Fennane, Mohamed

Taleb, Mohammed Sghir

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University of Kentucky UKnowledge International Grassland Congress Proceedings 21st International Grassland Congress / 8th International Rangeland Congress Forests, Steppes and Grasslands in Morocco: Diversity, Ecological Importance and Socio‐Economic Role Mohammed Sghir Taleb Forest Research Center, Morocco Mohamed Fennane Scientific Institute, Morocco Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc  Part of the Plant Sciences Commons, and the Soil Science Commons This document is available at https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/21/1-5/42 The 21st International Grassland Congress / 8th International Rangeland Congress took place in Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008. Proceedings edited by Organizing Committee of 2008 IGC/IRC Conference Published by Guangdong People's Publishing House This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Plant and Soil Sciences at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Grassland Congress Proceedings by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact UKnowledge@lsv.uky.edu. 　 Multifunctional Grasslands in a Changing World 　 Volume Ⅰ 　 瞯 ]241　 瞯Grasslands/Rangelands Resources and Ecology ——— Ecology of Grasslands/RangelandsForests , steppes and grasslands in Morocco :diversity , ecological importance and socio‐economicroleTA LEB Mohammed Sghir 倡 & Mohamed FENNA NE 倡 倡倡 Forest Research Center , Rabat , Morocco , talebm０５ ＠ yahoo .com倡 倡 Scienti f ic Institute , Rabat , Morocco , f ennane＠ israbat .ac .maKey words :Morocco , flora , forest , steppes , grasslands , diversity .Abstract Forests , steppes and grassland in Morocco : Diversity , ecological importance and socio‐economic role . With itsgeographical situation ( crossroads between Europe and Africa , Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean) , with the diversity of itsclimate and habitats , Morocco shelters a particularly varied natural vegetation by its structure and aspect , as well as by thediversity of the species . The floristic richness of the country is related to the biotopes heterogeneity . From the desert to thehigh mountains and the littoral to the most continental borders , Morocco offers very varied ecological conditions which allowedinstallation of various stocks species .The main vegetal formations are forests , matorrals , steppes , lawns and grasslands . Forests cover approximately ５ millionhectares , followed by steppes of Stipa tenacissima , w ith nearly ３ millions hectares .Moroccan vascular flora counts about ４ ５００ species and subspecies distributed among ９３０ genera and １３０ families . Rare ,threatened and/ or endemic flora represents a significant part : ９５１ are endemics , ４６３ rares , １２８４ threatened and ３６ vulnerable .Biogeographic analysis shows that the Moroccan flora is mainly mediterranean , enriched by taxa from the North ( holarcticelements) , the South ( tropical or Saharan elements ) , the East ( irano‐touranian elements ) or the West ( macaronesianelements) .

Forests, Steppes and Grasslands in Morocco: Diversity, Ecological Importance and Socio‐Economic Role

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Forests, Steppes and Grasslands in Morocco: Diversity, Ecological Importance and Socio‐Economic Role

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