biological diversity and tropical forests in tunisia - PART
biological diversity and tropical forests in tunisia - PART
biological diversity and tropical forests in tunisia - PART
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B. Fauca<br />
Ousselat is importact <strong>in</strong> terms of <strong>biological</strong> <strong>diversity</strong> because it is a<br />
nesticg locatioc for egyptiac vultures, peregrices, acd booted eagles.<br />
Macy other raptors <strong>and</strong> other acimal species occur oc Djebel Oasselat (see<br />
Sectioc 4, Goavernorat of ~airouac).<br />
A large marble quarry exists on the south side of the moucta<strong>in</strong>.<br />
Grazicg is so <strong>in</strong>tense that by late summer little rema<strong>in</strong>s ic the herb<br />
layer. Ic the prime raptor cest<strong>in</strong>g areas, human disturbance would be<br />
detrimectal to cesticg success.<br />
3.4.3.6. Djebel Serdj 35'56' N 9'33' E<br />
Djebel Serdj is ore of the maic ridges of the Tanisiac Dorsal. It<br />
lies 90 km cortheast of Dj. Semmama, 20 km southeast of Siliaca <strong>and</strong> 60 km<br />
corthwest of Kairouac. A t the highest peak the altitude is 1357 m.<br />
A. Vegetation<br />
The vegetatio~ is particalarly rich oc Dj. Serdj. At the summit is e<br />
meadow associatioc of herbs acd shrabs (ORSTOM 1962) characterized by:<br />
Pracus prostrata<br />
IJA Cectaarea <strong>in</strong>caca<br />
C. lagascae<br />
Trifoliam cherleri<br />
Poa balbosa<br />
* Acthoxacthum odoratum<br />
Acdrosace maxima<br />
* Horcacgia petraea<br />
* Geraniam lucidum<br />
Ophrys lutea subfusca<br />
= Southerc l i m i t of geographical range<br />
Thymas algeriecsi s<br />
Te~crium poliam<br />
Armeria plantagicea<br />
Vicia ocobrychioides<br />
Acthy llis vulceraria<br />
Alyssum montacum<br />
Sideritis iccaca txetaca<br />
Acthemis pucctata<br />
Tulipa silvestris<br />
T. a,~stralis<br />
Oc corth facicg rock crests is ac associatio~ characterized by:<br />
rNA Draba hispacicus Alyssum montanum<br />
HO rnaga petraea Sedum sp.<br />
Ic moist, shaded rocky areas, additional species are four.d, sach as:<br />
Saxif raga tridactylites Arabis auriculata<br />
S. carpetana A. tucetana<br />
ORSTOK (1962) also described an association characteristic of high<br />
platea~s of the Tucisiac Dorsal dom<strong>in</strong>ated by Baple~r~m spjcos:m acd