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Titre :	First dendrometrical results of Aleppo pine plantation (Pinus halepensis Mill.) in the Green Barrage (Aflou, Algeria) (1998)
Auteurs :	Kheloufi Benabdeli, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ecologia Mediterranea (24(1) 1998)
Article en page(s) :	43-51
Résumé :	The Green Barrage is a large program of forest species plantation in an arid climate area where the highly degraded vegetation is overcome by desertification processes. The main species planted is Pinus halepensis. A dendrometric study of several plantation of different ages (5, 8, 10, 14 and 16 years old) was done in order to appreciate the plantation dynamic. For each age, 9 dendrometric parameters (mean age, diameter, stand basal area, height, density of stems, mean volume and average annual increment) were measured in five plots. The results obtained give a first assessment of the Pinus halepensis behaviour within the Green Barrage area. It appears to be badly adapted to the local ecological conditions and that native species perform better. I conclude that planting density must be reduced and soil preparation techniques must be modified.

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