Study of Bryophytic Flora in the Ramsar Wetland of Merja Zerga (North-west of Morocco)

The research undertaken in the IBA and Ramsar wetland of Merja Zerga at Moulay Bousselham were interested only in the higher plants. Our study tends then to contribute to enrich the knowledge about the bryophytic flora of this area by filling the gaps in this field. Thus, we carried out a systematic sampling with a stop and a harvest in each encountered bryophyte population. This prospection enabled us to find 26 species of bryophytes including 22 species of mosses belonging to 15 genera and 9 families, and 4 species of liverworts belonging to 3 genera and 3 families. The relative low specificity of this wetland can be explained by the influence of sea spray and the strong anthropic disturbance. A comparison with previous studies allowed us to conclude that 11 species were observed for the first time in the area

Study of the bryological flora at the archaeological site of Chellah, Morocco

The Chellah archaeological site in Rabat, listed as a cultural asset since 2012 on UNESCO's World Heritage List, is subject to significant biodeterioration. The aim of this study is to identify the bryophytes that have an important impact on the destruction of the substrate. For this purpose, three prospectionswere carried out in autumn 2014, spring 2015 and winter 2016. The systematic sampling carried out allowed us to identify 20 species of bryophytes belonging to 10 botanical families, of which 4are dominant with 13 species equivalent to 65% of the total. The four families are Pottiaceae, Brachyceciaceae, Funariaceae and Bryaceae; they belong to the class of Muscinae. The liverworts are represented by only 6 species, representing 30% of the total population. Among the 20 species inventoried, 3 are newly observed in the region of Rabat: Entosthodon pulchellus (H. Philib.) Brugués; Dydimodon Fallax Hedw. and Trichostomum crispulum Bruch. When bryophytes settle on substrates, a preliminary soilis initiated to the detriment of the quality of materials and their durability

Premiere recolte de deux especes fongiques du genre polyporus nouvellement recoltees au Maroc : Polyporus arcularius Batsch : Fr. et Polyporus meridionalis (A. David) Jahn

Au Maroc, les travaux sur les champignons sont rares et aucune liste complète qui répertorie les espèces d'une région donnée n'est encore disponible. L'objectif de ce travail est d'étudier la flore fongique au niveau de la Mamora, Moyen Atlas et le Rif. Des prospections effectuées dans ces régions et la détermination des critères macroscopiques et microscopiques ont permis de déterminer pour la première fois au Maroc deux espèces du genre Polyporus: Polyporus arcularius Batsch : Fr. et Polyporus meridionalis (A. David). Cette étude s'intègre dans la contribution à la détermination de la diversité fongique du Maroc, qui demeure jusqu'à présent incomplète.Mots clés : Champignons, Maroc, forêt, Polyporus Arcularius, Polyporus meridionalis.FIRST HARVEST OF TWO FUNGAL SPECIES OF THE Polyporus GENUS IN MOROCCO : Polyporus arcularius BATSCH : FR. AND Polyporus meridionalis (A. DAVID) JAHNIn Morocco, the works on mushrooms are rare and no complete list that lists the species in a given region is not yet available. The objective of this work is to study the fungal flora of Mamora, Moyen Atlas and Rif. Surveys in these areas and the determination of macroscopic and microscopic criteria have allowed us to determine two species of Polyporus for the first time in Morocco : Polyporus arcularius Batsch : Fr. and Polyporus meridionalis (A. David). This study is part of the contribution to the determination of the fungal diversity in Morocco that it remains incomplete.Keywords : Fungi, Morocco, forest, Polyporus Arcularius, Polyporus meridionali