@inproceedings{fdi:010005652,
  title = {{W}hat revegetation method will restore the biodiversity of old mine sites in {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{J}affr{\'e}, {T}anguy and {M}c {C}oy, {S}. and {R}igault, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}ew {C}aledonia is renowned for its floristic diversity and high level of endemism. {O}utcrops of ultramafic rock, the origin of nickel ore, cover 1/3 of the {G}rand {T}erre (main island) and possess a highly diverse flora (1800 species of phanerogams of which 1150 species are endemic to these outcrops). {N}ickel mine revegetation practices in {N}ew {C}aledonia are based on three methods. {S}ite rehabilitation is carried out by either artificialy improving substrate conditions, hence favouring exotic species, or by implanting several gregarious nitrogen fixing species (#{C}asuarinaceae$, #{L}eguminoseae$), or by establishing a variety of endemic ultramafic colonisers (#{C}yperaceae$, #{M}yrtaceae$, #{P}roteaceae$ ...). {T}hese three methods differ in their ability to both restore the biological conditions of the site and reconstitute its original biodiversity. {S}tudies of the natural and secondary vegetation show the possible effects vegetation composition have on restoring the fertility of the underlying soil. {P}reliminary results indicate that endemic ultramafic species are slow growing due to the poor nutrient status of the substrate. {M}any of the species accumulate different plant nutrients. {C}ombining these ultramafic colonizers with nitrogen fixing species may increase the growth and eventual establishment of a diverse endemic flora. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{MINE} ; {DEGRADATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {RESTAURATION} ; {PLANTE} {PIONNIERE} ; {FERTILITE} {DU} {SOL} ; {ROCHE} {ULTRABASIQUE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {63},
  booktitle = {{D}euxi{\`e}me conf{\'e}rence internationale sur l'{\'e}cologie des milieux serpentiniques, {N}oum{\'e}a, 31 juillet-5 août 1995 : r{\'e}sum{\'e}s = {S}econd international conference on serpentine ecology, {N}oumea, july 31-august 5, 1995 : abstracts},
  year = {1995},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010005652},
}