Vegetation dynamics under variable conditions in the famous sandy steppe of southern Tunisia

cg.contributor.centerArid Regions Institute - IRAen_US
cg.contributor.centerManouba University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Humanities - UMA FLAHMen_US
cg.contributor.crpCRP on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idOuled Belgacem, Azaiez: 0000-0002-5946-7540en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-date2016-12-31en_US
cg.isijournalISI journalen_US
cg.issn0141-6707en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Ecologyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdegradationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocvegetationen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctunisiaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrestorationen_US
cg.volume53en_US
dc.contributorTarhouni, Mohameden_US
dc.contributorOuled Belgacem, Azaiezen_US
dc.contributorGammar, Omaren_US
dc.contributorKhatteli, Houcineen_US
dc.creatorAttia, Wassimen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-05T19:42:26Z
dc.date.available2017-01-05T19:42:26Z
dc.description.abstractDuring last decades, the natural vegetation cover in southern Tunisia, mainly dominated by dwarf and sparse shrub, was continuously disturbed under various human activities especially on sandy soil (easily eroded). The ecological characteristics (soil structure and texture, vegetation, topography…) of sandy steppes, with Rhanterium suaveolens Desf., enhanced their sharp decline. This study aims to investigate the vegetation status of two R. suaveolens steppes (R: protected; r: degraded) under different conditions in five sites belonging to southern Tunisia using the quadrat point method and some ecological indicators. Main results show that vegetation cover is related to climatic conditions. Plant density is mainly affected by rainfall and human activities. The annual and perennial density and cover are high during the rainy season (spring) compared with the dry one (fall). The degraded steppes (r) are mainly dominated by annual plants but the protected steppes (R) contain more perennials. This work can be very useful for the sustainable sandy steppes management under different stress and human disturbances in dry area. It presents a great national and international importance (economic, social, nature conservation…) such as job creation and limiting rural exodus.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/1fX18cYt/v/b70d8efdd3b6fb1168e3b7e3d7e9318den_US
dc.identifier.citationWassim Attia, Mohamed Tarhouni, Azaiez Ouled Belgacem, Omar Gammar, Houcine Khatteli. (30/11/2013). Vegetation dynamics under variable conditions in the famous sandy steppe of southern Tunisia. African Journal of Ecology, 53, pp. 16-24.en_US
dc.identifier.statusLimited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5278
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceAfrican Journal of Ecology ;53,(2013) Pagination 16,24en_US
dc.subjectsandy steppsen_US
dc.titleVegetation dynamics under variable conditions in the famous sandy steppe of southern Tunisiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2013-11-30en_US
dcterms.extent16-24en_US
mel.impact-factor0.875en_US

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