Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western Algeria
<p class="Default">The present work focuses on evaluating the impact of livestock grazing on the floristic composition in the mount of Tessala (Western Algeria). Phytoecological surveys were carried out at seven stations around north and south slopes of the mount. The obtained result...
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doaj-7c6b29c4d1df445b834766bdb6c74b722020-11-24T22:59:41ZengProgressive Sustainable Developers NepalInternational Journal of Environment2091-28542014-09-013318620010.3126/ije.v3i3.110788786Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western AlgeriaCherifi Kouider0Zoheir Mehdadi1Ali Latreche2Zouaoui Hazem3Wael El Zerey4Laboratory of plant biodiversity: conservation and valorization, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi Bel AbbèsLaboratory of plant biodiversity: conservation and valorization, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi Bel AbbèsLaboratory of plant biodiversity: conservation and valorization, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi Bel AbbèsLaboratory of plant biodiversity: conservation and valorization, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi Bel AbbèsDepartment of environment sciences, Djillali Liabes University- Sidi Bel Abbes<p class="Default">The present work focuses on evaluating the impact of livestock grazing on the floristic composition in the mount of Tessala (Western Algeria). Phytoecological surveys were carried out at seven stations around north and south slopes of the mount. The obtained results through Principal Components Analysis (PCA) indicated the impact of man and herd on the floristic composition of sampling stations. Indeed, stations where grazing is low, have greater species richness marked by the strong presence of palatable species, unlike stations under permanent grazing, characterized in particular by the appearance of non-palatable species. Moreover, we note the dominance of therophytes at all stations not only due to grazing pressures but also to drought in the study area.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v3i3.11078">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v3i3.11078</a></p> <p>International Journal of Environment Vol.3(3) 2014: 186-200</p>http://nepjol.info/index.php/IJE/article/view/11078floristic compositionphytoecological surveyslivestock grazingMount of Tessala |
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Cherifi Kouider Zoheir Mehdadi Ali Latreche Zouaoui Hazem Wael El Zerey Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western Algeria International Journal of Environment floristic composition phytoecological surveys livestock grazing Mount of Tessala |
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Cherifi Kouider Zoheir Mehdadi Ali Latreche Zouaoui Hazem Wael El Zerey |
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Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western Algeria |
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Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western Algeria |
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Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western Algeria |
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Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western Algeria |
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Impact of Livestock Grazing on the Floristic Composition: A Case Study of the Mount of Tessala, Western Algeria |
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impact of livestock grazing on the floristic composition: a case study of the mount of tessala, western algeria |
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Progressive Sustainable Developers Nepal |
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International Journal of Environment |
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2014-09-01 |
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<p class="Default">The present work focuses on evaluating the impact of livestock grazing on the floristic composition in the mount of Tessala (Western Algeria). Phytoecological surveys were carried out at seven stations around north and south slopes of the mount. The obtained results through Principal Components Analysis (PCA) indicated the impact of man and herd on the floristic composition of sampling stations. Indeed, stations where grazing is low, have greater species richness marked by the strong presence of palatable species, unlike stations under permanent grazing, characterized in particular by the appearance of non-palatable species. Moreover, we note the dominance of therophytes at all stations not only due to grazing pressures but also to drought in the study area.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v3i3.11078">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v3i3.11078</a></p> <p>International Journal of Environment Vol.3(3) 2014: 186-200</p> |
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floristic composition phytoecological surveys livestock grazing Mount of Tessala |
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