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.

Metabarcoding thematic school: registration deadline extended to August the 3rd

ECOLAB joins the LabEx CEBA in 2018

Evaluating biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA)

17th Ant Course at the Nouragues Field Station

Annual CEBA meeting 2018 :
Registration are now opened !

Apply now for the LabEx CEBA thematic school 2018 : ANT COURSE

Latest news

The 17th Ant course at the Nouragues Field station

Posted on 04/09/2018

Ant Course was created in 2001 and has organized 16 workshops until now, in 7 different countries, and contributing to the training of 467 students from 58 countries. This workshop is an institution for individuals working on social insects and … Continued

Discovery of the CNRS and the CIRAD : the bark as a muscle

Posted on 27/08/2018

Researchers from Ecofog and LMGC laboratories realised experimentations to understand how plants fights gravity. What are the motor systems that guide the tree to stand straight ? The study published on 2018, August 4th, in the journal New Phytologist, demonstrates … Continued

Registrations are opened for the CEBA Annual Meeting 2018

Posted on 01/08/2018

If you wish to participate to the Annual CEBA Meeting 2018, the registrations are now opened. This meeting will be held in the amphitheater A of Troubiran Campus at the University of French Guiana on the 1rst and 2nd october … Continued

Metabarcoding thematic school: registration deadline extended to August the 3rd

Posted on 17/07/2018

The registration deadline for the eighth DNA metabarcoding Spring School in French Guiana is extended up to August the 3rd. For complete information please consult the following web page: http://metabarcoding.org/A88

2nd thematic school 2018 of LabEx CEBA on DNA metabarcoding – dead line: August 3rd 2018

Posted on 26/06/2018

The 2nd thematic school 2018 of the LabEx CEBA will be on DNA metabarcoding and will take place from October 4th to 11th in French Guiana. Candidates are expected to apply by the 3rd of August 2018. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is … Continued

Evaluating biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA)

Posted on 14/06/2018

In the study of biodiversity, evaluating the distribution or the presence of organisms in a given site is an important approach. But what if the species studied are not easily accessible or the site holds a large diversity of species? … Continued

Amazon Conference 2018 – 21st of June 2018 in Toulouse

Posted on 05/06/2018

The conference will be held on June 21st from 9 am to 4 pm at the Museum of Natural History in Toulouse. This will be an opportunity for research teams from the Toulouse region to discuss their work around the … Continued

The 1st Forum on Research and Innovation in French Guiana took place on the 18th of April 2018

Posted on 22/05/2018

Co-organised by the LabEx CEBA, GIS IRISTA (Group of Scientific Interest Initiative for interdisciplinary research on Amazonian systems and territories), GDI (Guyane Développement Innovation) and DRRT (Regional Delegation to Research and Technology), the event took place for the first time … Continued

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Latest publications

Weak environmental controls on the composition and diversity of medium and large-sized vertebrate assemblages in neotropical rain forests of the Guiana Shield

Denis T, Hérault B, Brunaux O, Guitet S, Richard-Hansen C
Diversity and Distribution:1-15

Spatial mismatch in morphological, ecological and phylogenetic diversity, in historical and comtemporary European freshwater fish faunas

Kuczynski L, Côte J, Toussaint A, Brosse S, Buisson L, Grenouillet G
Ecography

Spatial and temporal variation in fish community structure and diversity in the largest tropical flood-pulse system of South-East Asia

Ngor PB, Grenouillet G, Phem S, So N, Lek S
Ecology of Freshwater Fish:1-14

Sent to the Corner: xylem vessel anatomy not surface area determines megaphyll hydraulics in Cecropia obtusa Trecul (Urticaceae)

Levionnois S, Coste S, Nicolini E, Stahl C, More H, Heuret P
bioRxiv

Pratiques de cueillette urbaine des plantes médicinales dans l’île de Cayenne

Tareau MA, Fozzani J, Odonne G, Palisse M
Habiter la ville ou la fabrique de la cité, Presses Universitaires de Rennes Eds. Rogers D, Terral R, Lesueur B, Guibert J-S, 2

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