Plant Landscape of Corsica: Typology and Mapping Plant Landscape of Cap Corse Region and Biguglia Pond (Geobotany Studies)

Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations and Acronyms
General Introduction
Vegetation and Vegetation Series of Cap Corse (With Mapping at 1:25,000)
	1 Study Area
		1.1 Geomorphology, Geology and Soil
		1.2 Biogeography
		1.3 Bioclimatology
		1.4 Pollenanalytic and Pedoanthracological Knowledge
		1.5 Fires: A Regression Factor of Vegetation Cover
		1.6 Socio-economic and Historical Context of Cap Corse
		1.7 Phytosociological Knowledge of Cap Corse
		1.8 Flora
	2 Method
		2.1 Phytosociological Characterization
		2.2 Symphytosociological Characterization
			2.2.1 Synrelevés
			2.2.2 Geosymphytosociological Approach for Coastal Vegetation
			2.2.3 Geosynrelevés or Geosigmarelevés
		2.3 Mapping of Vegetations Series and Geoseries
	3 Results
		3.1 Phytosociology
			3.1.1 Xerophilous Vegetation of Rock with Sedum andegavense (Umbilico rupestris-Sedetum andegavense Delbosc and Bioret ass. no...
			3.1.2 Meso-mediterranean xerophilous vegetation of serpentinite screes with Notholaena marantae and Sedum album (Sedo albi-Not...
			3.1.3 Meso-Mediterranean xerophilous Vegetation of Screes with Mercurialis corsica and Galium parisiense (Galio parisiense-Mer...
			3.1.4 Meso-hygrophilous Meadow with Oenanthe crocata and Dorycnium rectum (Oenantho crocatae-Scirpoidetum holoschoeni Delbosc ...
		3.2 Symphytosociology
			3.2.1 Coastal Azonal Units
			3.2.2 Thermo-Mediterranean Units
			3.2.3 Meso-mediterranean Sigmetal and Geosigmetal Units
			3.2.4 Supra-Mediterranean Sigmetal and Geosigmetal Units
			3.2.5 Riparian Azonal Units
	4 Mapping Results
		4.1 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
Typology and Mapping of Plant Landscape of Biguglia Pond: Application to Planning and Conservation Management
	1 Introduction
	2 Area Study
		2.1 Biogeographic and Bioclimatic
		2.2 Geomorphology, Geology and Soil
		2.3 Phytosociological Knowledge
		2.4 Human Impacts
		2.5 Vegetation Dynamics
		2.6 Vegetation Dynamics Between 1991 and 2006
	3 Method
		3.1 Phytosociological Characterization
		3.2 Dynamics Tendencies
		3.3 Symphytosociological and Geosymphytosociological Characterization
		3.4 Map of Vegetation Series and Geoseries
	4 Results
		4.1 Systemic Approach
			4.1.1 The Lagoon System
			4.1.2 Sandy Shoreline System
			4.1.3 Marshes System
			4.1.4 Mesophilous and Meso-xerophilous System
			4.1.5 Edaphohygrophilous System
		4.2 Flora
		4.3 Phytosociologic Typology
		4.4 Map of Vegetations
			4.4.1 Phytosociological Mapping of the Natural and Semi-natural Vegetations of the Biguglia Pond
			4.4.2 Physiognomic Mapping of Vegetations of Biguglia Pond
			4.4.3 Mapping of Natural and Semi-natural Habitats of Community Interest
			4.4.4 Mapping of Dynamic Tendencies
			4.4.5 Diachronic Analysis of Vegetations (Global Approach)
		4.5 Typology and Mapping Vegetation Series and Geoseries
			4.5.1 Echinophoro spinosae-Ammophilo arundinaceae geopermasigmetum
			4.5.2 Arthrocnemo glauci-Salicornio emerici geopermasigmetum
				Corsican Geopermaseries, Dry-Subhumid Thermo-Mediterranean, Salty Meadows
			4.5.3 Angelico sylvestris-Alno glutinosae sigmetum
			4.5.4 Sparganio neglecti-Alno glutinosae sigmetum
			4.5.5 Fraxino angustifoliae-Ulmo minoris sigmetum
				Edapho-temporihygrophilous Series of the Acidiphilous Substrates of the Thermo-mediterranean Stage with Elm
			4.5.6 Eupatorio corsici-Alno glutinosae sigmetum
			4.5.7 Phragmito australis geopermasigmetum
			4.5.8 Lemno minoris geopermasigmetum
			4.5.9 Nasturtio officinalis geopermasigmetum
			4.5.10 Ruppio cirrhosae geopermasigmetum
		4.6 Assessment of the Conservation Status of Habitats of Community Interest
			4.6.1 Definition of Conservation Issues in Sectors
			4.6.2 Recommendations and Planning of Mangement Actions
				Conservation and Ecological Restauration
				Studies and monitoring
Discussion
Conclusion
General Conclusion
Appendix: Synsystematic Scheme of Cap Corse and Biguglia Pond
References