Analysis of the Diversity of Spontaneous Urban Flora – The Case of Temara City, Morocco

• Autorzy: Boukita Hassan , Ziri Rabea , Brhadda Najiba , Chemchaoui Abdelazziz , Ghazi Souad , Elwahab Fathalah , Benchahid Boutaina , El Ammari Mohamed

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/175111

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Spontaneous flora offers many functions and potentialities in the urban ecosystem. However, few studies have been carried out on this subject in Morocco. The present study aimed to analyze the diversity of spontaneous flora in the urban area of Temara, to contribute to interpreting the structure and dynamics of Moroccan spontaneous flora. During the study, 90 floristic surveys were carried out along four transects, marked A, B, C, and D so that each transect started from the city center and went in one of the four directions of the study area. Transect A ran northwards from the city center, transect B westwards, transect C southwards, and transect D eastwards from the city center. To carry out the floristic surveys, several survey areas were chosen, given the heterogeneity of the urban environment. These areas ranged from a few cm² for rock fissure plants, through 10 to 25 m² for grasslands, to 25 to 100 m² for forest cuttings. The results revealed a total of 137 taxa grouped in 116 genera and belong to 33 floristic families. The Asteraceae family came out on top, with 30 species (21.90%) and 24 genera, and the Poaceae family was in second place with 21 species (15.33%) divided into 20 genera. Analysis of this floristic list indicates a predominance of the therophyte life form (48.90%), then hemicryptophytes (26.28%) followed by geophytes (10.22%) in terms of biological type, and a predominance of the Mediterranean element (31.19%) in terms of chorological type. Of the 137 taxa inventoried, 10 are very rare, 1 is rare, 1 has a doubtful presence, and 2 are endemics. This study showed that even in a disturbed and fragmented environment, such as the urban environment, certain spontaneous plant species adapt to the conditions prevailing in this habitat and show considerable diversity, thus contributing to a better interpretation of the composition and dynamics of the country’s flora.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

floristic diversity; Morocco; urban ecosystem; spontaneous flora; Temara

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 25, iss. 1
• Strony: 300--306
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Boukita Hassan

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1455-9251

autor

Ziri Rabea

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5223-8235

autor

Brhadda Najiba

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-0310

autor

Chemchaoui Abdelazziz

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8297-5407

autor

Ghazi Souad

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-104X

autor

Elwahab Fathalah

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3154-361X

autor

Benchahid Boutaina

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4527-798X

autor

El Ammari Mohamed

• Plant and Animal Production and Agro-Industry Laboratory, Faculty of Science; Ibn Tofail University, B.P 133, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9822-1306

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).