Characterization of chlordecone-tolerant fungal populations isolated from long-term polluted tropical volcanic soil in the French West Indies

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 4914-4927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloé Merlin ◽  
Marion Devers ◽  
Olivier Crouzet ◽  
Cécile Heraud ◽  
Christian Steinberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Volcanic Soil ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Fungal Populations

scholarly journals Long-term pollution by chlordecone of tropical volcanic soils in the French West Indies: A simple leaching model accounts for current residue

2009 ◽  
Vol 157 (5) ◽  
pp. 1697-1705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-M. Cabidoche ◽  
R. Achard ◽  
P. Cattan ◽  
C. Clermont-Dauphin ◽  
F. Massat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Volcanic Soils ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Tropical Volcanic Soils

Characterization of an Orange Variant of the Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) on La Désirade, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

The Auk ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Hudon ◽  
Henri Ouellet ◽  
Alan H. Brush
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Coereba Flaveola

scholarly journals Historical and Contemporary Use of Natural Stones in the French West Indies. Conservation Aspects and Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4566
Author(s):  
Mazabraud
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Natural Stone ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Reciprocal Influence ◽  
Natural Stones ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Local Geology

The French West Indies (F.W.I.), in the Eastern Caribbean, are part of a biodiversity hotspot and an archipelago of very rich geology. In this specific natural environment, the abundance or the lack of various natural resources has influenced society since the pre-Columbian era. The limited size of the islands and the growth of their economy demand a clear assessment of both the natural geoheritage and the historical heritage. This paper presents a brief review of the variety of the natural stone architectural heritage of the F.W.I. and of the available geomaterials. Some conservation issues and threats are evidenced, with particular emphasis on Guadeloupe. Some social practices are also evoked, with the long-term goal of studying the reciprocal influence of local geology and society on conservation aspects. Finally, this paper argues that unawareness is one of the main obstacles for the conservation of the geoheritage and the natural stone architectural heritage in the F.W.I.

scholarly journals Genetic Characterization of Newly Reintroduced Dengue Virus Type 3 in Martinique (French West Indies)

2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 5195-5198 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. N. Peyrefitte ◽  
P. Couissinier-Paris ◽  
V. Mercier-Perennec ◽  
M. Bessaud ◽  
J. Martial ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Dengue Virus Type 3 ◽  
Type 3

‘Colonial livery’ and the chemise à la reine, 1779–1784

Costume ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Ashelford
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Jane Austen ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Cotton Industry ◽  
Saint Domingue ◽  
Marie Antoinette ◽  
White Elite

When Jane Austen wrote in January 1801 that ‘Mrs Powlett was at once expensively and nakedly dressed’, the fashion for muslin dresses had existed for some eighteen years. This article examines the crucial period between 1779 and 1784 when the muslin garment, which became known as the chemise à la reine, was developed and refined. Originating in the French West Indies, the gaulle was the ‘colonial livery’ worn by the wives of the white elite, the ‘grands blancs’, and first appeared as a costume in a ballet performed in Paris in 1779. The version worn by Queen Marie Antoinette in Vigée Le Brun's controversial portrait of 1783 provoked, according to the Baron de Frénilly, ‘a revolution in dress’ which eventually destabilized society. The article focuses on the role played by Saint-Domingue, France's most valuable overseas possession, in the transference of the gaulle from colonial to metropolitan fashion, and how the colony became one of the major providers of unprocessed cotton to the French cotton industry.

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