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EEF: Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology

Description

EEF: Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology
UMR 1137
INRA - Centre de Nancy
54280 CHAMPENOUX
+ 33 (0)3 83 39 40 41
+ 33 (0)3 83 39 40 69
andre.granier@nancy.inra.fr
http://www4.nancy.inra.fr/eef
IFR 110 : Forest, Agricultural Resources, Bio-procedures and Food Ecosystems

The “Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology” Mixed Research Unit has the mission of studying the physical and biological bases of interactions between the factors of the environment and the functioning of trees and forest ecosystems. The scientific objectives aim to:
- Understand and predict the effects of climatic accidents, global changes and atmospheric pollution;
- Study the intra and inter-scientific diversity;
- Understand and quantify the role of forest ecosystems in the water and carbon cycles.

Contact

Director contact

andre.granier@nancy.inra.fr

Development contact

+ 33 (0)3 83 39 41 03
jambois@nancy.inra.fr

International relations contact

+ 33 (0)3 83 39 40 41
presid@nancy.inra.fr

Statutory Members

22
4
29

Associated members

17

Scientific and Technical research centre

Domain(s) of research

Biology, Medicine and Health
Physiology, Biology of organisms, populations, interactions

Subjects of Research and Applications

Physiology and diversity of the response of trees to the constraints of the environment: light, drought, excess water, temperature, O3, CO2.
Biochemical, molecular, candidate genes, integrative biology approaches on the plant scale.
Integrated functioning of the tree and the ecosystem: water and carbon flow and cycles.
Properties and functioning of interfaces (soil-root, leaf-atmosphere), carbon and nitrogen reserves, plant hydraulics
Long-term dynamics and dysfunctionings of forest ecosystems: sensitivity to unanticipated unknowns (climatic and biotic) and to global changes, impact of the former use of soils, atmospheric pollution.

Species: poplar, oak, pine, douglas, acacias, eucalyptus.
Ecosystems: mixed-leaf forests, short rotation coppice stands, humid tropical forests, bogs, green species of accompaniment.

Privileged approaches:
- Integrative biology putting the genomic and ecophysiology approaches in synergy;
- Integration of the different scales.


The forest of tomorrow: species, management.
Sustainable production of the forest, fuel crops.
Carbon sequestration by the forests.
Integration on the landscape scale: water, carbon.
Mixed forest management, biodiversity.
Expertises, including bio-indication of pollution…