“…In the Limousin, Chaîne des Puys, Morvan and Forez Mountains some palaeoenvironmental studies were subsequently combined with geomorphological and geological studies (Valadas, 1984;Etlicher, 1986;Etlicher et al, 1987;Juvigné et al, 1996;Vergne, 1989;Juvigné and Bastin, 1995;Juvigné and Stach-Czerniak, 1998), and were followed by other studies up to the early 21st century (Richard, 1996;Allée et al, 1997;Allée, 2003;Miras, 2004;Miras et al, 2003Miras et al, , 2004aBallut et al, 2006;Prat, 2006).…”