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<p>With an average annual rainfall below 150 mm, the steppe with <italic>Hammada scoparia</italic> emerges, constituting the transition between the arid steppes and the Saharan vegetation. The distribution of the vegetation is very irregular, which depends on the nature and structure of the soils. A soil study, based on observations and the sampling of 42 profiles, was carried out within a range of species located in the southern part of Naâma. The principal component analysis enables the identification of relationships between the different soil profiles and the species studied. The results obtained show that the woody steppe with <italic>H. scoparia</italic> occupies habitats characterized by a sandy-loamy to sandy and stony texture on the surface of carbonate crusts, often in the form of slabs with a variable carbonate content of 1.22 to 12.7% in certain types of soil; this element tends to be carried to a depth of 40 to 60 cm. In other types of soil, on the contrary, it remains distributed throughout the entire profile. Colonized soils are generally shallow and poor in organic matter, varying from 2 to 3.65%, with an alkaline pH ranging between 6.7 and 8.8. The measured electrical conductivity varies between 0.1 and 0.7 mS/cm. This variation largely depends on the texture of the soil, the bioclimate and the steppe vegetation. The results obtained enable the valorization of this species, which has a socio-economic and ecological role, as it practically adapts to the different types of soil of the steppe space.</p>
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With an average annual rainfall below 150 mm, the steppe with Hammada scoparia emerges, constituting the transition between the arid steppes and the Saharan vegetation. The distribution of the vegetation is very irregular, which depends on the nature and structure of the soils. A soil study, based on observations and the sampling of 42 profiles, was carried out within a range of species located in the southern part of Naâma. The principal component analysis enables the identification of relationships between the different soil profiles and the species studied. The results obtained show that the woody steppe with H. scoparia occupies habitats characterized by a sandy-loamy to sandy and stony texture on the surface of carbonate crusts, often in the form of slabs with a variable carbonate content of 1.22 to 12.7% in certain types of soil; this element tends to be carried to a depth of 40 to 60 cm. In other types of soil, on the contrary, it remains distributed throughout the entire profile. Colonized soils are generally shallow and poor in organic matter, varying from 2 to 3.65%, with an alkaline pH ranging between 6.7 and 8.8. The measured electrical conductivity varies between 0.1 and 0.7 mS/cm. This variation largely depends on the texture of the soil, the bioclimate and the steppe vegetation. The results obtained enable the valorization of this species, which has a socio-economic and ecological role, as it practically adapts to the different types of soil of the steppe space.

Physico-Chemical Properties of Steppe Soils with <italic>Hammada scoparia</italic> (Pomel) in The Naâma Region (Algeria)

Laboratory of Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Physico-Chemical Properties of Steppe Soils with  (Pomel) in The Naâma Region (Algeria)

With an average annual rainfall below 150 mm, the steppe with Hammada scoparia emerges, constituting the transition between the arid steppes and the Saharan...

Physico-Chemical Properties of Steppe Soils with Hammada scoparia (Pomel) in The Naâma Region (Algeria)

Published Online: Jun 04, 2024

Page range: 16 - 25

Received: Jul 01, 2023

Accepted: Jan 29, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2024-0002

Keywords
analysis, soil, steppe, Naâma, Algeria

© 2024 Hafidha Boucherit et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Physico-Chemical Properties of Steppe Soils with Hammada scoparia (Pomel) in The Naâma Region (Algeria)

Published Online: Jun 04, 2024

Page range: 16 - 25

Received: Jul 01, 2023

Accepted: Jan 29, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2024-0002

Keywordsanalysis, soil, steppe, Naâma, Algeria

© 2024 Hafidha Boucherit et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
analysis, soil, steppe, Naâma, Algeria