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Christophe - Biome |
• Forests
In
the mountains, the forest is confined to the steep
slopes since the flat areas are devoted to agriculture.
The surface area covered by forest is therefore minor
compared to the vast reaches of plateaux and ridges,
so it is all the more important to preserve and protect
this aspect of the landscape. The forest helps fortify
the soil to avoid gullies furrowing the slopes.
On the Puy Mary massif,
it covers a wide area (Mandailles beech grove, Bois
Noirs du Fau, vast fir plantation in the Falgoux district
forest) and has an influence on the landscape, tourism
and economy. Locally, the relatively recent coniferous
plantations (Lavigerie forest) stamp their mark on
the countryside: the dark green sharply contrasting
the soft green meadows or forests of broadleaved trees.
Hervé
Christophe - Biome
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Hervé
Christophe - Biome
The
Bois Mary, in the Claux district is a sectional forest:
it allows common of estovers, in other words section
holders (inhabitant of the village) can remove a certain
quantity of wood every year for their own personal needs.
The Cantalien Massif forests
contain a wealth of biological treasure (fauna and flora)
and offer discovery paths set up by the E.N.S. (Espaces
Naturels Sensibles) departmental policy. |
