Open AccessContribution to the knowledge of rupicolous plant communities in the limestone areas of North Africa
Author(s) -
Àngel Romo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
collectanea botanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1989-1067
pISSN - 0010-0730
DOI - 10.3989/collectbot.2008.v27.6
Subject(s) - floristics , chorology , geography , atlas (anatomy) , phytosociology , plant community , forestry , ecology , biology , taxonomy (biology) , taxon , species richness , paleontology
16 pages, 8tables, 7 figures.The rupicolous plant communities of the Moroccan Rif and Atlas Mountains and the Algerian Djurjura Mountains have been\udstudied in this contribution. The structure and floristic composition of these plant communities are described according to the\udphytosociological methodology. The following seven new syntaxa are described: Saxifrago tricrenatae-Poetum ligulatae and\udSaxifrago globuliferae-Seslerietum argenteae from the Western Rif; Drabo hispanicae-Pterocephaletum kunkeliani from the Eastern Rif; Saxifrago globuliferae-Geranietum cataractari from the Middle Atlas; Arabido alpinae-Festucetum atlanticae from the High Atlas; Centaureo benoistii-Galietum ephedroides from the Saharan Atlas and Poo alpinae-Saxifragetum numidicae from the Djurjura mountainous region.New data referring to the chorology and floristic composition of the other previously described syntaxons are also provided.Peer reviewe