Flora of the Dreat Mountains (Center of Algeria) - Inventory, Taxonomy and Biogeography

Authors

Nabila Ouadeh, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Sciences and Agricultural Sciences, Hadj Lakhdar University of Batna 1, AlgeriaFollow
Khellaf Rebbas, University of Mohamed Boudiaf, PO Box 166 Ichebilia, 28 000 M’Sila, Algeria. Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology and Nutrition in Arid and Semi-arid zones, University of Tiaret, AlgeriaFollow

Abstract

Following the publication of the article on the synthaxonomic study of the Dreat forest, the aim of this inventory of the Dreat forest’s flora (semi-arid zone in central Algeria) to allow us a quantitative analysis on the basis of biogeographic parameters such as specific richness, geography of distribution, endemism and rarity. A subjective sampling was carried out between 2018 and 2021 at the level of the various formations (forest, matorral, altitude grasslands, and steppe). This analysis showed considerable species richness, estimated at around 468 taxa belonging to 278 genera and 66 families. Therophytes dominate the other living forms, according to the defined biological spectrum. From a biogeographical point of view, Mediterranean species constitute more than 50 percent of the study area's species, followed by endemic species and rare.

Article History

Received: Jan 20, 2024; Accepted: Mar 12, 2024; Published: Mar 31, 2024

Recommended Citation

Ouadeh, N., & Rebbas, K. (2024). Flora of the Dreat Mountains (Center of Algeria) - Inventory, Taxonomy and Biogeography, Journal of Bioresource Management, 11 (1).