Évolution floristique des suberaies incendiées dans la région d’El Kala (nord-est Algérie)
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: A study on post-fire dynamics in cork-oak forests in the El Kala region was undertaken after violent fires that occurred during the summer 1993. The chronosequence considered corresponds to sites burnt in 2000, in 1993, in 1983 and those left un-burnt for the last 50 years. The synchronic approach showed that a dynamic gradient is at work, illustrating the hypothesis of a return to the initial floristic composition. Floristic richness analyses and the evolution of the floristic content at each successional stage show that the auto-succession phenomena described for the northern part of the Mediterranean basin is also valid for the cork oak forest of the El Kala region. The time length of each successional stage is however not always similar, as indicated by the emergence coefficient.
Source: Ecologia mediterranea
Authors: Samir Ouelmouhoub, Salima S. Benhouhou
Language: English
Topic: Fire effects on ecosystems
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W302183646