TITLE:
The current state of the plant diversity in the Tlemcen region (Northwest Algeria)
AUTHORS:
Smaïn El-Amine Henaoui, Mohammed Bouazza
KEYWORDS:
Phytoecology; Plant Diversity; Minimum Area; Anthropic Action; Tlemcen (Western Algeria)
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.2 No.4,
November
29,
2012
ABSTRACT: Tlemcen region is characterized by a Mediterranean climate, with a remarkable vegetal cover. The latter is influenced by the anthropozoological action. For that, we realized a phytoecological study based on the minimum area classical method [1] which allows us to have a good overview on plant biodiversity and better analyze and interpret the vegetation at different levels (systematic composition; biological, morphological and biogeographical characterizations; stratification; and plant species inventory which we hope comprehensive). The results show that our ecosystems are disrupted because therophytisation, before last vegetation dynamics element [2], settles giving up a few feet of cork and holm oaks species of ancient forest.