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Département Dynamique des Systèmes Ecologiques |
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 Principal Areas of ResearchTrained in tropical botany and applied plant ecology of arid, semi-arid and mediterranean- climate regions, my current efforts concern both conceptual and methodological aspects of the restoration of all sorts of damaged ecosystems, both natural and socio-ecological. To construct meaningful references and select realistic objectives and tools to guide and carry out ecological restoration, a study of both past and present human ecology is crucial, especially when working in developing countries. Accordingly, emphasis is given to collaboration and integration of ecosystem ecology, ecological engineering and the social sciences, notably economy, environmental ethics and law. Issues related to energy, water and global climate change also increasingly emerge as transversal themes, under the general rubrics Restoring Natural Capital and Restoring Social Capital . Additionally, I continue a long-standing study of the ecology, biogeography and potential for restoration of tree canopies in arid, semi-arid and mediterranean climate zones around the world.
Programs underway · Member of the RNC Alliance on the Restoration of Natural Capital (see www.rncalliance.org). One book on this topic was published in 2007 and several articles. · Co-initiator of new projects to explore ways to increase ecological restoration activities in Madagascar as an essential complement to nature conservation, sustainable development and preparation for global climate change. Principal collaborator: Dr Porter Lowry II, Missouri Botanical Garden, USA. · The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), an initiative of UNEP and the European Commission (www.teebweb.org). Lead author or contributing author of several chapters in Volume 1 aimed at scientists, and Volume 2 aimed at national and international policy makers. · Restoration and Remediation in Kuwait, Member of the team of Independent Reviewers engaged by the United Nations Compensation Commission, collaborating with the National Research Focal Group of Kuwait. · Cost Project: EU Action FA0901: Putting Halophytes to Work - From Genes to Ecosystems. Work Package Utilization of Halophytes. · Consult on sustainable development, conservation and restoration projects in France, Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Madagascar, South Africa and elsewhere.
Animation of research and scientific publishing· Editor of the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration book series begun in 2001 by the Society for Ecological Restoration International (www.ser.org) & Island Press (www.islandpress.org). 17 books published to date. · Co-editor of a book on cork oak tree Collaborators: J.S. Pereira & J. G. Pausas. · Co-editor of the book on Restoring Natural Capital. Collaborators: ecologist Prof. S.J. Milton, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and economist Prof. J. Blignaut, University of Pretoria, South Africa. · Co-editor of the first university textbook on ecological restoration published in Europe: Collaborator: Prof. J. Van Andel, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. · Member editorial committee of the SER’s peer-reviewed journal Restoration Ecology since its inception in 1993. Also member editorial committees of Journal of Native and Agricultural Environments (formerly Arid Soil Research & Rehabilitation) since 1995, Ecologia mediterranea since 1997, Conservation Letters since 2007 and Ecological Restoration since 2008. · Member “Science and Policy Working Group” of SER International; with A. Clewell and K. Winterhalder, took a leading role in the preparation of the first Primer on ecological restoration published in 2002 (www.ser.org/Primer).
Selected books Ecological Restoration. Special issue on education and outreach in ecological restoration. (To appear in June 2010; Guest editor : J. Aronson). Bautista, S., J. Aronson & R. Vallejo, (Eds.) (in press). Land Restoration to Combat Desertification: Innovative Approaches, Quality Control and Project Evaluation. CIHEAM, Zaragosa, Spain. Clewell, A.F. & J. Aronson. (in press). Restauration Ecologique: Principes, Valeurs, et Structure d’une Profession Emergente. Actes Sud. Arles, France (to appear in June 2010). Blondel, J., J. Aronson, J.-Y. Bodiou & G. Boeuf. 2010. The Mediterranean Basin - Biological Diversity in Space and Time. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Aronson, J., J.S. Pereira & J. Pausas (Eds.) (2009). Cork Oak Woodlands on the Edge: Ecology, Adaptive Management, and Restoration. Island Press, Washington, D.C. Aronson, J., S.J Milton & J. Blignaut (Eds.) (2007). Restoring Natural Capital: Science, Business and Practice. Island Press, Washington, D.C. Clewell, A.F. & J. Aronson (2007). Ecological Restoration: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession. Island Press, Washington, D.C. Van Andel, J. & J. Aronson (Eds.) (2006). Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. Blondel, J. & J. Aronson (1999). Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Selected publications Aronson, J., J.N. Blignaut, S.J. Milton, D. le Maitre, K. Esler, A. Limouzin, C. Fontaine, M. W. de Wit, W. Mugido, P. Prinsloo, L. van der Elst & N. Lederer. (in press). Are socio-economic benefits of restoration adequately quantified? A meta analysis of recent papers (2000-2008) in Restoration Ecology and 12 other scientific journals. Restoration Ecology 18:000-000. To appear in March, 2010. Aronson, J., J. Blignaut, R.S. de Groot, P.P. Lowry II, A. Clewell, P. Woodworth, R. M. Cowling, D. Renison, S. Levy-Tacher, D. Tongway, S. Milton, O. Rangel-Ch., M. de Wit, J. Farley, C. Fontaine, B. Debrincat & C. Birkinshaw. (in press).The road to sustainability must bridge three great divides. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1186:000-000. Special issue, Ecological Economics Reviews. To appear in Feb. 2010. Elmqvist, T.E., E. Maltby, T. Barker, L. Mortimer, J. Aronson, R. de Groot, A. Fitter, G. Mace, J. Norberg, C. Perrings, I. Sousa Pinto & I. Ring. (in press). Biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services. Chapter 2 In: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), TEEB for Scientists (Pushpam K. et al., eds). Visable at http://www.teebweb.org/EcologicalandEconomicFoundation/tabid/1018/language/en-US/Default.aspx de Groot, R., B. Fisher, M. Christie, J. Aronson, L. Braat, R. Haines-Young, J. Gowdy, E. Maltby, A. Neuville, S. Polasky, R. Portela & I. Ring. (in press). Integrating the ecological and economic dimensions in biodiversity and ecosystem service valuation. Chapter 1 In: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB); TEEB for Scientists (Pushpam Kumar et al., eds). Visable at http://www.teebweb.org/EcologicalandEconomicFoundation/tabid/1018/language/en-US/Default.aspx Aronson, J., J. Blignaut, R.S. de Groot, P.P. Lowry II, A. Clewell, P. Woodworth, R. M. Cowling, D. Renison, S. Levy-Tacher, D. Tongway, S. Milton, O. Rangel-Ch., M. de Wit, J. Farley, C. Fontaine, B. Debrincat & C. Birkinshaw. (2010).The road to sustainability must bridge three great divides. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1185:225-236. Special issue, Ecological Economics Reviews. Aronson, J. 2010. Restauration, réhabilitation, réaffectation. Ce que cachent les mots. Espaces Naturelles 29:22-23. Aronson, J. 2010. La restauration du capital naturel, un enjeu humain, culturel, conomique et cologique. Espaces Naturelles 29:33. Nehver, C., J. Aronson, J.N. Blignaut, D. Lehr, A. Vakrou & H. Wittmer. (2009). Investing in ecological infrastucture. Chapter 9 In: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), TEEB for National and International Policy Makers (D1) (P. Ter Brink et al., eds). www.teebweb.org. Blignaut, J.N., L. Ueckermann & J. Aronson (2009). Agriculture’s production’s sensitivity to changes in climate in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 105:61-68. Aronson, J. 2008. Protection de la Nature - La restauration écologique. General text edited by R. Barbault. In Encyclopaedia Universalis France S.A., Paris. Volume 19, pp. 890-893. Blignaut, J.N. & J. Aronson (2008). Getting serious about maintaining biodiversity. Conservation Letters 1:12-17. Blignaut, J., J. Aronson, M. Mander & C. Marais (2008). Investing in natural capital and economic development: South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains. Ecological Restoration 26:143-150. Aronson, J., D. Renison, O. Rangel-Ch., S. Levy-Tacher, C. Ovalle & A. Del Pozo (2007). Restauración del Capital Natural; Sin reservas no hay bienes y servicios. Ecosistemas 16:15-24. Richardson, D., P.W. Rundel, S.T. Jackson, R.O. Teskey, J. Aronson, A. Bytnerowicz, M.J. Wingfield & Ş. Procheş (2007). Human impact in Pine Forests. Annual Review of Ecology & Systematics 38:275-297. Aronson, J., J.N. Blignaut, S.J. Milton & A.F. Clewell (2006). Natural capital: the limiting factor. Ecological Engineering 28:1-5. Aronson, J., A.F. Clewell, J.N. Blignaut & S.J. Milton (2006). Ecological restoration: a new frontier for conservation and economics. Journal of Nature Conservation 14:135-139. Aronson, J., S.J. Milton & J.N. Blignaut (2006). Conceiving the science, business and practice of restoring natural capital. Ecological Restoration 22:22-24. Aronson, J., S.J. Milton, J.N. Blignault & A.F. Clewell (2006). Nature conservation as if people mattered. Journal for nature conservation 14:260-263. Figueroa, E. & J. Aronson (2006). New linkage for protected areas: making them worth conserving and restoring. Journal for nature conservation 14:225-232. Marty, P., J. Aronson & J. Lepart (2006). Dynamics and restoration of abandoned farmland and other old fields in southern France. In: Old Fields Dynamics and Restoration of Abandoned Farmland (Cramer, V.A. & R.J. Hobbs, eds.), pp. 202-224. Island Press, Washington, D.C. and Covelo, Ca. Moreira, F., A. Isabel Queiroz & J. Aronson (2006). Restoration principles applied to cultural landscapes. Journal for nature conservation 14:217-224. Clewell, A.F. & J. Aronson (2006). Motivations for the restoration of ecosystems. Conservation Biology 20:420-428. Harris, J., R.J. Hobbs, E. Higgs & J. Aronson (2006). Ecological restoration and global climate change. Restoration Ecology 14:170-176. Aronson, J. & R. Vallejo (2006). Challenges for ecological restoration. In: Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier (van Andel, J. & J. Aronson , eds.), pp 234-247. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. Aronson, J. & J. Van Andel (2006). Challenges for ecological theory. In: Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier (Van Andel, J. & J. Aronson, eds.), pp. 223-233. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. Vallejo, R., J. Aronson, J.G. Pausas & J. Cortina (2006). Restoration of Mediterranean woodlands. In: Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier (van Andel, J. & J. Aronson, eds.), pp. 193-209. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. Hobbs, R.J., S. Arico, J. Aronson, et al. (2006). Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order. Global Ecology and Biogeography 15:1-7. Aronson J., Milton S.J., Blignaut J.N. (2006). Water capital. OECD Observer 257: 2. Abourouh, M., M. Taleb, M. Makhloufi, M. Boulmane & J. Aronson (2005). Biodiversité et dynamique de la végétation dans la Subéraie de la Maâmora (Maroc): Effet de la durée de clôture. forêt méditerranéenne 26:275-285. Aronson, J., D. Vallauri, T. Jaffre & P.P. Lowry (2005). Tropical dry forests restoration. In: Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees (Mansourian, S., D. Vallauri & N. Dudley, eds.), pp.285-290. Springer, New York. Dudley, N., J. Morrison, J. Aronson & S. Mansourian (2005). Why do we need to consider restoration in a landscape context? In: Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees (Mansourian, S., D. Vallauri & N. Dudley, eds.), pp.51-58. Springer, New York. Chepstow-Lusty, A., M.B. Bush, M.R. Frogley, P.A. Baker, S.C. Fritz & J. Aronson (2005). Vegetation and climate change on the Bolivian Altiplano between 108,000 and 18,000 yr ago. Quaternary Research 63:90-98. Vallauri, D., J. Aronson & N. Dudley (2005). An attempt to develop a framework for restoration planning. In: Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees (Mansourian, S., D. Vallauri & N. Dudley, eds.), pp.65-72. Springer, New York. Vallauri, D., J. Aronson, N. Dudley & R. Vallejo (2005). Monitoring and evaluating forest restoration success. In: Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees (Mansourian, S., D. Vallauri & N. Dudley, eds.), pp.150-159. Springer, New York. Milton, S.J., J. Aronson & J.N. Blignaut (2005). Restoring Natural Capital – shared visions for ecology and economy. Quest (South African Academy of Science) 2:39-41. Romane, F., J. Aronson, H. Gondard, M. Grandjanny,A. Grossmann, E. Le Floc'h, A. Renaux & Z. Shater (2005). Essai de synthèse sur la dynamique actuelle des châtaigneraies cévenoles et ses conséquences sur la diversité végétale. Acta botanica Gallica 152:431-442 Winterhalder, K., A. Clewell & J. Aronson (2004). Values and science in ecological restoration - a response to Davis and Slobodkin. Restoration Ecology 12:4-7. Aronson, J. (2003). What is effective in restoration ecology and how to measure it. In: On effectiveness (Ausenda, G., ed.), pp. 59-75. The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, GBR. Gondard, H., S. Jauffret, J. Aronson & S. Lavorel (2003). Plant functional types: a promising tool for management and restoration of degraded lands. Applied Vegetation Science 6:223-234. Aronson, J., E. Le Floc'h & C. Ovalle (2002). Semi-arid woodlands and desert fringes. In: Handbook of Ecological Restoration (Perrow, M. & A. Davy, eds.), pp. 466-485. Cambridge University Press, UK. Aronson, J., C. Ovalle, J. Avendano, L. Longeri & A. Del Pozo (2002). Agroforestry tree selection in central Chile: biological nitrogen fixation and early plant growth in six dryland species. Agroforestry Systems 56:155-156. Del Pozo, A., C. Ovalle, J. Aronson & J. Avendano (2002). Ecotypic differentiation in Medicago polymorpha L. along an environmental gradient in central Chile. I. Phenology, biomass production and reproductive patterns. Plant Ecology 159:119-130. Del Pozo, A., C. Ovalle, J. Aronson & J. Avendano (2002). Ecotypic differentiation in Medicago polymorpha L. along an environmental gradient in central Chile. II. Winter growth as related to phenology and temperature regime. Plant Ecology 160: 53-59. Vallauri D., Aronson J., Barbero M. (2002). An analysis of forest restoration 120 years after reforestation on badlands in the southwestern Alps. Restoration Ecology, 10(1): 16-26. Aronson, J. & E. Le Floc'h (1996). Vital landscape attributes : missing tools for restoration ecology. Restoration Ecology 4:377-387. Aronson, J., C. Floret, E. Le Floc'h, C. Ovalle & R. Pontanier (1993). Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems in arid and semi-arid lands. I. View from the South. Restoration Ecology 1:8-17. Aronson, J., C. Floret, E. Le Floc'h & R. Pontanier (1993). Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems in arid and semi-arid lands. II. Case studies in Southern Tunisia, Central Chile and Northern Cameroon. Restoration Ecology 1:168-187. |
