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Relations trophiques entre producteurs primaires et quatre consommateurs primaires benthiques dans un écosystème côtier tempéré
Get PDFIn coastal euphotic areas, primary producers grow both in the pelagic (water column) and in the benthic zone (in or near the sediment). In these ecosystems, benthic-pelagic coupling is an important process which must be well described. Benthic primary consumers modify this coupling through their diet. Trophic relationships between primary producers and benthic primary consumers are not thoroughly understood. To gain additional information, this thesis was focused on the spatial and temporal dynamic of primary producers in suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM), especially at water-sediment interface. This study highlighted a seasonal variation of microalgal populations at all depths, and a relative dominance of benthic diatoms in SPOM near sediment and in winter. The second objective of the thesis was focused on the trophic relationships between benthic primary consumers (great scallop, black scallop, mussel and ormer) and primary producers in SPOM. Stable isotope analysis in soft tissues of black scallops and mussels showed a predominance of assimilated phytoplankton and the potential contribution of microphytobenthos in their diet (more important for mussel), especially in winter and near the sediment. However, this study highlighted the impact of metabolism on stable isotopic values of soft tissues. An innovative aspect of this thesis was the use of exoskeleton of great scallops and ormers to characterize their diet in natural environment and thus overcome problems related to the utilization of stable isotopes in soft tissues. Experiments in controlled conditions validated food sources integration through metabolic carbon in carbonates of great scallops and shell color for ormer but complementary studies are required on mollusk shell utilization. The last part of this thesis was focused on the ability of great scallops to achieve resuspension of benthic particles by valve movements.Dans les zones euphotiques des écosystèmes côtiers, les producteurs primaires se développent à la fois dans l’espace pélagique (colonne d’eau) et benthique (sur ou près du fond). Dans ces écosystèmes, le couplage bentho-pélagique prend une place non négligeable qu’il convient d’étudier. Les consommateurs primaires benthiques en sont des acteurs à travers leur activité alimentaire. La relation trophique entre les différents producteurs primaires et les consommateurs primaires benthiques reste toutefois mal élucidée. Pour apporter des éléments d’informations, cette thèse s’est focalisée dans un premier temps sur la dynamique spatio-temporelle des producteurs primaires au sein de la matière organique particulaire en suspension (MOPS), notamment au niveau de l’interface eau-sédiment. Cette étude a permis de montrer une forte variation saisonnière de ce peuplement algal à toutes les profondeurs, mais également une importante contribution relative des diatomées benthiques dans la MOPS près du fond en hiver. Le second axe de recherche s’est concentré sur la relation trophique entre des consommateurs primaires benthiques (coquille Saint-Jacques, pétoncle noir, moule et ormeau) et les producteurs primaires présents dans la MOPS. L’analyse des isotopes stables dans les tissus mous des pétoncles noirs et des moules a indiqué une prédominance du phytoplancton assimilé et une potentielle contribution du microphytobenthos dans leur régime alimentaire (plus importante pour la moule), notamment en période hivernale et près du fond. Cependant, ces études ont mis en lumière l’effet du métabolisme sur les valeurs isotopiques dans les tissus mous. Un aspect novateur de cette thèse a été d’utiliser les exosquelettes des coquilles Saint-Jacques et des ormeaux pour caractériser leur régime alimentaire dans le milieu naturel, afin de s’affranchir des problèmes liés à l’utilisation des isotopes stables dans les tissus mous. Des études en conditions contrôlées ont validé l’intégration des sources d’alimentation à travers le carbone métabolique dans les carbonates de la coquille Saint-Jacques et la couleur de la coquille pour l’ormeau. Des études complémentaires doivent toutefois être menées. Enfin, une dernière étude s’est focalisée sur la capacité de la coquille Saint-Jacques à mettre en suspension les particules benthiques par leurs mouvements de valves
Trophic relations between primary producers and four primary consumers benthic in a moderate coastal ecosystem
No full textDans les zones euphotiques des écosystèmes côtiers, les producteurs primaires se développent à la fois dans l’espace pélagique (colonne d’eau) et benthique (sur ou près du fond). Dans ces écosystèmes, le couplage bentho-pélagique prend une place non négligeable qu’il convient d’étudier. Les consommateurs primaires benthiques en sont des acteurs à travers leur activité alimentaire. La relation trophique entre les différents producteurs primaires et les consommateurs primaires benthiques reste toutefois mal élucidée. Pour apporter des éléments d’informations, cette thèse s’est focalisée dans un premier temps sur la dynamique spatio-temporelle des producteurs primaires au sein de la matière organique particulaire en suspension (MOPS), notamment au niveau de l’interface eau-sédiment. Cette étude a permis de montrer une forte variation saisonnière de ce peuplement algal à toutes les profondeurs, mais également une importante contribution relative des diatomées benthiques dans la MOPS près du fond en hiver. Le second axe de recherche s’est concentré sur la relation trophique entre des consommateurs primaires benthiques (coquille Saint-Jacques, pétoncle noir, moule et ormeau) et les producteurs primaires présents dans la MOPS. L’analyse des isotopes stables dans les tissus mous des pétoncles noirs et des moules a indiqué une prédominance du phytoplancton assimilé et une potentielle contribution du microphytobenthos dans leur régime alimentaire (plus importante pour la moule), notamment en période hivernale et près du fond. Cependant, ces études ont mis en lumière l’effet du métabolisme sur les valeurs isotopiques dans les tissus mous. Un aspect novateur de cette thèse a été d’utiliser les exosquelettes des coquilles Saint-Jacques et des ormeaux pour caractériser leur régime alimentaire dans le milieu naturel, afin de s’affranchir des problèmes liés à l’utilisation des isotopes stables dans les tissus mous. Des études en conditions contrôlées ont validé l’intégration des sources d’alimentation à travers le carbone métabolique dans les carbonates de la coquille Saint-Jacques et la couleur de la coquille pour l’ormeau. Des études complémentaires doivent toutefois être menées. Enfin, une dernière étude s’est focalisée sur la capacité de la coquille Saint-Jacques à mettre en suspension les particules benthiques par leurs mouvements de valves.In coastal euphotic areas, primary producers grow both in the pelagic (water column) and in the benthic zone (in or near the sediment). In these ecosystems, benthic-pelagic coupling is an important process which must be well described. Benthic primary consumers modify this coupling through their diet. Trophic relationships between primary producers and benthic primary consumers are not thoroughly understood. To gain additional information, this thesis was focused on the spatial and temporal dynamic of primary producers in suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM), especially at water-sediment interface. This study highlighted a seasonal variation of microalgal populations at all depths, and a relative dominance of benthic diatoms in SPOM near sediment and in winter. The second objective of the thesis was focused on the trophic relationships between benthic primary consumers (great scallop, black scallop, mussel and ormer) and primary producers in SPOM. Stable isotope analysis in soft tissues of black scallops and mussels showed a predominance of assimilated phytoplankton and the potential contribution of microphytobenthos in their diet (more important for mussel), especially in winter and near the sediment. However, this study highlighted the impact of metabolism on stable isotopic values of soft tissues. An innovative aspect of this thesis was the use of exoskeleton of great scallops and ormers to characterize their diet in natural environment and thus overcome problems related to the utilization of stable isotopes in soft tissues. Experiments in controlled conditions validated food sources integration through metabolic carbon in carbonates of great scallops and shell color for ormer but complementary studies are required on mollusk shell utilization. The last part of this thesis was focused on the ability of great scallops to achieve resuspension of benthic particles by valve movements
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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