Adaptive response under multiple stress exposure in fish: From the molecular to individual level
Aquatic systems are subjected to various sources of stress due to global changes, such as increasingtemperature and pollution. A major challenge for the next decade will be to evaluate the combinedeffects of these multiple stressors on organisms and ecosystems. For organisms submitted to chemical,biological or physical stressors, the capacity to set up an efficient adaptive response is a fundamentalprerequisite for their long-term survival and performance. In this study, goldfish (Carassius auratus) weresubjected to individual and combined pesticide mixtures and increased temperatures to evaluate theiradaptive response in multistress conditions from the molecular to the individual level. Fish were exposedfor 16 days to a mixture of pesticides at environmental relevant concentrations (S-metolachlor, isoproturon,linuron, atrazine-desethyl, aclonifen, pendimethalin and tebuconazole) and at two temperatures(22 C and 32 C). Three major physiological traits of the stress response were measured: thehormonal response (i.e. plasma cortisol), the metabolic balance from molecular to individuals' levels(metabolomics, cellular energy allocation, energy reserves and global condition indexes), and the cellulardefense system induction (SOD, CAT and GST). Results show that (1) environmentally relevant concentrationsof pesticides lead to significant responses in fish at all biological levels; (2) the metabolicresponse depends on the nature of stress (thermal vs. chemical); and (3) fish may be unable to set up anefficient adaptive response when chemical and thermal stresses were combined, with adverse outcomesat the individuals’ level.
(Chemosphere. vol. 188, n° 0045-6535, pp. 60-72, 27/04/2026)
UT3, Comue de Toulouse, E20, ToxAlim, INRA, UT3, Comue de Toulouse, ENVT, Toulouse INP, Toulouse INP, Comue de Toulouse, INP - PURPAN, Toulouse INP, GENOTOUL, UT3, ENVT, INSERM, CNRS, Toulouse INP, INRAE, GenPhySE, INRA, ENVT, Toulouse INP, Comue de Toulouse, ENSAT, INP-ENSAT, AgroToulouse, INP-AgroToulouse, Toulouse INP, Comue de Toulouse, UB, EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS
Identifying early modern human ecological niche expansions and associated cultural dynamics in the South African Middle Stone Age
The archaeological record shows that typically human culturaltraits emerged at different times, in different parts of the world,and among different hominin taxa. This suggests that their emer-gence is the outcome of complex and non-linear evolutionarytrajectories—influenced by environmental, demographic and so-cial factors—that need to be understood and traced at regionalscales. The application of predictive algorithms using archaeo-logical and paleoenvironmental data allows one to estimate theecological niches occupied by past human populations and iden-tify niche changes through time, thus providing the possibilityof investigating relationships between cultural innovations andpossible niche shifts. By using such methods to examine twokey southern Africa archaeological cultures, the Still Bay (76–71thousand years ago; ka) and the Howiesons Poort (66–59 ka), weidentify a niche shift characterized by a significant expansion in thebreadth of the Howiesons Poort ecological niche. This expansion iscoincident with aridification occurring across Marine Isotope Stage4 (ca. 72–60 ka) and especially pronounced at 60 ka. We arguethat this niche shift was made possible by the development ofa flexible technological system, reliant on composite tools andcultural transmission strategies based more on“product copying”rather than“process copying”. These results counter the one niche-one human taxon equation. They indicate that what makes ourcultures, and probably those of other members of our lineage,unique is their flexibility and ability to produce innovations thatallow a population to shift its ecological niche
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. vol. 114, n° 0027-8424, pp. 7869-7876, 27/04/2026)
PACEA, UB, CNRS, OIST, EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, WITS, EPHE, PSL
The Bengal fan: external controls on the Holocene Active Channel turbidite activity
The eastern levee of the Active Channel in the Bengal fan has been investigated in order to better understand the history of turbidite activity in this channel during the Holocene in the context of Ganges-Brahmaputra source-to-sink' system. A robust C-14-based chronostratigraphy provides high temporal resolution for reconstructing sediment accumulation history on the eastern levee of the Active Channel. Integration of this study with previous work in the area suggests that the Bengal fan has remained continually connected with the Ganges-Brahmaputra fluvial system through the Holocene, feeding through the main canyon, the Swatch of No Ground (SoNG). An intense turbidite activity occurred during a transgressive wet period from 14.5 to 9.2 ka cal. BP, followed by an abrupt shift in sedimentation at 9.2 ka cal. BP, probably due to the high sea level leading to a partial disconnection between massive river discharges and the deep turbidite system. During the last 9.2 ka cal. BP, turbidite activity is still present but irregular, likely modulated by a combination of various forcings such as monsoon variability and river migration. In total, three phases are distinguishable during this period: 9.2-5.5, 5.5-4, and 4 ka cal. BP to modern, according to the turbidite record. Unexpectedly, the Indo-Asian monsoon does not appear to be the only predominant forcing on the establishment of the Bengal fan during the Holocene because of the combination of different forcings directly affecting transfers between the Ganges-Brahmaputra and the Bengal fan as well as river migrations, delta construction, and potentially anthropogenic impact.
(The Holocene. vol. 27, n° 0959-6836, pp. 900-913, 27/04/2026)
EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, SCTA, UQAM, LSCE, UVSQ, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, DRF (CEA), CEA, PALEOCEAN, LSCE, UVSQ, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, DRF (CEA), CEA, GEOPS, UP11, CNRS, EMBS, iSTeP, UPMC, CNRS
Origin and distribution of the organic matter in the distal lobe of the Congo deep-sea fan – A Rock-Eval survey
The Congo River, the second largest river in the world, is a major source of organic matter for the deep Atlantic Ocean because of the connection of its estuary to the deep offshore area by a submarine canyon which feeds a vast deep-sea fan. The lobe zone of this deep-sea fan is the final receptacle of the sedimentary inputs presently channelled by the canyon and covers an area of ~2500 km². The quantity and the source of organic matter preserved in recent turbiditic sediments from the distal lobe of the Congo deep-sea fan were assessed using Rock-Eval pyrolysis analyses. Six sites, located at approximately 5000 m water-depth, were investigated. The mud-rich sediments of the distal lobe contain high amounts of organic matter (~3.5 to 4% Corg), the origin of which is a mixture of terrestrial higher-plant debris, soil organic matter and deeply oxidized phytoplanktonic material. Although the respective contribution of terrestrial and marine sources of organic matter cannot be precisely quantified using Rock-Eval analyses, the terrestrial fraction is dominant according to similar hydrogen and oxygen indices of both suspended and bedload sediments from the Congo River and that deposited in the lobe complex. The Rock-Eval signature supports the 70% to 80% of the terrestrial fraction previously estimated using C/N and δ13Corg data. In the background sediment, the organic matter distribution is homogeneous at different scales, from a single turbiditic event to the entire lobe, and changes in accumulation rates only have a limited effect on the quantity and quality of the preserved organic matter. Peculiar areas with chemosynthetic bivalves and/or bacterial mats, explored using ROV Victor 6000, show a Rock-Eval signature more or less similar to background sediment. This high organic carbon content associated to high sedimentation rates (> 2 to 20 mm.yr−1) in the Congo distal lobe complex implies a high burial rate for organic carbon. Consequently, the Congo deep-sea fan represents an enormous sink of terrestrial organic matter when compared to other turbiditic systems over the world.
(Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. vol. 142, n° 0967-0645, pp. 75-90, 27/04/2026)
EMBS, iSTeP, UPMC, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, GM, IFREMER, LDO, INSU - CNRS, UBO EPE, CNRS
Organic carbon accumulation in modern sediments of the Angola basin influenced by the Congo deep sea fan
Geochemical data (total organic carbon-TOC content, δ13Corg, C:N, Rock-Eval analyses) were obtained on 150 core tops from the Angola basin, with a special focus on the Congo deep sea fan. Combined with the previously published data, the resulting dataset (322 stations) shows a good spatial and bathymetric representativeness. TOC content and δ13Corg maps of the Angola basin were generated using this enhanced dataset. The main difference in our map with previously published ones is the high terrestrial organic matter content observed downslope along the active turbidite channel of the Congo deep sea fan till the distal lobe complex near 5000 m of water-depth. Interpretation of downslope trends in TOC content and organic matter composition indicates that lateral particle transport by turbidity currents is the primary mechanism controlling supply and burial of organic matter in the bathypelagic depths.
(Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. vol. 142, n° 0967-0645, pp. 64-74, 27/04/2026)
EMBS, iSTeP, UPMC, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, GM, IFREMER, LDO, INSU - CNRS, UBO EPE, CNRS, LSCE, UVSQ, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, DRF (CEA), CEA, OCEANIS, LSCE, UVSQ, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, DRF (CEA), CEA
High Value-Added Biomolecules from Beach Waste of Marine Origin-Screening for Potential Candidates among Seagrass of the Cymodoceaceae Family
Background: Detrital leaves from seagrass of the Cymodoceaceae family were assayed for biologically active molecules that have commercial as well as societal benefits. Objective: We focused on L-chiro-inositol, a very rare natural occurring cyclitol, and chicoric acid, a polyphenolic compound, in which both applications were found in the nutraceutical segment. Method: Six species of seagrass belonging to the genera Syringodium, Cymodocea and Halodule were collected from their native habitat. The L-chiro-inositol content of the crude aqueous extracts prepared from different batches of Cymodocea nodosa flotsam was measured by quantitative 1H-NMR spectroscopy. High concentrations were found with values ranging from 22.2 to 35.0 mg.g-1 plant dw. The presence of L-chiro-inositol in the tropical species C. rotundata, C. serrulata, Syringodium isoetifolium, and Halodule pinifolia was also characterized by qualitative NMR. The chicoric acid content of crude aqueous methanolic extracts prepared from C. rotundata, C. serrulata, S. isoetifolium, and Halodule pinifolia was determined by quantitative HPLC-DAD. The values found ranged from 0.39 to 6.15 mg.g-1 dry weight. Chicoric acid was unambiguously identified as the major phenolic in S. isoetifolium, and Halodule pinifolia, while it was found in mixture with flavonol derivatives in C. rotundata and C. serrulata. Flavonol derivatives are also of interest for their bioactivity. Result: Considering the demonstrated therapeutic applications of L-chiro-inositol and chicoric acid, their high value on the nutraceutical market, and their rare occurrence in the plant kingdom, their presence in Syringodium, Cymodocea and Halodule detrital leaves makes this abundant biomass of interest for dietary and pharmaceutical applications. Conclusion: These results show that there is a real potential for harvesting beachcast Cymodoceacea.
(The Open Bioactive Compounds. vol. 5, n° 1874-8473, pp. 83-94, 27/04/2026)
EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS
Quality survey of natural mineral water and spring water sold in France: Monitoring of hormones, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, perfluoroalkyl substances, phthalates, and alkylphenols at the ultra-trace level
(Science of the Total Environment. vol. 603-604, n° 0048-9697, pp. 651--662, 27/04/2026)
EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, LPTC, UB, CNRS, ISM, UB, INC-CNRS, CNRS
Role of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability in modulating the climate response to a Pinatubo-like volcanic eruption
The modulation by the Atlantic multidecadal variability (AMV) of the dynamical climate response to a Pinatubo-like eruption is investigated for the boreal winter season based on a suite of large ensemble experiments using the CNRM-CM5 Coupled Global Circulation Model. The volcanic eruption induces a strong reduction and retraction of the Hadley cell during 2 years following the eruption and independently of the phase of the AMV. The mean extratropical westerly circulation simultaneously weakens throughout the entire atmospheric column, except at polar Northern latitudes where the zonal circulation is slightly strengthened. Yet, there are no significant changes in the modes of variability of the surface atmospheric circulation, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), in the first and the second winters after the eruption. Significant modifications over the North Atlantic sector are only found during the third winter. Using clustering techniques, we decompose the atmospheric circulation into weather regimes and provide evidence for inhibition of the occurrence of negative NAO-type circulation in response to volcanic forcing. This forced signal is amplified in cold AMV conditions and is related to sea ice/atmosphere feedbacks in the Arctic and to tropical-extratropical teleconnections. Finally, we demonstrate that large ensembles of simulations are required to make volcanic fingerprints emerge from climate noise at mid-latitudes. Using small size ensemble could easily lead to misleading conclusions especially those related to the extratropical dynamics, and specifically the NAO.
(Climate Dynamics. vol. 51, n° 0930-7575, pp. 1863-1883, 27/04/2026)
BSC-CNS, CECI, CERFACS, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, ICREA
First report of the invasive species Branchiomma bairdi McIntosh, 1885(Annelida: Sabellidae) along the Tunisian coast (Mediterranean Sea)
The invasive sabellid polychaete Branchiomma bairdi McIntosh, 1885 was collected in the Boughrara Lagoon (southern Tunisian coast) between 2012 and 2013. This species was originally described from Bermuda and has been widely reported in the Caribbean Sea. It has been considered as non-indigenous species on the Pacific coast of Panama and the California Gulf. Recently, B. bairdi was recorded along the Italian and Turkish coasts, Australia, Canary and Madeira Islands. It was suggested that the commercial shipping is the most likely vector for the introduction of the species to Mediterranean Sea. A description of the species along with a discussion of its systematic position and ecology are provided.
(BioInvasions Records. vol. 6, n° 2242-1300, pp. 139-145, 27/04/2026)
INSTM, EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, LCE, CNRS, UFC, UBFC
Recovering water wave elevation from pressure measurements
The reconstruction of water wave elevation from bottom pressure measurements is an important issue for coastal applications, but corresponds to a difficult mathematical problem. In this paper we present the derivation of a method which allows the elevation reconstruction of water waves in intermediate and shallow waters. From comparisons with numerical Euler solutions and wave-tank experiments we show that our nonlinear method provides much better results of the surface elevation reconstruction compared to the linear transfer function approach commonly used in coastal applications. More specifically, our method accurately reproduces the peaked and skewed shape of nonlinear wave fields. Therefore, it is particularly relevant for applications on extreme waves and wave-induced sediment transport.
(Journal of Fluid Mechanics. vol. 833, n° 0022-1120, pp. 399-429, 27/04/2026)
EPOC, EPHE, PSL, UB, INSU - CNRS, CNRS, IMB, UB, Bordeaux INP, CNRS