European consumers demand locally produced meat, preferably from regional breeds, but meat quality is unknown. Heifers two dual-purpose Valdostana Chestnut (VC) and Red Pied (VR), autochthonous to the Aosta valley, were compared with Piedmontese (PI), a beef breed. Fourteen VC VR each grazed high alpine pastures, ten PI received fresh grass in lowland barn. In group, heavier half of animals sla...

Transhumance and palaeodiet are two central themes in archaeology and using chemical analysis of bones and teeth to reconstruct trends and patterns in diet and mobility has become a cornerstone of bioarchaeology. This study has investigated strontium concentration ([Sr]), radiogenic (Sr/Sr) and stable strontium (δSr) isotope systematics in a controlled feeding experiment on domestic pigs design...

The European high Alps are internationally renowned for their dairy produce, which are of huge cultural and economic significance to the region. Although the recent history of alpine dairying has been well studied, virtually nothing is known regarding the origins of this practice. This is due to poor preservation of high altitude archaeological sites and the ephemeral nature of transhumance eco...

Pseudo-alpine grassland ecosystems have started to decline during the past few decades. According many studies, climate change and abandonment of traditional anthropogenic activities are directly linked this phenomenon. However, interaction these two factors with pseudo-alpine grasslands has not been studied in Greece. The aim study was assess impact climatic transhumant livestock grazing on st...

Mountain forests are subjected to several pressures including historical land-use changes and climate warming which may lead shifts in wildfire severity negatively impacting tree species with low post-fire growth resilience. This is the case of relict Mediterranean Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) Sierra de Gredos mountains (central Spain). We reconstructed fire regime these since 1700 by using pa...

THE STUDY OF HOW MEDIEVAL FARMERS colonised upland environments, and lived there on a year-round basis, can provide valuable insights the long-term adaptability resilience of rural communities. Yet is lack clarity extent chronology this phenomenon in Britain Ireland, how to explain it without simplistic climate, population or market determinism. By undertaking critical review evidence for colon...

Les évolutions socioéconomique, démographique, politique et climatique que la steppe algérienne a connues au cours des dernières décennies ont induit de profondes transformations niveau pratiques d’élevage, tout particulièrement en matière mobilités pastorales. Cette étude décrit nouvelles mobilité adoptées actuellement par éleveurs région Djelfa. Elle s’est basée sur 59 entretiens semi-directi...