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Biodiversité Insulaire : La Flore, La Faune Et L’Homme Dans Les Petites Antilles Biodiversité insulaire : la flore, la faune et l’homme dans les Petites Antilles À l'initiative de Jean-Louis VERNIER (DEAL Martinique) sous la direction de Maurice BURAC (Professeur émérite) 2 Actes du Colloque international Biodiversité insulaire la flore, la faune et l’homme dans les Petites Antilles Schoelcher, 8 – 10 novembre 2010 À l’initiative de Jean-Louis VERNIER Direction de l’Environnement, de l’Aménagement et du Logement de la Martinique Sous la direction de Maurice BURAC Professeur émérite, GÉODE-AIHP, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane 2013 DEAL Martinique UAG Pointe de Jaham Campus universitaire 97274 SCHŒLCHER Cedex 97275 SCHŒLCHER Cedex Tél. : 05 96 59 57 00 Tél. : 05 96 72 73 00 Fax : 05 96 59 58 00 Fax : 05 96 72 73 02 www.martinique.developpement-durable.gouv.fr www.univ-ag.fr 3 Conception et soutien technique Rose-Hélène GUSTAVE, Maquettiste PAO, Direction de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement de Martinique Publié avec le soutien scientifique du centre de recherche GEODE Caraïbe (EA 929) – Université des Antilles Guyane Imprimé par RAPIDO Phonepermanence Route de Palmiste 97232 Lamentin Tél.: 0596 756 176 Fax: 0596 756 429 email: [email protected] Produit en France Direction de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement de Martinique Université des Antilles et de la Guyane ISBN 978-2-9545484-0-1 EAN 9782954548401 Copyright © 2012 by the authors: all rights reserved. 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This volume contains original authors' abstracts reviewed and accepted by the Conference Scientific Committee 4 Sommaire Comité d’organisation.......................................................................................................................... 7 Comité scientifique................................................................................................................................ 8 Présentation des auteurs..................................................................................................................... 9 Préface ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 13 MIEUX CONNAÎTRE LA BIODIVERSITÉ......................................... 15 Représentations et perceptions de la biodiversité dans les îles................................................. 17 La Biodiversité, du néologisme à l’idéologie (Jean-Raphaël Gros-Désormeaux)...................................................... 18 La Biodiversité, porteuse des prémisses d’un contre-modèle de développement (Raphaël Vaugirard)................. 34 Valoriser la biodiversité par le biais du ludisme et de l’écotourisme : exemple d’un guide sur les arbres remarquables à la Martinique (Corinne Plantin)............................................................................. 41 Biodiversité et art contemporain en Martinique (Franck Doriac)....................................................................... 49 Une histoire naturelle de la biodiversité dans les Petites Antilles............................................ 54 The impacts of climate change on biodiversity and biodiversity-dependent livelihoods in the Caribbean islands (Nicole Leotaud, Neila Bobb-Prescott)................................................................................ 55 Biodiversity, biogeography, and conservation of bats in the Lesser Antilles (Scott C. Pedersen, Hugh H. Genoways, Gary G. Kwiecinski, Peter A. Larsen, and Roxanne J. Larsen)........................................................................................... 62 Introduced amphibians and reptiles in the Lesser Antilles (Robert Powell, Robert W. Henderson, Gad Perry, Michel Breuil, Christina M. Romagosa)....................................................................................................................... 74 Reptiles et amphibiens............................................................................................................................ 108 Pristimantis euphronides, observations in the field and captivity: conservation implications (Craig S. Berg, Billie C. Harrison, Robert W. Henderson)...................................................... 109 Composition et endémisme de l’herpétofaune martiniquaise : histoire géologique et différenciation intra-insulaire du sphérodactyle (Michel Breuil)................................................................................................. 116 Contrasting dynamics in secondary contact zones of Anolis roquet in north-eastern Martinique (Helena Johansson, Roger S. Thorpe and Yann Surget-Groba)........................................................................................... 130 Mammifères et oiseaux........................................................................................................................... 140 Biological invasion assessment: the case of House sparrow in West Indies (Philippe Clergeau, Anthony Levesque)........ 141 Evidence that eradicating black rats has boosted the recovery of rare reptiles and seabirds on Antiguan islands (Jennifer C Daltry, Karron J. James, Andrea Otto, Toby N. Ross)........................................................... 146 Etat de la connaissance naturaliste relative au Moqueur gorge blanche à la Martinique (Alexis Georges Tayalay)......................................................................................................................................... 158 Cartographie par télédétection et SIG des écotopes potentiels du Moqueur gorge blanche (Antoine Cheula, Jean-Raphaël Gros-Désormeaux, Yuji Kato, Alexis Georges Tayalay, Sébastien Tollis)................. 167 Première étude des chauves-souris dans les goyaveraies de Martinique (Rémi Picard, François Catzeflis).... 174 TÉMOIGNAGE (Insectes)............................................................................................... 184 Les insectes des Petites Antilles : approche biogéographique (Francis Deknuydt)........................ 185 5 MIEUX GÉRER LA BIODIVERSITÉ............................................................... 193 Enjeux de la conservation....................................................................................................................... 195 Invasive Alien Species Management in St. Lucia and Caribbean Partner Countries (Ulrike Krauss)................. 196 Systèmes de culture innovants : vers une réintroduction de biodiversité dans les exploitations bananières des Antilles françaises (Murielle Mantran, Jérôme Tirolien, Jean-Louis Diman).............................................................. 207 Réseaux de capteurs pour la surveillance des Moqueurs Gorge-Blanche à la Martinique (Harry Gros-Désormeaux, Philippe Hunel)................................................................................................................. 216 TÉMOIGNAGES De nouvelles perspectives pour la valorisation......................................................................... 220 Un outil de protection :les réserves biologiques à la Martinique (Catherine Godefroid)........................................... 221 La réserve naturelle des îlets de Sainte-Anne : comment concilier protection et valorisation d’un site de reproduction d’oiseaux marins (Nadine Vénumière)................................................................................................. 223 Le projet de réserve naturelle régionale en Baie de Génipa : un outil de protection innovant pour la Martinique (Bénédicte Chanteur)................................................................................................................ 229 Ecotourism at the Asa Wright Nature Centre: a tool for educating children about conservation and biodiversity in Trinidad (Rachael Williams)........................................................................................................... 233 Participatory forest management in the Caribbean: lessons on making it work, livelihood benefits and conservation benefits(Neila Bobb-Prescot, Nicole Leotaud)................................................................................. 238 Les enjeux, les outils et les méthodes de sensibilisation à la biodiversité dans les établissements scolaires : des spécificités dans les établissements ultramarins ? (Magalie Ferment)........................................... 250 Le Système d’information sur la nature et les paysages : un outil de mise en valeur des connaissances sur la nature et les paysages (Marion Patin, Gaëlle Siman, Alain Pibot)...................................................................... 254 QUELLE GOUVERNANCE ?................................................................................ 258 Gouvernance et biodiversité insulaire : le cas des Antilles françaises (Maurice Burac)........................................... 260 The importance of French overseas departments and overseas countries and territories of the European Union for the protection of biodiversity: progress so far (Bernard Deceuninck, Alison Duncan, James Millet, Julie Riegel). 270 Les orientations de la gestion de la faune halieutique à la Martinique face à la complexité insulaire (Guillaume Lalubie, Maurice Montézume, Francis Dauba, Thierry Lesales).......................................................................... 279 TÉMOIGNAGES......................................................................................................................................
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