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AUTHOR(S): Azeddine Hachmi, Asmae Zbiri, Fatima Ezzahrae El Alaoui-Faris
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TITLE Changes in Wildlife Diversity Along Pastoral Improvement Techniques in Arid Rangelands of Morocco |
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ABSTRACT Ethological research has focused on areas rich in animal species. Nevertheless, arid rangelands have been little studied by naturalists and still have gaps in scientific and technical knowledge. The environment studied in this work occupies the eastern part of the highlands region of Morocco. It is characterized by an arid bio-climate. The main purpose of this study is to make a wildlife inventory of five sites characterized by different plant species. Four sites are equipped by pastoral improvement techniques and one fifth in a free grazing. The samplings are carried out from April 2015 to May 2016, divided into 45 statements. The qualitative and quantitative study of animal species revealed a total of 87 species. The majority of species collected belong to the class of insects with 65, 51% of the total species against 16% for the rate of spiders; 6, 89% for Birds; 4, 59% for reptiles; 2, 29% for mammals and gastropods; and 1, 14% for Chilopodes and amphibians. |
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KEYWORDS Rangelands, arid, pastoral improvement, wildlife. |
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Cite this paper Azeddine Hachmi, Asmae Zbiri, Fatima Ezzahrae El Alaoui-Faris. (2021) Changes in Wildlife Diversity Along Pastoral Improvement Techniques in Arid Rangelands of Morocco. International Journal of Environmental Science, 6, 512-527 |
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