Int. J. Fores. Env. | Volume 01, Issue 01, 01-09 | https://doi.org/10.18801/ijfee.010120.01
Article type: Research article | Received: 06.02.20; Revised: 11.04.20; Published online: 15 April 2020.
Article type: Research article | Received: 06.02.20; Revised: 11.04.20; Published online: 15 April 2020.
Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria
Kada Bencherif
Dept. of forest resources, Faculty of life and nature sciences, University of Tlemcen, Algeria.
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Bencherif, K.).
Dept. of forest resources, Faculty of life and nature sciences, University of Tlemcen, Algeria.
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Bencherif, K.).
Abstract
The Mediterranean forest landscape will undergo the effects of the climatic warming tendency and forest structures of oak groves in the national park of Tlemcen (North-west of Algeria) are exposed to impervious changes. Thus, the favorable dynamics for zen oak and oxycedar juniper compared respectively with cork and holm oaks would be the beginnings of a specific substitution and an ecological and structural modification. Without neglecting the protecting and defending measures, sylviculture based on the species ecology and their dynamism could be a solution if it is led in uneven-aged and mixed stands, the structure that proved real advantages as for the protection of biodiversity and the resilience against fire and pathology risks.
Key Words: Oaks, Global warming, Mediterranean and Forest management
The Mediterranean forest landscape will undergo the effects of the climatic warming tendency and forest structures of oak groves in the national park of Tlemcen (North-west of Algeria) are exposed to impervious changes. Thus, the favorable dynamics for zen oak and oxycedar juniper compared respectively with cork and holm oaks would be the beginnings of a specific substitution and an ecological and structural modification. Without neglecting the protecting and defending measures, sylviculture based on the species ecology and their dynamism could be a solution if it is led in uneven-aged and mixed stands, the structure that proved real advantages as for the protection of biodiversity and the resilience against fire and pathology risks.
Key Words: Oaks, Global warming, Mediterranean and Forest management
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Bencherif, K. “Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria.” International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment 01(01) (2020): 01-09.
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Bencherif, K. Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment. 2020 April. 01(01):01-09.
Bencherif, K. “Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria.” International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment 01(01) (2020): 01-09.
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Bencherif, K (2020). Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), 01-09.
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Bencherif, K. “Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria.” International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment 01(01) (2020):01-09.
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Bencherif, K. 2020. Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), pp. 01-09.
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Bencherif, K. Ecological response to the climate change of the main forest species in the region of Tlemcen-Algeria. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment. 2020 April. 01(01):01-09.
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