The argan tree is a singular curiosity of Morocco either at biogeographical, ecological or forest levels. Due to its exceptional qualities, this
tree is of great interest on behalf of scientists, foresters, and tourists. For the local populations, it is synonymous of life. Moreover, the
international scope taken by the argan tree and its registration in the UNESCO world heritage as well as the spectacular commercial
success of argan oil, made this ecosystem a subject of very particular attention at both national and international scale. The present work
aims to develop an argan tree distribution map in the eastern region of Morocco by means of G.P.S. (Global Positioning System) combined
to G.I.S. (Geographic Information System). The study focused on two sites, the piedmonts of western Beni-Snassen and the plain of BouAreg.
Distribution
of
argan
tree
in
the
piedmonts
of
western
Beni-Snassen
is
presented
as
a
matorral
degraded
by
zone.
Thus,
we
identified
four
zones
at
this site according to the density of trees. Companion species to the argan tree in these zones were also identified. On the
other hand, argans of the plain of Bou-Areg are very strongly degraded and they are represented by only two trees: the first at Kariat
Arekmane and the second in Bled Arimane. Our study showed that argan tree occupies only a small area in the eastern region of Morocco
and its irrational exploitation may lead to its complete disappearance in the future.
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Posté Le : 15/01/2024
Posté par : einstein
Ecrit par : - Faouzi Khalil - Rharrabti Yahia - Boukroute Azzouz - Mahyou Hamid - Berrichi Abdelbasset
Source : Revue Nature et Technologie Volume 7, Numéro 1, Pages 16-24 2015-01-30