Dynamics and restoration of abandoned farmland and other old fields in southern France

Pascal Marty (1) , James Aronson (1, 2) , Jacques Lepart (1)

1 CEFE - Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
2 Missouri Botanical Garden

In this chapter, we compare the wide array of old field contexts present in the French Mediterranean region, the histories of their development, abandonment, and subsequent management regimes, and the various ongoing or potential interventions that are or could be applied in a spirit of restoration and management.

Mots clés: abandoned farmland; oldfields; southern France; restoration; dynamics; abandoned farmland

Domaines: Géographie; Etudes de l'environnement

Pascal Marty, James Aronson, Jacques Lepart. Dynamics and restoration of abandoned farmland and other old fields in southern France. Cramer V.A. & Hobbs R.J. Old fields. Dynamics and restoration of abandoned farmland, Island Press, pp. 202-224, 2007. ⟨halshs-01227596⟩