Année : 2017
Auteur(s) : GONIN P., LARRIEU L., DECONCHAT M.
Référence : T. XXXVIII, n°3, 2017, pp. 343-350.
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Biodiversity is an important factor in the sustainable management of forests. However, taking it into account is a difficult matter because its description demands a lot of time and requires specialists. A tool has been developed for French forests in order to enable managers themselves to carry out a diagnosis of the ordinary taxonomic biodiversity: the Index of Biodiversity Potential (IBP). The IBP is already available for France's Mediterranean forests and it can be used in other forests around the Mediterranean Rim similar to those in France. However, its extension to all Mediterranean forests is much hindered by such forests' special bio-geographical and historical features. The drawing up of new versions of the IBP based on the existing methodology and definitions will make it possible to benefit from the experience of the last ten years, share the efforts and pool the use at an international level of a commonly-held tool.