Pôle Bocage
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Biodiversity in bocage environments
ONCFS contribution to understanding the requirements of bird species
Research conducted by ONCFS has enhanced our understanding of what birds seek from bocage terrain. This research focussed in particular on pigeons and doves, thrushes and the red-legged partridge :
ONCFS contribution to understanding the requirements of bird speciesONCFS species datasheets
Each species datasheet includes a description of the species and its biological and ecological characteristics, together with information about its distribution, protection status, hunting techniques, regulatory provisions in France, the state of populations and natural threats, management proposals, topics for research and a bibliography. Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.)
Redwing thrush (Turdus iliacus)
Song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
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Vertebrates in the bocage environments of western France
The information below is drawn from a bibliography summary by Jean-Christophe Tourneur and Stéphane Marchandeau (ONCFS, 1996) entitled "Milieux bocagers et biodiversité. Les vertébrés typiques du grand-ouest. Enjeux de la préservation de cet agroécosystème" (Bocage environments and biodiversity. Typical vertebrates of western France. Conservation issues relating to this agroecosystem).
This study covers western France only, as represented by the Bretagne, Basse-Normandie and Pays de la Loire regions and the Deux-Sèvres department. Biogeographical factors arising out of the study’s limited geographic scope result in the absence of certain species (particularly bird species), that might well be present in other bocage areas.The first part of the study provides an overview of the:
Characteristics of wildlife in bocage environments,
Factors influencing wildlife populations,
Importance of the bocage structure for the animal species found in them.The second section focuses on wildlife in bocage environments, in a class by class approach, providing lists of species and additional information specific to each class:
Amphibians,
Reptiles,
Birds,
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Amphibians and Reptiles in bocage environments
Amphibians in bocage environments
A recent study has shed new light on the current situation of amphibians in bocage habitats, with particular focus on the importance of the landscape structure:
Amphibians in bocage landscapes in western FranceReptiles in bocage environments
A summary of research on reptiles in bocage landscapes has provided new insight into the needs of these species:
The importance of ecotones for reptilesA scientific study over three years (on 2011 - 2013) in the Deux-Sèvres bocage :
« Landscapes of bocage and Biodiversity, to integrate reptiles and amphibians into the management academy of the bocage »All the informations there :
amphibien-reptile-bocage.com
