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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Floristic composition and vegetation cover analysis of delta outlet of wadi kharaz, lahej, Yemen
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Hana A Al-Quhbi, Abeer A Saeed, Abdul Nasser Al-Gifri
Abstract
This study is the first report conducted on Wadi Kharaz of Lahej area in Yemen. The present study aimed to determine floristic composition, the vegetation structure and species distribution at 15 sample plots on Delta outlet of Wadi Kharaz, southwestern Aden. The study revealed 40 plant species belonging to 32 genera and 19 families. Poaceae was the dominant families. Using DCT (Dominant Community Type) analysis, four major vegetation groups found, they are the followings: (I) Cymbopogon schoenanthus, (II) Zygophyllum simplex, (III) Salvadora persica and (V) Acacia tortilis.dominant community types. Chorological analysis exhibited the Somali- Masai, most dominant element represented by (22.5%) of the studied species. The Hemicryptophyte and Therophytes were the most dominant life form, constituted by 13 species representing (32.5%) each of the total recorded species followed by the chamaephytes represented by 10 species (25.%). On the other hand, three species of the Phanerophytes estimated 7.5% conducted of the total recorded taxa. Cryptophytes have the lowest contribution by one species of Cyperus conglomeratus, with a percentage of 2.5%.
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Pages:269-277
How to cite this article:
Hana A Al-Quhbi, Abeer A Saeed, Abdul Nasser Al-Gifri "Floristic composition and vegetation cover analysis of delta outlet of wadi kharaz, lahej, Yemen ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 269-277
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