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Water, at the origin of life, is an
abundant resource in the area, but a very fragile one. Our ability
to retain large quantities of water there is undoubtedly the
surest way of protecting and preserving all the species that
live in these wetlands and stretches of open water.
Often drained in the past to be exploited for farming or
forestry, or on public health grounds (considered insalubrious)
the marshes and peat-bogs today have an important and acknowledged
ecological role. They are in addition an important source
of biological diversity.
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WETLANDS IN THE RESERVE:
watercourses, ponds, lakes, wetlands, marshes.
© IGN BD CARTO, BD Carthage / BD Atkis / 1996 SPOT Satellite
data processed by SERTIT in partnership with the CNES |
