Vascular Plant Communities of Morocco [electronic resource] : Phytosociology, Ecology and Geography /
Taleb, Mohammed Sghir.author.
Fennane, Mohamed.author.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the phytosociological information currently available in Morocco – a country famous for its floristic and landscape diversity. There has been little literature on the topic; however, in recent decades there have been a number of advances in the field of vegetation communities in the country, and several new phytosociological units have been described. This inventory includes 670 associations (communities or groupments), 97 alliances, 66 orders and 44 classes. Although these figures are underestimations, they clearly reflect the great richness and diversity of the country’s ecosystems. For each association the book provides useful information, including vegetation belt, bioclimate, altitude, substrate/soil, geographical distribution and additional comments. The book is a basic tool for scientific researchers, students and naturalists interested in phytoecology in Morocco and Mediterranean Basin. .
INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- FORESTS AND PREFORESTS -- 1. QUERCETEA PUBESCENTIS -- 1.1. QUERCO-CEDRETALIA ATLANTICAE -- 1.1.a. Violo munbyanae-Cedrion atlanticae -- 1.1.b. Paeonio maroccanae-Cedrion atlanticae -- 2. QUERCETEA ILICIS -- 2.1. QUERCETALIA ILICIS -- 2.1.a. Oleo sylvestris-Quercion rotundifoliae -- 2.1.b. Balansaeo glaberrimae-Quercion rotundifoliae -- 2.2. PISTACIO LENTISCI-RHAMNETALIA ALATERNI -- 2.2.a. Asparago albidi-Rhamnion oleoidis /Tetraclino-Pistacion atlanticae -- Ericion arboreae -- Juniperion turbinatae -- Junipero oxycedri-Rhamnion atlanticae -- Quercion fruticosae -- ACACIO GUMMIFERAE-ARGANIETALIA SPINOSAE -- Senecio anteuphorbii-Arganion spinosae -- Acacion gummiferae -- EPHEDRO MAJORIS-JUNIPERETALIA -- Ephedro majoris-Juniperion phoeniceae -- Junipero thuriferae-Quercion rotundifoliae -- MATORRALS AND SPINY HIGH-MOUNTAIN XEROPHYTES -- CALLUNO VULGARIS-ULICETEA MINORIS -- ULICETALIA MINORIS -- Ericion umbellatae -- Genistion micrantho-anglicae -- CISTO-LAVANDULETEA STOECHADIS -- HALIMIETALIA RIPHAEO-ATLANTICI -- Erico riphaeae-Cistion varii Halimio-Cistion atlanticae -- LAVANDULETALIA STOECHADIS -- Genisto quadriflorae-Lavandulion atlanticae -- ONONIDO-ROSMARINETEA -- ROSMARINETALIA OFFICINALIS -- Lithodoro maroccanae-Ulicion funkii -- Pseudoscabioso grosii-Origanion grosii -- ANARRHINO FRUTICOSI-ASTRAGALETALIA ARMATI -- Bupleuro aiouensis-Globularion nainii -- Lavandulo mairei-Carthamion fruticosi -- CISTO MAURITANICI-THYMETALIA MUNBYANI -- Ulici africanae-Rosmarinion tournefortii -- Staehelino macrocephalae-Genistion pseudoretamoidis -- ERINACETALIA ANTHYLLIDIS -- Diantho maroccani-Astragalion maroccani -- Genisto pseudopilosae-Thymion comosi -- Ormenion scariosae -- Arenarion pungentis -- Platycapnion saxicolae -- LAWNS, POZZINES AND MEADOWS OF HIGH MOUNTAINS -- POETEA BULBOSAE -- POETALIA BULBOSAE -- Potentillo maurae-Campanulion filicaulis -- NARDETEA STRICTAE -- NARDETALIA STRICTAE -- Trifolion humilis -- MULGEDIO-ACONITETEA -- ADENOSTYLETALIA ALLIARIAE -- Cirsion flavispinae -- Eryngion variifolii -- SCHEUCHZERIO PALUSTRIS-CARICETEA FUSCAE -- CARICETALIA FUSCAE -- Caricion intricatae -- MONTIO-CARDAMINETEA -- MONTIO-CARDAMINETALIA -- Cardamino-Montion -- RUPICOLOUS COMMUNITIES -- ADIANTETEA -- ADIANTETALIA CAPILLI-VENERIS -- Adiantion capilli-veneris -- ASPLENIETEA TRICHOMANIS -- POTENTILLETALIA CAULESCENTIS -- Potentillion caulescentis -- Rupicapnion africanae -- Violion saxifragae -- SARCOCAPNETALIA ENNEAPHYLLAE -- Sarcocapnion enneaphyllae -- TINGUARRETALIA SICULAE -- Campanulion velutinae -- Celsio antiatlanticae-Aeonion arborescentis -- Feerion angustifoliae -- Poterion ancistroidis -- POLYPODIETEA -- ANOMODONTO-POLYPODIETALIA -- Polypodion serrati -- AQUATIC (fresh water) AND HYGROPHILE ENVIRONMENTS -- ISOËTO-NANOJUNCETEA -- ISOËTETALIA -- PHRAGMITO-MAGNOCARICETEA -- BOLBOSCHOENETALIA MARITIMI -- Scirpion maritimi -- MAGNOCARICETALIA -- Magnocaricion elatae -- NASTURTIO-GLYCERIETALIA -- Glycerio-Sparganion -- PHRAGMITETALIA -- Phragmition communis -- POTAMOGETONETEA -- TERRESTRIAL HALO-GYPSOPHILE VEGETATION -- ATRIPLICETEA HALIMI -- ATRIPLICETALIA HALIMI -- SALSOLETALIA VERMICULATAE -- NERIO-TAMARICETEA -- TAMARICETALIA AFRICANAE -- Tamaricion africanae -- PEGANO HARMALAE-SALSOLETEA VERMICULATAE -- SALSOLO-NITRARIETALIA -- Limoniastro-Nitrarion -- Limoniastro-Zygophyllion -- SAGINETEA MARITIMAE -- Aeluropion litoralis -- Mesembryanthemion nodiflori -- SALICORNIETEA FRUTICOSAE -- Limoniastrion monopetali -- SALICONIETALIA FRUTICOSAE -- Arthrocnemion glauci -- Salicornion fruticosae -- Suaedion brevifoliae -- Suaedion fruticosae -- COASTAL, LAGOON, ESTUARIAN OR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS -- AMMOPHILETEA -- AMMOPHILETALIA -- Ammophilion -- CAKILETEA MARITIMAE -- Euphorbion peplidis -- CRITHMO-STATICETEA -- CRITHMO-STATICETALIA -- Crithmo-Daucion halophili -- HELIANTHEMETEA GUTTATI -- VULPIETALIA -- Ononidion tournefortii -- MALCOLMIETALIA -- POLYCARPAEO NIVEAE-TRAGANETEA MOQUINI -- ZYGOPHYLLO FONTANESII-POLYCARPAETALIA NIVEAE -- Traganion moquinii -- JUNCETEA MARITIMAE -- JUNCETALIA MARITIMAE -- Juncion maritimae -- THERO-SALICORNIETEA -- ZOSTERETEA -- ZOSTERETALIA -- Zosterion marinae -- RUPPIETEA MARITIMAE -- RUPPIETALIA MARITIMAE -- Ruppion maritimae -- SPARTINETEA MARITIMAE -- SPARTINETALIA MARITIMAE -- Spartinion maritimae -- Spartinion junceae -- SAHARAN, STEPPIC OR PRE-STEPPIC VIVACE COMMUNITIES (shrublets and/or graminaceous herbs). ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL VEGETATION (Incl. adventices, messicoles, ruderals) -- PERGULARIO TOMENTOSAE-PULICARIETEA CRISPAE -- PERGULARIO TOMENTOSAE-PULICARIETALIA CRISPAE -- Antirrhino ramosissimi-Zillion macropterae -- Panico turgidi-Acacion raddianae -- ASTERISCO GRAVEOLENSIS-FORSKAHLETEA TENACISSIMAE -- GYMNOCARPO DECANDRI-ATRACTYLETALIA BABELII -- Atractylion babelii -- SEDETALIA ALTISSIMAE -- SENECIETALIA FLAVI -- Senecion flavi -- CUTANDIETEA -- LYGEO SPARTI-STIPETEA TENACISSIMAE -- CYMBOPOGONO-BRACHYPODIETALIA RAMOSI -- LYGEO-STIPETALIA TENACISSIMAE -- Stipo tenacissimae-Launeion acanthocladae -- Noaeo mucronatae-Artemision herba-albae -- TILLAEETEA MUSCOSAE -- SPERGULARIETALIA FIMBRIATAE -- SPERGULARIETALIA PURPUREAE -- NOTOCERETEA BICORNI -- CALENDULETALIA MURBECKII -- HALOXYLETALIA SCOPARIAE -- Aizoetion canariensis -- ORMENIETALIA MIXTAE -- CALENDULETEA ALGERIENSIS -- CALENDULETALIA ALGERIENSIS -- Ceratocnemion rapistroidis -- DIPLOTAXIDETALIA ASSURGENTIS -- Volutarion crupinoidis -- Vicion monanthae -- CLADANTHETALIA ARABICAE -- Diplotaxidion virgata -- ARTEMISIETEA VULGARIS -- CARTHAMETALIA LANATI -- Onopordion castellani -- Silybo mariani-Urticion piluliferae -- ELYTRIGIO REPENTIS-DITTRICHIETALIA VISCOSAE -- Bromo-Oryzopsion miliaceae -- CHENOPODIETEA -- BROMETALIA RUBENTI-TECTORUM -- Cerintho-Fedion -- Taeniathero-Aegilopion geniculatae -- Echio-Galactition tomentosae -- Hordeion murini -- CHENOPODIETALIA -- Chenopodion muralis -- DIGITARIO SANGUINALIS-ERAGROSTIETEA MINORIS -- ERAGROSTIETALIA -- Diplotaxion erucoidis -- GLADIOLO ITALICI-RIDOLFIETALIA SEGETI -- Ridolfion segeti -- PAPAVERETEA RHOEADIS -- PAPAVERETALIA RHOEADIS -- Caucalidion lappulae -- Launaeion nudicaulis -- Rumio-Brassicion barrelieri -- SISYMBRIETEA -- SISYMBRIETALIA SOPHIAE -- Geranio pusilli-Anthriscion caucalidis -- POLYGONO-POETEA ANNUAE -- POLYGONO ARENASTRI-POETALIA ANNUAE -- Polygono–Coronopodion -- Polycarpion tetraphylli -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- INDEX OF SYNTAXON NAMES -- REFERENCES.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the phytosociological information currently available in Morocco – a country famous for its floristic and landscape diversity. There has been little literature on the topic; however, in recent decades there have been a number of advances in the field of vegetation communities in the country, and several new phytosociological units have been described. This inventory includes 670 associations (communities or groupments), 97 alliances, 66 orders and 44 classes. Although these figures are underestimations, they clearly reflect the great richness and diversity of the country’s ecosystems. For each association the book provides useful information, including vegetation belt, bioclimate, altitude, substrate/soil, geographical distribution and additional comments. The book is a basic tool for scientific researchers, students and naturalists interested in phytoecology in Morocco and Mediterranean Basin. .
Plant ecology.
Plant Ecology.