Thesis: Influence of mycorrhizal symbioses and root traits on tropical soil erosion: application to ecological restoration of degraded forest ecosystems in New Caledonia on Ferralsols developed on ultramafic substrates
Defended on 26 June 2017
Doctoral research
Influence of ectomycorrhizal symbioses and root traits on erosion in degraded tropical soils, applied to restoration of degraded sloping forest environments in New Caledonia.
Host laboratories
AgroParisTech; INRA; Irstea; Institut Agronomique néo-Calédonien (IAC)
Supervision
Alexia Stokes (INRA, UMR AMAP), Freddy Rey (Irstea, UR EMGR), with co-supervision by Fabian Carriconde (IAC, SolVeg team)
Summary
The research supports ecological restoration of New Caledonian forests by analysing how plant–fungus associations and root traits influence erosion on ultramafic Ferralsols. It identifies potential restoration thresholds and plant species useful for limiting erosion.