La Loire, de la Maine à la mer

Observations et suivis environnementaux

Webcam : l’estuaire en direct

Débit de la Loire : 297 m/s source : https://www.vigicrues.gouv.fr/
Coefficients des marées : 70 (PM 4h38) / 70 (PM 16h52) source : https://www.shom.fr/

LA LOIRE, ET SI ON S’Y (RE)BAIGNAIT A NANTES ?

La Loire, et si on s’y (re)baignait à Nantes ? Article de Caroline Wypychowski (Université de Nantes – Laboratoire Espaces et sociétés) pour l’Atlas social de la métropole nantaise (2020) – Souvenirs de bains en Loire – La Loire change de visage – Le retour de la baignade en ville ? – Bibiographie

SITE CHARACTERISTICS MORE THAN VEGETATION TYPE INFLUENCE FOOD WEB STRUCTURE OF INTERTIDAL SALT MARSHES

Site Characteristics More Than Vegetation Type Influence Food Web Structure of Intertidal Salt Marshes Auteurs : Denis Lafage, Alexandre Carpentier, Sylvain Duhamel Article dans Frontiers in marine science (mai 2021) Materials and methods Site Description Food Web Sampling and Stable Isotopes Preparation Stable Isotopes Analyses Statistical Analyses Results Overall Stable Isotope Composition of Salt-Marsh Food […]

QUANTIFICATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE BEAUCE GROUNDWATER AQUIFER TO THE DISCHARGE OF THE LOIRE RIVER USING THERMAL INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGING

Quantification of the contribution of the Beauce groundwater aquifer to the discharge of the Loire River using thermal infrared satellite imaging Auteurs : E. Lalot, F. Curie, V. Wawrzyniak Publié en février 2015 dans Hydrology and Earth system Sciences 1. Introduction 2. Study area 3. Material and methods 3.1. Data 3.2. Extraction of the longitudinal […]

REGIONAL, MULTI-DECADAL ANALYSIS ON THE LOIRE RIVER BASIN REVEALS THAT STREAM TEMPERATURE INCREASES FASTER THAN AIR TEMPERATURE

Regional, multi-decadal analysis on the Loire River basin reveals that stream temperature increases faster than air temperature Article paru en 2022 dans Hydrology and Earth system sciences Auteurs : Hanieh Seyedhashemi, Jean-Philippe Vidal, Jacob S. Diamond 1. Introduction 2. Study area 3. Method and data 3.1 Modelling daily Q and Tw 3.1.1 EROS hydrological model […]

IMPACTS OF CHEMICAL STRESS, SEASON, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE FLOUNDER POPULATION OF THE HIGHLY ANTHROPISED SEINE ESTUARY (FRANCE)

Impacts of chemical stress, season, and climate change on the flounder population of the highly anthropised Seine estuary (France) Article de Jennifer Laurent, Edouard Lavergne, Jérôme Couteau Publié dans Environmental Science and Pollution Research en avril 2022 1. Introduction 2. Materials and methods 2.1 Study sites and fish sampling 2.2 Estuarine water temperature monitoring 2.3 […]

INFLUENCE OF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS ON ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES OF HERBACEOUS COMMUNITIES IN RIVERINE SIDE CHANNELS

Influence of local environmental gradients on ecological strategies of herbaceous communities in riverine side channels Article de CORENTIN GAUDICHET, SABINE GREULICH, SERAPHINE GRELLIER Publié dans Journal of Vegetation Science (February 2024) 1. Introduction 2. Methods 3. Results 4. Discussion 4.1 Response of taxonomic composition to environmental gradients 4.2 Overall response of ecological strategies to environmental […]

FISH LARVAE DYNAMICS IN TEMPERATE ESTUARIES: A REVIEW ON PROCESSES, PATTERNS AND FACTORS THAT DETERMINE RECRUITMENT

Fish larvae dynamics in temperate estuaries : a review on processes, patterns and factors that determine recruitment 1. Introduction 2. Which fish species visits estuaries? Contrasting life history strategies 3. Temporal dynamics of spawning 4. From spawning grounds to estuary: mechanisms allowing esturaine colonisation and retention 5. Factors affecting larval growth and survival 5.1. Salinity […]

ASSESSING CHANNEL RESPONSE OF A LONG RIVER INFLUENCED BY HUMAN DISTURBANCE

Assessing channel response of a long river influenced by human disturbance Auteurs : A. Latapie, B. Camenena, S. Rodrigues, A. Paquier, J.P. Bouchard, F. Moatar Article en anglais paru dans le journal Catena en 2014 This paper describes an approach to assess channel changes of a long anthropogenised river (the Middle Loire River) over decadal […]