M. Jourdan

Contribution of deep soil layers to the transpiration of a temperate deciduous forest: quantification and implications for the modelling of productivity

This study quantifies deep soil water contribution to transpiration in a temperate forest during drought and highlights the underestimation of soil water holding capacity in existing databases, impacting forest productivity models.

" Idol with feet of clay ": reliable predictions of forest ecosystem functioning require flawless climate forcings.

This study quantifies how climate model biases affect ecosystem process predictions, showing significant variability at local scales and improvement with bias correction.

Managing mixed stands can mitigate severe climate change impacts on ecosystem functioning

This study uses simulation to show that managing mixed stands can help maintain forest productivity under climate change, especially for species in stressful conditions.

Decomposition in mixed beech forests in the south-western Alps under severe summer drought

The paper examines how summer drought and tree species mixing affect carbon and nitrogen loss during decomposition in beech forests, finding weak drought effects and non-additive mixing effects dominated by direct litter interactions.

Using karyotyping and achene morphology to accurately identify Sonchus oleraceus (Asteraceae) in the context of its biological control

This paper identifies Sonchus oleraceus using karyotyping and achene morphology to resolve taxonomic confusion with a morphologically similar species.

Tree diversity and the temporal stability of mountain forest productivity: testing the effect of species composition, through asynchrony and overyielding

This study examines how tree diversity affects the stability of forest productivity over time, finding that species composition and climate influence these effects differently in mixed stands.