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.

Labex CEBA Thematic School 2017: remote sensing and biodiversity

The link between gold mining activity and deforestation

Exploring the synergies of ForestGEO-CTFS & GUYAFOR

2 researchers from the CEBA network in the Scientific Council of the AFB

How is carbon recovered following selective logging in French Guiana?

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Labex CEBA Thematic School 2017 : remote sensing and biodiversity

Posted on 13/06/2017

The Labex CEBA is organising its thematic school on remote sensing and its potential uses in the study of biodiversity. It will be held at the Hotel des Roches in Kourou (French Guiana) as from the 25th to the 29th … Continued

Exploring the synergies of ForestGEO-CTFS and GUYAFOR

Posted on 12/06/2017

Expanding a global network of forest research to French Guiana was the goal of the event « Exploring the synergies of ForestGEO-CTFS and GUYAFOR » that took place on the 21st to the 26th of May 2017 in French Guiana. Stuart J. … Continued

What is the link between deforestation and gold mining activity?

Posted on 03/04/2017

According to a recent study published in the journal ” Environmental Research Letters”, there is a strong relationship between deforestation due to gold extraction and gold prices at the regional level.   Tropical forests in South America are increasingly threatened … Continued

Carbon recovery dynamics following disturbance by selective logging in Amazonian forests

Posted on 17/03/2017

The results of a recent scientific publication on the dynamics of carbon recovery following a disturbance by selective logging in Amazonian forests are explained in a 3-minute video. Amazonian rainforests play an important role in stocking carbon and one of … Continued

Launch of edition n°0 of the “Journal des Nouragues”

Posted on 17/02/2017

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Scientific Station of the Nouragues, the teams of the station and the Nature Reserve launch the edition N°0 of the “Journal des Nouragues”. This newslettre covers science and technology aspects, as well as … Continued

2 researchers from the CEBA network in the Scientific Council of the French Agency for Biodiversity

Posted on 17/02/2017

Jérôme Chave (Scientific Director of the CEBA, EDB) and Jérôme Orivel (EcoFoG) were appointed to sit on the Scientific Council of the French Agency for Biodiversity (AFB). The council counts a total of 22 members and met on January 19th … Continued

Brief CEBA retrospective for 2016

Posted on 17/02/2017

Let us return to some of the highlights of 2016 for the Labex CEBA. ·      Silver medal of the CNRS for Jérôme Chave, scientific director of the CEBA Jérôme Chave, Scientific Director of the CEBA, received the silver medal from … Continued

Job offer: Scientific Coordinator of the Labex CEBA

Posted on 05/12/2016

The position of Scientific coordinator of Labex CEBA is vacant until the 6th January 2017. The Labex CEBA is recruiting a full-time project manager for scientific coordination as of beginning 2017. The position is a Resaerch Engineer-level and is associated … Continued

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Latest publications

Climate warming reduces gut microbiota diversity in a vertebrate ectotherm

Bestion E, Jacob S, Zinger L, Di Gesu L, Richard M, White J, Cote J
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1:0161

Diversity in the organisation and lignification of tension wood fibre walls – A review

Ghislain B, Clair B
IAWA Journal, 38(2):245-265

Diversity and structure of fungal communities in neotropical rainforest soils: the effect of host recurrence

Schimann H, Bach C, Lengelle J, Louisanna E, Barantal S, Murat C, Buée M
Microbial Ecology, 73:310-320

The (re)discovery of ectomycorrhizal symbioses in Neotropical ecosystems sketched in Florianópolis

Roy M, Vasco-Palacios A, Geml J, Buyck B, Delgat L, Giachini A, Grebenc T, Harrower E, Kuhar F, Magnago A, Rinaldi AC, Schimann H, Selosse MA, Sulzbacher MA, Wartchow F, Neves MA
New Phytologist, 214:920-923

Distribution of the habitat suitability of the main malaria vector in French Guiana using Maximum Entropy modeling

Moua Y, Roux E, Girod R, Dusfour I, de Thoisy B, Seyler F, Briolant S
Journal of Medical Entomology, 54(3):606-621

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