Thanks in part to the work of Thierry Dutoit, director of research at the CNRS's IMBE (team EECAR), La Crau du Piboulon, located between Alleins and Mallemort, has become the first biodiversity reserve in the Aix-Provence-Marseille Metropolitan Area. Thierry and his colleagues (Hervé Ramone, Daniel Pavon, Elise Buisson, Anouk Courtial) discovered more than 90 plant species over an area of 100 m², and counted a dozen orchid species, including Anacamptis coriophora subsp. fragransand two protected species, Serapias parviflora and Ophrys provincialis. A fine example of how avoidance in advance is better than compensation and restoration in retrospect to conserve exceptional natural areas!
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