Cartographie des zones de risque de feux de forêt dans la commune de Doui Thabet, Saïda, Algérie

Zakour Forest fire risk map assessment in the commune of Mamounia (Mascara, Algeria)

“…Several authors have been used models to develop risk maps for forest fires in Algeria (Missoumi and Tadjerouni 2003;Belhadj 2003;Belhadj et al 2003;Khader et al 2009;Belat et al 2012;Talbi et al 2017;Chiali 2018;Talbi 2019).…”

“…The results obtained show the significant extent of the risk of fire in the Zakour Forest. Good knowledge of the causes of forest fires has enabled us to act better on the the major species of the Mediterranean region most affected by fire, xerophilic forest species with high flammability and combustibility belonging to the conifer family (Talbi et al 2017). Thus, the structure and composition of plant formations dominated by coniferous species, accompanied by undergrowth where brushwood dominates, are all factors favouring forest fires (Missoumi et al 2003;Chiali Charif 2018).…”

“…For several decades, the Algerian forest, like all the forests of the Mediterranean region, has been subjected to multiple attacks, both climatic and anthropogenic. Among these attacks that accentuate deforestation: fires, drought, overgrazing, agricultural abandonment, erosion, phytosanitary problems, attacks on the processionary caterpillar, lack of maintenance and cultural care, the strong pressure from forest-bordering populations, land clearing, increased urbanisation, tourist pressure and illegal logging and firewood harvesting (Louni 1994;Benderradji et al 2006;Arfa 2008;Alexandrian 2008;Khader et al 2009;Bensouiah 2004;Mihi 2012;Laala 2016;Talbi et al 2017;Chiali-Charif 2018).…”

“…Like the countries around the Mediterranean, Algeria is witnessing an intense deterioration of its forest heritage (Ferka Zazou 2006). Fires constitute the most devastating factor of degradation of the Algerian forest; nevertheless, each year more than 36,000 ha are crossed by fires that remain very frequent in the summer period (Louni 1994;Madaoui 2002;Missouni et al 2002;Benhanifia et al 2004;Meddour-Sahar et al 2008;Khader et al 2009;Berrichi et al 2013;Mezrag and Ziane 2013;Meddour-Sahar and Bouisset 2013;MADRP 2015;Hamdach and Bourazza 2016;Souidi and Benbakar 2017;Talbi et al 2017;Sahar et al 2018;Chiali-Charif 2018;Talbi 2019). At the regional level, the burned area is unevenly distributed over the three regions of Algeria.…”

Records of new and overlooked lichens from the Saïda province (Western Algeria)

“…Soils of the region are of limestone, red, and lithosol type (Satec 1976, Halitim 1988, Pietracarprina 1988). The forests are composed of stands of Aleppo pines and accompanying plants (Talbi et al 2017). The most frequent species in the Doui-Thabet forest are the following: Pinus halepensis Mill., Pistacia lentiscus L., Quercus coccifera L., Ampelodesmos mauritanicus Poir., Rosmarinus tournefortii de Noé, Asparagus acutifolius L., Globularia alypum L., Cistus villosus L., Phillyrea angustifolia L., Calycotome spinosa L., and Stipa tenacissima L. (Terras 2011).…”