Understanding and quantify the role played by undergrowth in the resilience and adaptation to climate change of the pine forest in Tunisia, by comparing the state of vegetation of the undergrowth species of a pine forest Aleppo at different bioclimatic stages in the southern Mediterranean of Tunisia (Mount of Zaghouan (upper subhumid climate with mild and temperate winters), Mount of Mansour (semi-arid lower to upper arid) and Mount of Sarej (semi-arid upper semi-arid with cold and temperate winter variations)).
Seasonal variation of photosynthetic parameters of Erica Multiflora and Cistus monspeliensis in natural Tunisian Aleppo pine forest
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Climate change adaptation & forest health
- Position in the value chain: R & D
- Type: Practice
- Scale: Local, National
- Country: Tunisia
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- Keywords: aromatics and medicinal plants, photosyntesis, seasonal variation, transpiration, wild harvested plants
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