Potential regions for Argan tree plantations in Algeria using MaxEnt bioclimatic modelling

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ID19271085
AuthorsKada Djebbouri (Laboratory of Ecology and Management of Natural Ecosystems, Department of Ecology and Environment, Snv/Stu Faculty, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Tlemcen, Algeria), Réda Kechairi (0000-0002-3477-1132, Laboratory of Ecology and Management of Natural Ecosystems, Department of Ecology and Environment, Snv/Stu Faculty, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Tlemcen, Algeria, corresponding author), Mohammed Djebbouri (0000-0002-6561-8683, Conservation of Forests of Saïda Province, General Directorate of Forestry (GDF), Saida, Algeria), Ahmed Megharbi (0000-0002-7056-2207, Ahmed Zabana University - Relizane), Mohammed Ould Safi (National Institute of Forestry Research, Adrar Station, Algeria)
Year2024
Volume81
Issue2
Pages795-807
Publication date2024-03-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00207233.2024.2313348
OpenAlexW4391646849
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited34

The present study models potential regions for Argan tree plantations in Algeria using the MaxEnt approach, taking into account the sites of successful plantations at national level. There has been exhaustive sampling of 45 sites of plantations, with results collected over three years, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Current climate data were used from the Worldclim database (version 2.0). The results obtained indicate that the north-western regions of the country, the eastern and central coasts, are highly suitable (≥75%), but the desert and steppe regions are weakly suitable (<25%). Therefore, a suitable bioclimatic environment for planting argan trees (with at least 50% probability) depends on a minimum temperature of 2.5 to 6.5°C and annual precipitation of 160 to 1,400 mm

Agroforestry · Biology · Geography · Meteorology · Physical geography · Precipitation · Steppe · Tree (set theory) · Ecology · Environmental Science · Forest Insect Ecology and Management · Forestry · Horticultural and Viticultural Research · Mathematics · Species Distribution and Climate Change

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