1. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008

2. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 The taxonomy, which utility in a management of national park ? Mercantour national park Anthony TURPAUD

3. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 The Mercantour national park

4. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 The natural and landscape diversity

5. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 The natural and landscape diversity

6. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 The natural heritage, which actions ? InventoriesMonitoringConservation management Ecosystems and habitats CartographySmall squares, surfaces… Field opening… Species Species numberPopulations size, reproduction Reintroduction (Gypaetus barbatus) Intraspecific level Genetic diversity within species Stability ?Genetic consolidation (Capra ibex)

7. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 Use of a data MNP needs of taxonomy Official institutesNGO’s taxonomists Independant naturalists Data base Knowledge availability for local managers Cartography Monitoring of selected taxa Conservation management for selected taxa Management and conservation Appropriation by inhabitants and politicians MNP rangers Communication  1 species, 1 localisation, 1 date  Patrimonial value  Link to other database  Proposals to make conservatory management for some species Data base

8. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 Use of data for management and conservation MNP needs of taxonomy Official institutesNGO’s taxonomists Independant naturalists Data base Knowledge availability for local managers Cartography Monitoring of selected taxa Conservation management for selected taxa Management and conservation Appropriation by inhabitants and politicians MNP rangers Communication

9. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 Knowledge avaibility and cartography

10. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 MNP needs of taxonomy Official institutesNGO’s taxonomists Independant naturalists Data base Knowledge availability for local managers Cartography Monitoring of selected taxa Conservation management for selected taxa Management and conservation Appropriation by inhabitants and politicians MNP rangers Communication Use of data for management and conservation

11. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 An example, a study about saproxylic insects Saproxylic insects are bio-indicating species of the quality of forests Objectives of the study: TTo evaluate the biological value of certain forests of the PNM TTo sensitize the rangers on the saproxylic insects and the dynamics of the forest ecosystem

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13. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 Approximately 200 species found, of which 49 remarkable saproxylic species :  species in limit of their range of distribution (3)  rare species in France (35)  new species in France (1)  endemic species (6)  species to be described or confirmed (4) Summary of results

14. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 Towards the catch in consideration… The causes of vulnerability are: the disappearance of habitats the fragmentation (populations dispersing very little) => To develop recommendations for the catch in consideration in daily management, dialog with the forest actors

15. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008  To preserve the settlements of great maturity and naturality as well as the settlement clearings and rich in deadwood.  To take into account saproxylic insects in the daily management of the forests :  To consider the ecological, economic and commercial value of the trees.  To prefer a diversity of tree species in the forest settlements, maintenance of small islands of senescence  To leave a volume of deadwood, at least 5% of the tree, and min 20 m3/ha.  To support the continuity in the time and the space of very old trees and deadwood. Some conservative measures…

16. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008  Creating a « serie of ecological interest » of 151 ha, without forest cut until 2025.  To use this space for pedagogy and to make people conscious of forest ecosystem.

17. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 MNP needs of taxonomy Official institutesNGO’s taxonomists Independant naturalists Data base Knowledge availability for local managers Cartography Monitoring of selected taxa Conservation management for selected taxa Management and conservation Appropriation by inhabitants and politicians MNP rangers Communication Use of data for communication

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19. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 TaxaSpecies number in PNM Species number in France Estimated species in Mercantour Aim to 5 years Aim to 10 years Bacterium.0??First existed list +50% Protists (Algae, protozoans …) 0??First existed list +50% Vertebrate animals200950210-230+10 Invertebrate animals (Insects..) 1865352006000 à 80002000 to 30003000 to 4000 Other invertebrate animals (Mollusks and continental crustaceans) 1001792700 à 900300400-500 Mushroom?75006000First existed list 300 to 400 500 to 1000 Vascular plants120060702400-260023002500 Lower plants???First list? TOTAL (out bactérium and protists) +/-3200+/-52000+/-15000 to 20000+/-5200 to 6200 +/-6400 to 8500

20. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 Thank you very much for your attention !!

21. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 www.mercantour.eu anthony.turpaud@espaces-naturels.fr benoit.lequette@espaces-naturels.fr

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23. EDIT General Meeting Carvoeiro, 23-25 January 2008 Assessment of the inventories in MNP TaxaSpecies number in PNM Species number in France Estimated species in Mercantour Bacterium.0?? Protists (Algae, protozoans …)0?? Vertebrate animals200950210-230 Invertebrate animals (Insects..)1865352006000 à 8000 Other invertebrate animals (Mollusks and continental crustaceans) 1001792700 à 900 Mushroom?75006000 Vascular plants120060702400-2600 Lower plants??? TOTAL (out bactérium and protists) +/-3200+/-52000+/-15000 to 20000