N°30 I quarterly I july 2013 In the News | 5 Marine Biology On May 19, the scientific research vessel Tara set off on a voyage around the Arctic Ocean as part of the Tara Oceans Polar Circle expedition, which involves many CNRS researchers. For six months, the schooner will cover a distance of 25,000 kilometers while collecting polar plankton. On Tara’s last expedition, the scientists were unable to visit the Arctic on their mission to collect plankton from around the world. Other issues specific to the region, such as the vulnerability of polar biodiversity, will also be investigated. Tara Oceans Polar Circle is run in collaboration with the Arctic countries, together with French fashion house agnès b. and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The Oceanomics project, coordinated by the “Adaptation and Diversity in the Marine Environment” research unit,1 was launched last March. Its goal is to analyze the large amount of plankton data collected between 2009 and 2011 by the Tara Oceans expedition. The researchers will use DNA sequencing and ultra high-speed imaging to gain in-depth knowledge of plankton biodiversity. These findings will then be used towards projects focusing on areas like ocean ecosystem CN RS Filed More Patents in 2012 w The French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has published the 2012 list of France’s main patent filers. With 414 patents, CNRS is fifth, moving up one place since last year’s ranking. PSA Peugeot Citroën is still the French leader in applications. “CNRS’s progress in this field is the result of an awareness-raising policy that encourages our researchers to take up a more proactive entrepreneurial approach,” says Pierre Gohar, director of CNRS’s Innovation and Business Relations department. “This has also resulted in strong growth in industrial partnerships, and consequently in innovation transfer.” mechanisms, applied research into pharmaceuticals, and biofuels. Funded to the tune of €7 million over a period of seven years as part of the Investments for the Future program, Oceanomics will bring together ten academic and six private-sector partners. 01. CNRS / UPMC. © laniak .com Tara: a New Mission to the Arctic… q Molluscs collected during the Tara Oceans mission. special issue i q During the polar expedition, the Tara schooner will cover some 25,000 kilometers. Global Environmental Change W In May, Ecology Letters published a special issue dedicated to the ecological impact of man-induced global environmental change including habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, invasive species, and climate change. It is based on contributions made during an international meeting organized by CN RS and Ecology Letters in June 2012. This special issue illustrates the need to use a multidisciplinary approach to understand the ecological impact of global change, and to predict its effects on species persistence and biodiversity. Special Issu e:. > Ecological Effects of Environmental Change. Eds: Marcel Holyoak and Michael Hochberg. Publishers: CNRS and Wiley. Ecology Letters, 2013. Volume 16, Issue Supplement s1. © C. SARDET/Tara Oc eans /CNRS Phototh èqu e … and Past Results Analysis
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