La fonction cynégétique des espaces boisés médiévaux à travers l'exemple des Cervidés et Lagomorphes (Nord-Pas-de-Calais, XI^e-XV^e siècles)

Relations between man and animal are a determining factor from as early as the Middle Ages in our attempts to understand the forested ecosystems of what corresponds to the present-day region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais (France). This is demonstrated by the present article, on the evidence of Cervidae and wild rabbits introduced by man into forested environments managed for this purpose from the 11^th to the 15^th century.