Contribution to the Modeling of the Organic Matter of Moroccan Forest Soils within the Context of Global Change – Case Study of the Central Plateau

• Autorzy: Dallahi Youssef , Malaainine Mohamed El Imame , Hbiak Ishak , Boujraf Amal , Abidine Mohamed Mahmoud , Orlando Collins Ashianga , Meliho Modeste , El Mderssa Mohamed , Minoubi Abdenaim

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DOI

10.12912/27197050/172004

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Organic matter is a major component of soil. It is of considerable ecological importance given its role in determining soil health, influencing ecosystem productivity and climate. For this reason, it is essential to carry out studies to evaluate its dynamics in natural ecosystems. In this study, the authors aimed to explore the dynamics of soil organic matter (SOM) in forest ecosystems of the Central Plateau in Morocco, as well as to investigate the potential of spectral vegetation indices in modeling SOM. To this end, the soil samples for analysis were collected from 30 sites across three vegetation types, including cork oak, Barbary thuja and scrub (matorral). In addition, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was extracted from Landsat 8 images to be used to model SOM using linear regression. The obtained results showed a weak, although statistically significant (α < 0.05), correlation between NDVI and SOM at 0.45. In addition, only the scrub type showed a statistically significant (α < 0.05) relationship between its corresponding SOM and NDVI, and was therefore retained for modeling. Vegetation type had a statistically strong influence (α <0.01) on SOM, with cork oak and garrigue ecosystems having the highest and lowest SOM contents with 5.61% and 2.36%, respectively. In addition, the highest SOM contents were observed under slightly acidic pH soils on mild, warm slopes at high altitude sites, while the lowest were found in lowland areas with predominantly weakly evolved soil.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

organic matter; natural ecosystem; forest soil; NDVI; Morocco

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, iss. 8
• Strony: 261--271
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 49 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Dallahi Youssef

• Equipe Sciences Géomatiques (SGEO), Laboratoire du Génie des Systèmes (LAGES), Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics (EHTP), Casablanca, Morocco
• Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de Biotechnologie Végétale et Microbienne Biodiversité et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat 10000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-2123

autor

Malaainine Mohamed El Imame

• Equipe Sciences Géomatiques (SGEO), Laboratoire du Génie des Systèmes (LAGES), Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics (EHTP), Casablanca, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7028-9477

autor

Hbiak Ishak

• Equipe Sciences Géomatiques (SGEO), Laboratoire du Génie des Systèmes (LAGES), Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics (EHTP), Casablanca, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9434-5200

autor

Boujraf Amal

• Laboratoire des Productions Végétale, Animales et Agro-industrie, Equipe de Botanique, Biotechnologie et Protection des Plantes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, Kénitra, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5360-2493

autor

Abidine Mohamed Mahmoud

• Unit of Biodiversity and Valorization of Plant Resources, Faculty of Science and Technology - University of Nouakchott, Mauritania

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6703-8335

autor

Orlando Collins Ashianga

• Independent Researcher, Rabat, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0842-3097

autor

Meliho Modeste

• Laboratoire d’aménagement et de sylviculture, Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Université de Québec à Rimouski, Canada

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6271-2730

autor

El Mderssa Mohamed

• Soltane Moulay Slimane University, Mghila Beni Mellal, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1643-7218

autor

Minoubi Abdenaim

• Interdisciplinary Laboratory LIRBEM, Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-8894

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