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<p>The biological reserve of Sidi Boughaba has a unique plant biodiversity, with many animals, including birds, finding refuge there. Data on this biodiversity is old and incomplete. This phytosociological study was carried out to define the vegetation structure of the area. Stratified sampling was carried out and 124 relevés were recorded. Multivariate statistical analyses (correspondence factorial analysis and hierarchical ascending classification) used to process the relevés revealed the presence of 9 plant groups, including 4 plant associations and 5 subassociations, which belong to 3 phytosociological classes (<italic>Ammophiletea</italic>, <italic>Quercetea ilicis</italic> and <italic>Querco roboris-Fagetea sylvaticae</italic>). <italic>Quercetea ilicis</italic> is the most widespread in the area, showing several successional stages on grey and consolidated dunes. Vegetation of <italic>Ammophiletea</italic> can only be found on mobile sand. Vegetation of the class <italic>Querco roboris-Fagetea sylvaticae</italic> occupies an inter-dunar depression on hydromorphic soil. The association <italic>Pterido aquilinum-Populetum albae</italic> is newly described as five subassociations of <italic>Clematido cirrhosae-Juniperetum lyciae</italic>.</p>
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The biological reserve of Sidi Boughaba has a unique plant biodiversity, with many animals, including birds, finding refuge there. Data on this biodiversity is old and incomplete. This phytosociological study was carried out to define the vegetation structure of the area. Stratified sampling was carried out and 124 relevés were recorded. Multivariate statistical analyses (correspondence factorial analysis and hierarchical ascending classification) used to process the relevés revealed the presence of 9 plant groups, including 4 plant associations and 5 subassociations, which belong to 3 phytosociological classes (Ammophiletea, Quercetea ilicis and Querco roboris-Fagetea sylvaticae). Quercetea ilicis is the most widespread in the area, showing several successional stages on grey and consolidated dunes. Vegetation of Ammophiletea can only be found on mobile sand. Vegetation of the class Querco roboris-Fagetea sylvaticae occupies an inter-dunar depression on hydromorphic soil. The association Pterido aquilinum-Populetum albae is newly described as five subassociations of Clematido cirrhosae-Juniperetum lyciae.

Phytosociological analysis of the Sidi Boughaba Biological Reserve, Kénitra, Morocco

Laboratory of Plant and Animal Production and the Agro-industry, Faculty of Sciences

Laboratory of Plants, Animals Productions and Agro-industry, Faculty of Sciences

Hacquetia

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The biological reserve of Sidi Boughaba has a unique plant biodiversity, with many animals, including birds, finding refuge there. Data on this biodiversity is...

Phytosociological analysis of the Sidi Boughaba Biological Reserve, Kénitra, Morocco

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 35 - 68

Received: Jan 26, 2023

Accepted: Aug 15, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2023-0002

Keywords
phytosociology, correspondence factorial analysis, cartography, syntaxa, Morocco

© 2023 Dounia Challi et al., published by Sciendo

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

Phytosociological analysis of the Sidi Boughaba Biological Reserve, Kénitra, Morocco

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 35 - 68

Received: Jan 26, 2023

Accepted: Aug 15, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2023-0002

Keywordsphytosociology, correspondence factorial analysis, cartography, syntaxa, Morocco

© 2023 Dounia Challi et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
phytosociology, correspondence factorial analysis, cartography, syntaxa, Morocco