text … Continued

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Latest publications

Live aboveground carbon stocks in natural forests of Colombia

Phillips J, Duque A, Scott C, Wayson C, Galindo G, Cabrera E, Chave J, Peña M, Álvarez E, Cárdenas D, Duivenvoorden J, Hildebrand P,c Stevenson P, Ramírez S, Yepes A
Forest Ecology and Management, 374:119-128

Western Amazonia as a Hotspot of Mammalian Biodiversity Throughout the Cenozoic

Antoine P-O, Salas-Gismondi R, Pujos F, Ganerød M, Marivaux L
Journal of Mammalian Evolution:1-13

Neotropics provide insights into the emergence of New World monkeys: New dental evidence from the late Oligocene of Peruvian Amazonia

Marivaux L, Adnet S, Altamirano-Sierra A J, Boivin M, Pujos F, Ramdarshan A, Salas-Gismondi R, Tejada-Lara J V, Antoine P-O
Journal of Human Evolution, 97:159-175

The hidden teeth of sloths: evolutionary vestiges and the development of a simplified dentition

Hautier L, Gomes Rodrigues H, Billet G, Asher R J
Scientific Reports, 6:27763

Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes

Jucker T, Caspersen J, Chave J, … Xiang W, Zimmermann N E, Coomes D A
Global Change Biology, in press

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