TITLE:
Floristic composition of the halophilic and salt-resistant plant population in Hammam-Boughrara (Oran-Algeria)
AUTHORS:
Amel Taleb-Bendiab Sari-Ali, Noury Benabadji, Mohamed Bouazza
KEYWORDS:
Phyto-Ecology; Salt-Resistant Vegetation; Halophilic Vegetation; Botanical Characterization; Bioclimate; Hammam Boughrara; Oran (Algeria)
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.2 No.2,
May
30,
2012
ABSTRACT: This phyto-ecological study is on halophilic and salt-resistant vegetation of Oran region. The semiarid and sometimes arid climate has been defined and confirmed from a bioclimatic point of view. The pedological approach used shows a soil with sandy to silty-sandy texture, favoring regression of the vegetation and a halophilic vegetation set up. In this study, we analyze the floristic composition of the northern region of Hammam Boughrara using multiple floristic surveys conducted at three stations along the Tafna wadi. Dominated by Mediterranean and Saharo-Sindian elements, the relatively poor flora (88 species in total) is biologically characterized by a clear dominance of therophytes (>33%) and chamaephytes (>19%) to the detriment of phanerophytes.