Diversité floristique d’un lac du bas-sahara algérien. Flora diversity of a lake at algerian low-sahara

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haroun Chenchouni

Français.  Nous avons examiné la composition et la dynamique de la végétation vasculaire spontanée dans le Lac Ayata (Vallée d’Oued Righ, Bas-Sahara algérien). Le site se situe entre 33°29’17’’N à 33°29’48’’N et 05°59’10’’E à 05°59’37’’E. L’échantillonnage systématique de la flore a révélé l’existence de 13 espèces appartenant à 8 familles et 13 genres. Le plan d’eau est dépourvu de plantes submergées. Les types biologiques, la structure et la physionomie de la végétation sont été déterminés. L’occupation du sol par la végétation est cartographiée afin d’illustrer les répartitions saisonnières des espèces végétales dominantes. Des géostatistiques sur les surfaces occupées par la végétation ainsi que sur sa dynamique saisonnière sont ensuite obtenues puis discutées. Les types biologiques les plus fréquents sont les chamaephytes (53,8%) et les thérophytes (23,1%), qui caractérisent la végétation désertique ayant un recouvrement faible et une hauteur basse. Par ailleurs, la cartographie de la végétation a révélé l’existence de 3 types de formations végétales: (i) une végétation halophytique représentée par des espèces Chénopodiacées qui sont réparties tout autour des abords du plan d’eau; (ii) une végétation hydrophytique représentée par Phragmites communis et Juncus maritimus ; et (iii) une végétation éparse représentée par Limoniastrum guyonianum et Triganum nudatum. Le lac Ayata abrite une flore peu diversifiée mais bien adaptée aux conditions écologiques défavorables qui règnent sur le sol (salinité) et le climat (sécheresse).English. We examined the composition and dynamics of spontaneous vascular vegetation in Lake Ayata (Valley of Oued Righ Algerian, Low-Sahara). The site is located between 33°29’17’’N to 33°29’48’’N and 05°59’10’’E to 05°59’37’’E. A systematic sampling of the flora has revealed 13 species belonging to 8 families and 13 genera. The waterbody is free of submerged plants. The plant life forms, structure and physiognomy of vegetation were determined. In addition, vegetation-land-cover was mapped to illustrate seasonal distribution of dominant plant species. Geostatistics on areas covered by vegetation and its seasonal dynamics were obtained and then discussed. The most common plant life forms were chamaephytes (53.8%) and therophytes (23.1%), which characterize desert vegetation that has low recovery and low height. Furthermore, vegetation mapping revealed the existence of 3 types of vegetation: (i) halophytic vegetation represented mainly by Chenopodiaceae species, which were extended all around the edges of the waterbody; (ii) hydrophytic vegetation represented mainly by Phragmites communis and Juncus maritimus, and (iii) sparse vegetation represented by Limoniastrum guyonianum and Triganum nudatum. Lake Ayata’s flora is poorly diversified but well adapted to adverse environmental conditions prevailing on the ground (salinity) and climate (drought). 

Author(s):  
Agustinus Murdjoko ◽  
Djoko Marsono ◽  
Ronggo Sadono ◽  
Suwarno Hadisusanto

<p>Papua has so many wide lowland areas that cover high diversity in plant from life-forms.  In contrast, there is a lack of information concerning species diversity.  The objectives of the research were to describe species of plant life-forms and described conspecific associations between small individuals and large individuals in natural tropical rainforest, south Papua.  Then, 46 nested plots were placed systematically in natural tropical rainforest of Boven Digoel Regency, Papua.  Density, frequency, dominance and importance value index (IVI) were analyzed to describe plant diversity, while detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) was to describe conspecific association between small individuals and large individuals.  Results found 2040 individuals in this forest consisting 194 plant species.  Those are from pteridophytes, angiosperms and gymnosperms.  The plant life-forms are herbs, orchids, palms, pandans, shrubs, rattans, vines and trees in which of the plant life-forms, trees are the most abundant according to number of species.  In the dominant plant species, two types of conspecific association occurred between small individuals and large individuals.  Analysis of DCA revealed that three are large plant species grow along with their small individuals.  Another type is that small individuals grow far from their large individuals.</p>


2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Numa P. Pavón ◽  
Humberto Hernández-Trejo ◽  
Víctor Rico-Gray

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Celio M. Lopes ◽  
Flora Misaki ◽  
Karina Santos ◽  
Carlos A. P. Evangelista ◽  
Tatiana T. Carrijo ◽  
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Nature ◽  
1937 ◽  
Vol 140 (3555) ◽  
pp. 1035-1035

1983 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-303
Author(s):  
E.-D. Schulze

Interactions of water and nutrient flows on C relations are explained and typical features of root:shoot ratios in perennial plants including grasses and woody spp. are discussed. In a hydrostable annual crop plant (cowpea) partitioning was controlled by transpiration rate/leaf area and by the capacity of the root for water uptake. For perennial woody spp. the significance of plant architecture and morphology is demonstrated for a situation of competitive growth. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Airy Gras ◽  
Montse Parada ◽  
Joan Vallès ◽  
Teresa Garnatje

Abstract Background Catalonia (in the north east of the Iberian Peninsula) is among the most prospected territories in Europe, from the ethnobotanical point of view. The aim of the present paper is to undertake a global analysis in the area considered, including plants, plant life forms, and ethnobotanical data within a physiographic and geographic framework. Methods Data from 21 ethnobotanical prospection areas in Catalonia were collected, analyzed, and compared, with the focus on plant life forms and geographic divisions. Results A total of 824 taxa constitute the Catalan ethnoflora, and 316 of them are shared by the six physiographic zones recognized in Catalonia. When three major geographic areas are considered (Pyrenean, inland, and littoral), 394 taxa have been reported in only one out of the three areas. Concerning life forms, phanerophytes and chamaephytes together, i.e., those taxa present all through the year, are the most cited (37.12%). Conclusions This first study constitutes a new approach to ethnobotanical data analysis. The results show the particular importance of plants with a large distribution area and plants with available biomass throughout the year. Apart from this, other kind of plants, e.g., those present in only one territory, are of interest for its originality and sometimes for the local significance.


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