Detailed stratigraphic analysis and numerical dating (OSL, IRSL, ESR, 14C) of Pleistocene
coversands in southwest France enable the construction of a renewed chronostratigraphic …

Static winching tests were carried out in order to determine the mechanical resistance of
Maritime pine to overturning. The tested stands were selected according to podzolic soil …

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) is the main tree cropping species in the Landes of Gascogne
forest range in south western France. Soils are nutrient poor, sandy podzosols and site …

Climate change is expected to increase both pest insect damage and the occurrence of
severe drought. There is therefore a need to better understand the combined effects of biotic …

The microbial loop is thought to play a major role in the mineralization of nutrients such as
nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in terrestrial ecosystems. This microbial loop is based on …

Degassing of terrestrially-respired CO2 from streams and small rivers appears to be a
significant component in watershed carbon budgets. Here we propose an original approach …

Phosphorus (P) is often a limiting factor of forest growth but our knowledge of the processes
governing P availability in forest soils is rather limited. In the present work, we combined a …

While the area of plantation forests continues to increase worldwide, their contribution to the
conservation of biodiversity is still controversial. There is a particular concern on the central …

To develop sources of renewable energy and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
increasing attention has been given to the extraction of forest biomass, especially in the form …

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) stands in the Aquitaine region are of great economic
importance but subject to Atlantic storms. In the Bordeaux region, two experimental sites …