The Biodiversity of the oak groves of the Tlemcen Mountains, Algeria. Phytoecological aspects

Abstract

The objective of this study is to know the influence of environmental conditions on the distribution of oak species in the Tlemcen Mountains. We made a bioclimatic and floristic study on four stations located on the mountain ranges of the Tlemcen Mountains. This study was carried out, taking into account the ecological aspect oriented towards the presence of oak species within the four study stations. The main ecological gradients governing the ecological trends of oak forests in this area have been characterized. The ecological dynamics of oak taxa within the local floristic procession for each station was analyzed by Mintab 16 software according to factorial discrimination of correspondences (A.FC), which led us to highlight the most influential ecological gradients. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5527194

Keywords

• Tlemcen Mountains
• Climate
• Oak forest
• Factorial analysis
• Algeria