Table Of ContentObserved changes in mountain vegetation of the Alps
during the XXth century - Role of climate and land-use
changes
Jeanne Bodin
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Université Henri Poincaré Leibniz Universität Hannover
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
UFR Sciences et Techniques Biologiques
Ecole doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie des Ressources,
Procédés, Produits, Environnement (RP2E)
Binational doctoral thesis
presented to obtain the Ph.D. degree:
Docteur en Biologie Végétale et Forestière
de l’Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy 1, France
and
Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften
Dr. rer. nat. (Doctor rerum naturalium)
der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
by Jeanne BODIN
Observed changes in mountain vegetation
of the Alps during the XXth century
Role of climate and land-use changes
Defended the 18 March 2010
Examining Board:
Thierry TATONI, Professor, IMEP, University of Marseille, France (Referee)
Matthias DOBBERTIN, Doctor, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland (Referee)
Pierre DIZENGREMEL, Professor, EEF, University of Nancy, France (Examiner)
Jean-Claude GÉGOUT, Professor, AgroParisTech ENGREF, Nancy, France (Examiner)
Gian-Reto WALTHER, Senior Academic Advisor, Plant Ecology, University of Bayreuth,
Germany (PhD co-supervisor)
Richard POTT, Professor, Institute of Geobotany, University of Hanover, Germany
(PhD director)
Jean-Luc DUPOUEY, Research Director, EEF, INRA Nancy, France (PhD director)
INRA, Nancy Université, UMR 1137 Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestière, 54280 Champenoux - France
Institute für Geobotanik, Nienburger Str. 17, 30167 Hannover - Germany
Université Henri Poincaré Leibniz Universität Hannover
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
UFR Sciences et Techniques Biologiques
Ecole doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie des Ressources,
Procédés, Produits, Environnement (RP2E)
Binational doctoral thesis
presented to obtain the Ph.D. degree:
Docteur en Biologie Végétale et Forestière
de l’Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy 1, France
and
Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften
Dr. rer. nat. (Doctor rerum naturalium)
der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
by Jeanne BODIN
Observed changes in mountain vegetation
of the Alps during the XXth century
Role of climate and land-use changes
Defended the 18 March 2010
Examining Board:
Thierry TATONI, Professor, IMEP, University of Marseille, France (Referee)
Matthias DOBBERTIN, Doctor, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland (Referee)
Pierre DIZENGREMEL, Professor, EEF, University of Nancy, France (Examiner)
Jean-Claude GÉGOUT, Professor, AgroParisTech ENGREF, Nancy, France (Examiner)
Gian-Reto WALTHER, Senior Academic Advisor, Plant Ecology, University of Bayreuth,
Germany (PhD co-supervisor)
Richard POTT, Professor, Institute of Geobotany, University of Hanover, Germany
(PhD director)
Jean-Luc DUPOUEY, Research Director, EEF, INRA Nancy, France (PhD director)
INRA, Nancy Université, UMR 1137 Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestière, 54280 Champenoux - France
Institute für Geobotanik, Nienburger Str. 17, 30167 Hannover - Germany
Acknowledgments, Remerciements, Danksagung
I would like to thank my PhD directors, Jean-Luc DUPOUEY, Gian-Reto WALTHER and
Richard POTT who received me in their institute, and who accompany me in this international
way.
Many thanks also to André GRANIER, director of the Unity in Nancy.
Eric BRUNO, Nabila HAMZa, Pascal VITTOZ, Vincent BADEAU, Catherine CLUZEAU were also
involved in this thesis, closely or not. I thank them for there attention.
I thank warmly people who receive me in a unknown country, and were really helpful and
attentive for administrative problems: Many thanks to Silje BERGER, Ansgar HOPPE, Christa
LECHTE, Bernd HAGEMANN and Mareike STEFFENS. Danke alles, und Takk.
I thank people who wher involved in the fieldwork in Maurienne valley, recording a lot of
data for this thesis: many thanks to Patrick BEHR, Vincent BADEAU, Marianne PEIFFER, Roger
SHIPFFER, Christian KIEFFER, Anny WEITNER…
He was on field work to help his father 40 years before, and helped also for the “Maurienne
study” by giving information and old maps: thanks to Michel BARTOLI.
I thank all who participate to work environment in the Nancy work team, with scientific
discussion and support: thanks to Vincent, Hélène GENET, Stéphane PONTON, Sandrine
CHAUCHARD…
Elisabeth BIENAIMÉ, Evelyne GRANIER and Nathalie HEYDT helped for maps, many thanks for
there assistance in urgent moment.
Many thanks to secretariat girls, a big one to Rosine GROSS.
Private support and good environment was also really important, at work, from friends or in
family. Spaciba and muchas gracias to Viktor, Olga, Florian and Moritzt. Merci à Iréne, ma
mère pour les soutiens, merci aux amis pour les discussions moins sérieuses, autour d’une
bière allemande ou lorraine, d’un poulet, des mirabelles, le coffee and cigarettes avec
Blandine, Rémi, Pascal, Mmanu, Aurélie, Marlis for traduction, Anne, Linde, Marianne,
Laura, les vedettes, Sandrine, Hélène G., Pat H, MC, Vincent Boul., Nicolas M….
Vielen Dank an Familie JONCK und Oma SCHINDEL für ihre liebe und regelmäßige
Aufmerksamkeit.
Merci à ma famille pour les différents approvisionnements, O combien indispensable : ma
sœur pour l’approvisionnement en bouquins, ma mère pour l’approvisionnement en pêches
blanches, mon père et sa famille pour l’approvisionnement en fromage de la montagne.
Une grande reconnaissance à la patience et au soutien quotidien de Johannes.
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