Potentialités écologiques des carrières de quartzite après exploitation : l'exemple de la carrière de Cheffois (Vendée, France)

In abandoned quarries of massive rocks, the aridity and oligotrophic character of soils, combined with the presence of rock walls and water bodies in the deeper excavations, are favourable to the expression of a renewed, original biodiversity. An ecological survey carried out on the quartzite quarry...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: François Bétard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Physio-Géo 2011-06-01
Series:Physio-Géo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/1667