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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”50%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|1px||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_toggle title=”Article 1 – Purpose of the charter” open_toggle_text_color=”#6941EB” icon_color=”#6941EB” toggle_icon=”"||divi||400″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”28px” open_icon_color=”#6941EB” open_toggle_icon=”M||divi||400″ open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”28px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#6941EB” title_font=”satoshi complete||||||||” title_font_size=”20px” background_color=”#EBF0F5″ border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
This charter defines the operation and services of the European Ecotron in Montpellier (hereinafter referred to as the Ecotron), including the project submission and selection processes, user responsibilities, contributions to databases, and the promotion of the results obtained.<\/p>\n
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The Ecotron offers experimental platforms: Macrocosms (12 units, 30 m\u00b3, 2 to 5 m\u00b2 of ecosystem), Mesocosms (18 units, 3.9 m\u00b3, 1 m\u00b2 of ecosystem), and Microcosms (12 phytotron chambers, 0.95 m\u00b2 of experimental surface area), enhanced by IsoFlux, a gas and isotope analysis platform. More information at https:\/\/www.ecotron.cnrs.fr\/. <\/p>\n
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IR ECOTRONS provides users with five technical platforms described on the IR website and the respective websites of the participating units: Terrestrial Macrocosms, Ecolab System, Terrestrial Mesocosms, Aquatic Microcosms, and Terrestrial Microcosms. Online and\/or on-demand instrumentation is provided for each technical platform according to the needs of the research projects. The services offered by IR ECOTRONS include (1) the provision of experimental equipment and instruments, (2) the design, preparation and\/or implementation of experimental plans, (3) the storage, processing and partial analysis of the data collected, and (4) the expertise and availability of technical teams to implement the above services. The services are offered to the national and international scientific community as well as to private companies. <\/p>\n
The IR Ecotrons comprises two components, some of whose equipment is already operational.
The type of environmental control provided and the type of ecosystem studied ensure that the two components of this infrastructure complement each other: <\/p>\n
The European Ecotron in Montpellier<\/strong> is located on the Baillarguet campus and consists of a 2,000 m\u00b2 building housing three experimental platforms: macrocosms (12 units of 30 m\u00b3, each with an ecosystem surface area of 2 to 5 m\u00b2), mesocosms (24 units under construction, 1 to 4 m\u00b3, 0.25 to 1.0 m\u00b2 of ecosystem) and microcosms (from 12 to more than 400 units of 1 m\u00b3 or 1 dm\u00b3 respectively, depending on the type of ecosystem studied, with or without green plants). ” content_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#6941EB” title_font=”satoshi complete||||||||” title_font_size=”20px” background_color=”#EBF0F5″ hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The Ecotron offers experimental platforms: Macrocosms (12 units, 30 m\u00b3, 2 to 5 m\u00b2 of ecosystem), Mesocosms (18 units, 3.9 m\u00b3, 1 m\u00b2 of ecosystem), and Microcosms (12 phytotron chambers, 0.95 m\u00b2 of experimental surface area), enhanced by IsoFlux, a gas and isotope analysis platform. More information at https:\/\/www.ecotron.cnrs.fr\/.<\/a> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Article 3 – Conditions of access” open_toggle_text_color=”#6941EB” icon_color=”#6941EB” toggle_icon=”"||divi||400″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”28px” open_icon_color=”#6941EB” open_toggle_icon=”M||divi||400″ open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”28px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#6941EB” title_font=”satoshi complete||||||||” title_font_size=”20px” background_color=”#EBF0F5″ hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Generally, hosted projects are required to cover the operating costs of experimental platforms in accordance with the auditable pricing published on 15 June 2021 by decision DEC212207 DR13 (available at https:\/\/www.ecotron.cnrs.fr\/<\/a>.). This pricing takes into account the operating costs and depreciation of the equipment used, consumables related to the use of the platform, and, in the case of a private company, personnel costs. Projects, particularly those of strategic interest, may receive partial support through a collaboration agreement. A preliminary estimate is provided for the total cost, followed by a final invoice after the experiment. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Article 4 – Project submission and selection procedure” open_toggle_text_color=”#6941EB” icon_color=”#6941EB” toggle_icon=”"||divi||400″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”28px” open_icon_color=”#6941EB” open_toggle_icon=”M||divi||400″ open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”28px” content_tablet=”<\/p>\n The procedure for submitting and evaluating research projects depends on the type and method of funding for the project, as well as the technical platform selected from among the four currently available.<\/p>\n 4.1 Submission of preliminary projects<\/strong><\/p>\n Before submitting a preliminary project, PIs are strongly encouraged to contact Ecotron’s technical and scientific managers by telephone or email. Preliminary projects must be submitted via AnaEE France’s preliminary project submission platform: https:\/\/isia.cnrs.fr\/. Each Ecotron platform has its own web page providing additional information on equipment, technical teams and research projects: https:\/\/www.ecotron.cnrs.fr\/ <\/p>\n 4.2 Review and selection of preliminary designs<\/strong><\/p>\n 4.2.1 If the PI seeks external funding to cover part of the costs of the operation, consumables and\/or personnel, a project will be submitted to a national or international call for proposals. In this case, the PI must ensure good coordination with the director and staff of the host platform when preparing and submitting the grant application. Projects accepted for funding through this channel will not be re-evaluated by the SC (Scientific Committee). <\/p>\n 4.2.2 If public or private funds are available to carry out the project, the project will be classified into two categories, depending on whether it has undergone scientific peer review during the funding application phase.<\/p>\n If the project has not undergone a peer review process to ensure its scientific soundness, it will be submitted to the SC for review. The results of the peer review will be communicated to the project PI within approximately one month. Based on the peer review process, proposed projects will be either (1) accepted unconditionally, (2) rejected unconditionally, or (3) accepted conditionally pending revisions. <\/p>\n If the project has been scientifically evaluated (e.g. ANR, ERC), it will be accepted without going through the SC, except in cases of competition for the same platform and period.<\/p>\n Projects reviewed by the SC will be evaluated based on their scientific and technical merits and their relevance to the objectives of the Research Infrastructure (RI). New projects submitted by a research team that has already benefited from the services of the RI must provide evidence of the publication or promotion of their previous work. The burden borne by the service is taken into account in all cases. When the number of eligible project applications exceeds the service’s capacity, the following order of priority will be applied among the eligible projects: <\/p>\n Particular attention will be paid to projects submitted by private sector users with a view to transferring research results and mobilising additional sources of funding to ensure the sustainability and improvement of services.<\/p>\n 4.3 Project implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n Once a project has been accepted, Ecotron proposes a date, procedure and budget for its optimal implementation. This includes a protocol, a collaboration agreement and\/or secure access to the Isia platform, tailored to the needs of the project and the status of the entities involved. <\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n The procedure for submitting and evaluating research projects is based on a three-step process that depends on the type and mode of funding for the project, as well as the target technical platform among the five currently available.<\/p>\n Users must consult with the platform’s scientific and technical managers as soon as the project is drafted. In the case of animal testing or testing in a natural environment, the relevant Ethics Committee must be consulted. The research project coordinator (PI) submits an online application (preliminary draft) briefly describing the objectives, content and funding method for the research. This preliminary project is reviewed by the ECOTRONS executive committee within two weeks in order to assess the technical feasibility of the research project and to decide on the best platform available on the proposed execution date. If the PI seeks external funding to cover part of the costs of the operation, consumables and\/or personnel, a project will be submitted to a national or international call for proposals. In this case, the PI must ensure good coordination with the director and staff of the ECOTRONS host platform during the preparation and submission of the grant application. Proposals that are accepted for funding at this stage will not be re-evaluated by the local ECOTRONS service committee. <\/p>\n In cases where public or private funds are available to carry out the project, or when ECOTRONS’ financial participation is requested for a technical adjustment to the platform, the preliminary project will be classified into two categories based on the technical resources required for its implementation and its duration. Standard projects are those that do not require specific developments and have a duration of less than 12 months. Non-standard projects require specific technological developments and a study phase and\/or involve the mobilisation of more than 75% of the platform over a period of at least 12 months. This classification of the preliminary project will be immediately notified to the principal investigator, who Each time a project is accepted, the staff of the host ECOTRONS technical platform will propose a date, procedure and budget for executing the project under the best conditions available at the host platform. This may take the form of a detailed protocol, a collaboration agreement and\/or private, secure access to a web platform dedicated to ECOTRONS users. The exact documents will depend on the research project, the administrative status of the legal entities involved in the project, and the host platform. <\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#6941EB” title_font=”satoshi complete||||||||” title_font_size=”20px” background_color=”#EBF0F5″ hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Article 4 – Project submission and selection procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n The procedure for submitting and evaluating research projects depends on the type and method of funding for the project, as well as the technical platform selected from among the four currently available.<\/p>\n 4.1 Submission of preliminary projects<\/strong><\/p>\n Before submitting a preliminary project, PIs are strongly encouraged to contact Ecotron’s technical and scientific managers by telephone or email. Preliminary projects must be submitted via AnaEE France’s preliminary project submission platform: https:\/\/isia.cnrs.fr\/<\/a>. Each Ecotron platform has its own web page providing additional information on equipment, technical teams and research projects: https:\/\/www.ecotron.cnrs.fr\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n 4.2 Review and selection of preliminary designs<\/strong><\/p>\n 4.2.1 If the PI seeks external funding to cover part of the costs of the operation, consumables and\/or personnel, a project will be submitted to a national or international call for proposals. In this case, the PI must ensure good coordination with the director and staff of the host platform when preparing and submitting the grant application. Projects accepted for funding through this channel will not be re-evaluated by the SC (Scientific Committee). <\/p>\n 4.2.2 If public or private funds are available to carry out the project, the project will be classified into two categories, depending on whether it has undergone scientific peer review during the funding application phase.<\/p>\n If the project has not undergone a peer review process to ensure its scientific soundness, it will be submitted to the SC for review. The results of the peer review will be communicated to the project PI within approximately one month. Based on the peer review process, proposed projects will be either (1) accepted unconditionally, (2) rejected unconditionally, or (3) accepted conditionally pending revisions. <\/p>\n If the project has been scientifically evaluated (e.g. ANR, ERC), it will be accepted without going through the SC, except in cases of competition for the same platform and period.<\/p>\n Projects reviewed by the SC will be evaluated based on their scientific and technical merits and their relevance to the objectives of the Research Infrastructure (RI). New projects submitted by a research team that has already benefited from the services of the RI must provide evidence of the publication or promotion of their previous work. The burden borne by the service is taken into account in all cases. When the number of eligible project applications exceeds the service’s capacity, the following order of priority will be applied among the eligible projects: <\/p>\n Particular attention will be paid to projects submitted by private sector users with a view to transferring research results and mobilising additional sources of funding to ensure the sustainability and improvement of services.<\/p>\n 4.3 Project implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n Once a project has been accepted, Ecotron proposes a date, procedure and budget for its optimal implementation. This includes a protocol, a collaboration agreement and\/or secure access to the Isia platform, tailored to the needs of the project and the status of the entities involved. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Article 5 – Terms of access” open_toggle_text_color=”#6941EB” icon_color=”#6941EB” toggle_icon=”"||divi||400″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”28px” open_icon_color=”#6941EB” open_toggle_icon=”M||divi||400″ open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”28px” content_tablet=”<\/p>\n 5.1 Terms of use<\/strong><\/p>\n Users are required to use shared equipment in a manner that respects the environment, ensuring that the equipment used is kept clean and tidy and strictly complying with the internal regulations and safety rules in force at the site. Users must immediately report any problems encountered when using the equipment to the supervisory staff. <\/p>\n Users undertake to submit the required documents at each stage, to follow the good laboratory practices laid down by each platform, and to ensure that all the necessary safeguards relating to the research work have been taken (application for authorisation, compliance with regulations on animal or plant experimentation, etc.).<\/p>\n Users may temporarily store samples in the Ecotron’s storage areas (refrigerators, freezers, etc.), but they agree to retrieve them no later than six months after the end of the experiment.<\/p>\n After the experiment, users also undertake to present the main results of the experiment to the Ecotron team as soon as the data has been analysed and the main conclusions drawn.<\/p>\n In the event of a failed experiment, followed by a request from the user to repeat the experiment, the following provisions shall apply. If the experiment failed due to shortcomings in the measurements or the design of the experiment for which the user is responsible, Ecotron is not obliged to repeat the experiment (but this will be considered depending on the availability of experimental units, and will incur additional costs for the occupation of the platforms). If an experiment has failed due to shared shortcomings, or mainly due to deficiencies on the part of Ecotron, Ecotron will offer a slot to repeat the experiment at no additional cost, subject to availability. <\/p>\n 5.2 Data management policy<\/strong><\/p>\n A dataset produced by an experiment on an AnaEE-France experimental platform such as the Ecotron consists of data produced by the platforms and data produced by users (DU). The data produced by the platforms includes basic data (DB) characterising the site environment (weather, soil, etc.) and data specific to the experiment collected by the platform (ED) on behalf of the user (gas measurements in a cell, evapotranspiration, etc.). The experimental dataset is therefore made up of the union of BD (relevant to the experiment), ED and UD. <\/p>\n Data from academic projects (but not private projects) are subject to French and European regulations on Open Data. Research data produced by French public research must be structured according to FAIR principles (easy to Find, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). This regulation is based on several national and European directives, which are detailed in the AnaEE France charter (https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/8424731). <\/p>\n In accordance with these guidelines, the user undertakes to comply with the following conditions:<\/p>\n provide the platform with descriptive metadata about the experiment (ecosystem, manipulation performed, observations made) to feed into the database of projects hosted by the platform.<\/p>\n distribute the dataset freely and without financial compensation. The DUs may be managed by the platform’s information system when technically possible. <\/p>\n The user may ask the platform manager to delay this opening for legitimate reasons predefined by the platform, possibly in its Data Management Plan (verifiability\/traceability maturity, personal data not yet anonymised, ethical reasons, etc.). The time required to carry out these operations may not exceed two years from the end of the research project (hereinafter the \u2018opening period\u2019). <\/p>\n The platform retains full freedom to use its basic data (DB) and may freely use the experimental data it has collected on behalf of the user (DP) for the purposes of improving the service.<\/p>\n If the user does not publish or disseminate the dataset, the platform may disseminate the data it has acquired (DP) after any period agreed with the user, as well as any data made available through the publication of scientific articles.<\/p>\n Responsibility for data communicability lies with the data distributor. For each new project, the issue of data must be addressed in a data management plan, developed in collaboration with the user and the platform’s scientific and technical managers. <\/p>\n The datasets produced may be subject to a licence. The licence to be used for data produced by AnaEE-France services should be the \u201cOpen Licence\u201d (LO 2.0 licence, ODBL equivalent to the CC-BY licence). For all AnaEE-Fr activities, and in particular the production of data that is immediately part of an international framework, the use of the CC-BY 4.0 licence would be recommended. <\/p>\n 5.3 Confidentiality<\/strong><\/p>\n The project coordinator may specify that the information exchanged between him and the platform during the project discussion, and then during the project implementation if it is accepted, must remain confidential. If the coordinator is unable to disclose any information about their request to the platform for reasons of confidentiality, the request can only remain a one-off and the service provided will be limited to a service provision without any technological development or scientific contribution from the platform. <\/p>\n 5.4 Publication and communication<\/strong><\/p>\n Users are required to notify the preparation of a publication or communication of their results as soon as possible and in any case before submission. Users undertake either to include platform staff as co-authors according to their involvement in the project, or to cite the platform in the methodological section of publications. Publications of work and experiments carried out on one of the platforms must also include at least the following sentence in the acknowledgements: \u2018This work has received government funding managed by the French National Research Agency under the \u2019Investments for the Future\u2018 programme, reference ANR-11-INBS-0001AnaEE-Services\u2019, as well as references to the specific co-funders of each platform specified in the hosting agreement. In the case of a service, in addition to the acknowledgements mentioned above, the user shall thank the service used and the operator(s) involved. <\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n Preliminary projects must be submitted via the IR ECOTRONS website: http:\/\/www.irecotrons.cnrs.fr\/, which provides information on the experimental platforms available. European Ecotron of Montpellier (UPS 3248 CNRS): https:\/\/www.ecotron.cnrs.fr\/ To make initial contact with the platform and submit a request, project leaders can send an email to the contacts listed on the IR ECOTRONS website, or contact the manager of the technical platform targeted by the project by telephone.<\/p>\n Access to IR ECOTRONS facilities is open to all academic users from the international community, with no restrictions on the number or duration of projects, and to socio-economic stakeholders under the same conditions. As part of the opening up of its research facilities to the national and European community, the ECOTRONS platform network is widely open to the socio-economic world and to R&D teams from companies Projects reviewed by the Local Service Committee will be evaluated based on their scientific and technical quality and their relevance to the infrastructure’s objectives (see preamble). New projects submitted by a research team that has already benefited from the IR’s services must provide evidence of the publication or promotion of their previous work. The burden borne by the service is taken into account in all cases. When the number of eligible project applications exceeds the service’s capacity, the following order of priority will be applied among eligible projects: <\/p>\n projects funded by European agencies with the aim of promoting the international use of services; All projects hosted have a cost that includes the cost of operating the infrastructure, the cost of equipment developed for the project, the cost of staff, and the cost of consumables and external services for the project. This cost may be partially covered by the platform after approval by the project committee. Projects may also be subject to a cost estimate. This estimate shows the consolidated cost of carrying out the project, as well as the funding requested from the project coordinator. The funding requested may cover the marginal cost of the project, which is calculated on the basis of the operating costs of the equipment used, project-specific consumables, depreciation costs and staff costs. <\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#6941EB” title_font=”satoshi complete||||||||” title_font_size=”20px” background_color=”#EBF0F5″ hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 5.1 Terms of use<\/strong><\/p>\n Users are required to use shared equipment in a manner that respects the environment, ensuring that the equipment used is kept clean and tidy and strictly complying with the internal regulations and safety rules in force at the site. Users must immediately report any problems encountered when using the equipment to the supervisory staff. <\/p>\n Users undertake to submit the required documents at each stage, to follow the good laboratory practices laid down by each platform, and to ensure that all the necessary safeguards relating to the research work have been taken (application for authorisation, compliance with regulations on animal or plant experimentation, etc.).<\/p>\n Users may temporarily store samples in the Ecotron’s storage areas (refrigerators, freezers, etc.), but they agree to retrieve them no later than six months after the end of the experiment.<\/p>\n After the experiment, users also undertake to present the main results of the experiment to the Ecotron team as soon as the data has been analysed and the main conclusions drawn.<\/p>\n In the event of a failed experiment, followed by a request from the user to repeat the experiment, the following provisions shall apply. If the experiment failed due to shortcomings in the measurements or the design of the experiment for which the user is responsible, Ecotron is not obliged to repeat the experiment (but this will be considered depending on the availability of experimental units, and will incur additional costs for the occupation of the platforms). If an experiment has failed due to shared shortcomings, or mainly due to deficiencies on the part of Ecotron, Ecotron will offer a slot to repeat the experiment at no additional cost, subject to availability. <\/p>\n
The online measurement capacities include photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, methane emissions, as well as the 13C and 12C isotopes of CO2. The isotopic approach includes 13C labeling of newly formed organic matter. The first two platforms are designed for terrestrial ecosystems under natural or artificial light, and the microcosms are installed in the laboratory with artificial light.
The Ecotron IleDeFrance<\/strong> is located in Saint-Pierre-l\u00e8s-Nemours, at the Centre for Experimental and Predictive Ecology Research (CEREEP) of the \u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure. It consists of modular units, the Ecolabs, each of 25 m\u00b2, including a laboratory cell and three environmental cells (16 m\u00b3, 1.5 m\u00b2 of ecosystem each). These modules will be integrated into a land complex comprising an 800 m\u00b2 research building and a hosting platform for a network of six Ecolabs, i.e., 18 environmental cells. The Ecolabs enable the simulation of a wide range of climatic environments and studies in aquatic environments.
The research building will also host the Equipex platform of aquatic microcosms (dozens of units of a few liters each). <\/p>\n\n
4.1 Submission of the preliminary draft<\/strong><\/h2>\n
At this stage, a preliminary draft may be rejected on the basis of a design error, it may be redirected to a more appropriate platform, or it will proceed to review as indicated below, if necessary, after a few requests for minor revisions or additional information.<\/p>\n4.2 Review of preliminary drafts<\/strong><\/h2>\n
4.2.1<\/h3>\n
4.2.2<\/h3>\n
may then be required to complete additional documents depending on the category of the project and the technical platform. Standard projects will be evaluated by the local service committee of the host ECOTRONS platform, possibly with the assistance of external evaluators if necessary. The results of the peer review will be communicated to the project PI within approximately one month. For non-standard projects, evaluation by the international scientific committee will be requested (see Appendix 2). Based on the peer review process, proposed projects will be either (1) accepted unconditionally, (2) rejected unconditionally, or (3) accepted conditionally subject to revisions. <\/p>\n4.3 Project implementation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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5.1 Project submission<\/h2>\n
Each Ecotron platform also has a website providing additional information on equipment, technical teams and research projects:<\/p>\n
Ile-de-France Ecotron (UMS 3194 CNRS-ENS): http:\/\/www.foljuif.ens.fr\/<\/p>\n5.2 Conditions of access<\/h2>\n
or private enterprises. Collaborations with these companies are carried out within the contractual framework already established by the platforms’ parent organisations (CNRS, ENS). <\/p>\n5.3 Selection criteria<\/h2>\n
projects funded by French research organisations;
projects funded by agencies in collaboration with other parties, including foreign countries;
other projects.
Particular attention will be paid to projects submitted by private sector users with a view to transferring research results and mobilising additional sources of funding to ensure the sustainability and improvement of services.<\/p>\n5.4 Financing conditions<\/h2>\n