Livestock grazing‐induced large‐scale biotic homogenization in arid Mediterranean steppe rangelands

S Merdas, Y Kouba, T Mostephaoui… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite many studies that have explored the effect of livestock grazing on plant
communities, the response of species composition and diversity to livestock grazing in arid …

Multi-temporal Landsat imagery and MSAVI index for monitoring rangeland degradation in arid ecosystem, case study of Biskra (southeast Algeria)

A Belhadj, N Boulghobra, F Demnati Allache - … Monitoring and Assessment, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Algerian Saharan rangelands are an arid ecosystem characterized by limited
soil, water, and vegetation resources, which make it very susceptible to degradation. This …

Multiscale partitioning effects of livestock grazing management on plant community composition and diversity in arid rangelands

H Chenchouni, S Merdas, Y Kouba… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Arid steppe rangelands in North Africa are highly significant ecosystems that are
exceedingly sensitive to global warming and are also influenced by severe grazing and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of seasonal grazing and annual mowing on floristic composition and plant diversity in the Saral rangeland, Kurdistan, Iran

P Karami, I Bandak, MG Karaji, D Dragovich - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examined the impact of long-term (40 years) seasonal grazing and annual scythe
mowing on changes in plant diversity, floristic composition and plant functional groups in the …

Botanical composition and aroma compounds of semi‐arid pastures in Algeria

A Senoussi, I Schadt, S Hioun… - Grass and Forage …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to determine the botanical composition of different pastures in a semiarid
region of Algeria and investigate the aromatic profile of the characteristic plant species …

Comparing the effects of continuous grazing and long term exclosure on floristic composition and plant diversity in rangeland ecosystems of Saral, Iran

P Karami, I Bandak, M Gorgin Karaji - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Continuous grazing as the most common land us in Kurdistan rangeland is practiced wildly.
Along with continuous grazing, long term exclosure has been implemented in research site …

[PDF][PDF] Impact de la restauration par mis en défens sur les potentialités pastorales d'un parcours steppique à dominance d'Artemisia herba alba dans l'Algérie …

H Yerou, B Belgharbi, A Homrani, A Miloudi… - Livest. Res. Rural …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Résumé Les ressources pastorales autochtones à base d'Artemisia herba alba jouent un
rôle écologique et socioéconomique très important en milieu steppique Algérien. Ces …

Conservation of native plants as a means of resource utilization and desertification mitigation in Kuwait

M Nassep - 2022 - etheses.bham.ac.uk
Desertification is “land degradation reduces natural resilience of the ecosystem, destroy
vegetation, reduce soil fertility, increase the vulnerability of natural disaster, dust storm; …

Assessing land use change and moving sand transport in the western Hodna basin (central Algerian steppe ecosystems)

S Merdas, N Boulghobra, T Mostephaoui, M Belhamra… - Forestist, 2019 - dergipark.org.tr
DOI: 10.26650/forestist. 2019.19005 The application of land use and land coverchange
(LULC) techniques for identifying the state of the environment is both asuitable tool and cost …

[PDF][PDF] Floristic distribution according to the edaphic parameters of a steppe zone, case of study: The nature reserve “El-Mergueb” M'sila, Algeria

A Adjabi, H Sidi, R Bounar, HR Naseri - Ekológia (Bratislava), 2019 - sciendo.com
Abstract Adjabi A., Sidi H., Bounar R., Naseri HR: Floristic distribution according to the
edaphic parameters of a steppe zone, case of study: the Nature Reserve “El-Mergueb” …