| Expert Name | Mr. James Charles Aronson |
| Title | Chargé de Recherche, 1st Grade |
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| Institution | CEFE/CNRS |
| City | Montpellier Cedex |
| Country | France |
| Telephone | 33 14 67613311 |
| Email | aronson(at)cefe.cnrs-mop.fr |
| Work Experience | Experimental introduction of multiurpose plants to various arid and semiarid regions, in context of sustainable development, agroforestry and/or restoration and rehabilitation ecology projects ; long-term collaborations in Chile and Israel. Repeated short-term contacts in drylands of Africa.
Ongoing research in 1) applied ecology and management of nitrogen-fixing legumes, in desert, steppe, savanna, and mediterranean-type climate regions; 2) theoretical and applied restoration ecology. |
| Qualifications | Ph.D. 1989 : Plant ecology (comparison of desert and Mediterranean ecotypes), Hebrew university of Jerusalem, Israel 1989. |
| Number of Publications | 52 |
| Awards | Editorial board member, Restoration Ecology, published by Blackwell Press. |
| Other Activities | Frequent consultancies on development and rehabilitation projects around the world. Ex. participated in FAO and UNDP sponsored team helping national forestry and agriculture ministries formulate a National Forestry Action Plan for the dry forests of the Dominican Republic; 1987. Frequent participation in international meetings, workshops, etc.; member of Society for Ecological Restoration (USA), INTECOL, inter alia. |
| Publications | 1. Aronson J., C. Floret, E. Le Floc'h, C. Ovalle et R. Pontanier 1993. Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems. I. A view from the South. Restoration Ecology 1:8-17.
2. Aronson J., C. Floret, E. Le Floc'h, C. Ovalle & R. Pontanier R. 1993. Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems. II. Case studies in Chile, Tunisia and Cameroon. Restoration Ecology 1 (3) : 168-187.
3. Blondel J. & J. Aronson 1994. Biodiversity and ecosystem function in the Mediterranean Basin. Non-human and human determinants. In Davis, G. and D.M. Richardson (eds.) Biodiversity and ecosystem function in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Springer Verlag, Berlin. Pp. 43-119.
4. Aronson, J. 1989. HALOPH : Salt Tolerant Plants of the World - a computerized global data base of halophytes with emphasis on their economic uses. University of Arizona Press : Tucson, USA. 114 pp.
5. Pontanier, R., M'Hiri, A., Akrimi, N., Aronson, J. and Le Floc'h, E. (eds.) 1995. L'Homme peut-il r |
| Discipline | Natural Resource Management |
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