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The vegetation of two Ramsar wetlands (Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul) was characterized in this research study. Plant community included 34 species belonging to 16 families in Chott Tinsilt and 43 species belonging to 17 families in Sebkhet Ezzemoul. Most of the species are halophytes with low-medium vegetation cover. The generalized linear model indicated that the soil’s electrical conductivity and organic matter are the main drivers of spatiotemporal variations of plant species richness, abundance and distribution. This study proved the high plant diversity in these two wetlands, which makes a real biological heritage.
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Bezzalla, A., Houhamdi, M., Chenchouni, H. (2019). Vegetation Analysis of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul (Two Ramsar Sites in Algeria) in Relation to Soil Proprieties. In: Chenchouni, H., Errami, E., Rocha, F., Sabato, L. (eds) Exploring the Nexus of Geoecology, Geography, Geoarcheology and Geotourism: Advances and Applications for Sustainable Development in Environmental Sciences and Agroforestry Research. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01683-8_8
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