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February 2nd, 2015

Some BTS GPN students review the status of acacia mangium

Some BTS GPN students review the status of acacia mangium As part of the Life+ Cap DOM…
January 7th, 2015

STOC surveys on La Réunion

Since 2011, teams from SEOR and Reunion National Park, accompanied by the LPO and MNHN, have…
November 26th, 2014

Seminar: ’Overseas natural heritage’

From 27th to 29th October, the seminar 'Overseas natural heritage', organised by GEPOG, took…

Latest fieldwork missions concerning Acacia mangium

Between April and June 2015 the most recent fieldwork studies concerning Acacia mangium took place in the four test areas along the littoral.
Verifying the species, pulling up plants or chopping them down, measuring heights and sometimes using geolocators, meant that the teams of volunteers spent several days surrounded by acacias!

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It was an opportunity of study the species speed of growth, enough to overtake and smother the manioc plants if not regularly cleared by the farmers ...

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Anna Stier
Project Leader, Life+ Cap DOM

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