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in the mists of time:life in thelaurel forests
life et lesforêts de lauriers

conservation of 5 priority species of thelaurel forests of the canary islands
conservation des 5 espèces prioritairesdes laurisylves des îles canaries grande quantité d’eau quand on lescoupe.

managementplans were subsequently drawn up,surveillance increased and fencing putup at certain locations to keep outroaming livestock.several actions were also takento remove, or at least reduce, someof the worst threats to the forests.on the island of tenerife forinstance, which harbours twoimportant populations of laurelpigeons, columba bollii and c.junoniae, a life-nature projectundertook a survey of the use oflaurel poles (branches cut from thelaurel tree) to support the cultivationof vines and tomato plants inneighbouring fields.
elles empêchent aussi l’érosionsur les pentes escarpées des montagnes.cette double fonction se constatenotamment sur les îles qui ont perduleurs forêts et où les précipitations sontsignificativement inférieures à la normaleconduisant à une pénurie en eau et uneaggravation de l’érosion.