Anthropogenic effects on plant cover in the Tlemcen region (western Algeria)英文文献资料.docVIP

Vol.2, No.3, 141-146 (2012) Open Journal of Ecology /10.4236/oje.2012.23017 Anthropogenic effects on plant cover in the Tlemcen region (western Algeria) Hassiba Stambouli-Meziane , Mohamed Bouazza * Laboratory of Ecology and Natural Ecosystems Management, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria; Corresponding Author: madiocre@yahoo.fr * Received 1 March 2012; revised 6 April 2012; accepted 30 April 2012 ABSTRACT the forested and pre-forested area of the Tlemcen region has experienced continuous degradation, due to the com- bined action of climate and man [5]. Climate change (Higher temperatures and less preci- pitation) [3] and semi-arid (dry summer) of the study area disrupt the delicate balance of vegetation [6]. (For example, increasingly high temperatures in summer have led to replacement of hygrophilous species by xero- phytes). Human actions combined è weak or total lacks of re- generation contribute to the establishment of stands of matorral at which any rapid appreciation seems excluded. Depending on the nature of this climate zone, soil genesis undergoes a significant change. This is the action of high temperature during the dry season. Soils in the study area (Table1) are part of Red Medi- terranean soils characterized by the presence of some remnants of terra-rossa as Chamaerops humilis and Am- pelodesma mauritanicum. The present work is devoted to the study of broad physiological and ecological characteris- tics of anthropophytic species on the high step- pe lands of the Tlemcen region. The bioclimatic analysis confirms the development of drought in this region with a dominance of spiny and/or toxic asylvatic: plant species of shrub and her- baceous size species. We used correspondence factor analysis (CFA) of the various factors causing degradation to better understand the complexity of this ecosystem, whose floristic composition was complemented