Research Article

Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco)

Volume: 8 Number: 2 April 1, 2019
  • Mohamed El Mderssa *
  • Hassan Benjelloun
  • Omar Zennouhi
  • Laila Nassiri
  • Jamal Ibijbijen
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Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco)

Abstract

The study was carried out in the forests of the Central Middle Atlas where the soils have a Mediterranean character. The forest formations found include resinous species such as on Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) and maritime mountain pine (Pinus pinaster), and deciduous species of green oak (Quercus rotundifolia) and zeen oak (Quercus canariensis). The morphological description of soils’ genetic horizons was based on the opening of soil pedons in the forest formations composing the studied area. Then, physical and chemical characterization of the studied soils was analyzed. According to the Commission of Pedology and Soil Mapping (CPCS, 1967) principles and those of the international system of classification, nomenclature and soil mapping used by FAO (2015), three types of soils were identified as dominant in these forests, namely, the class of browned soils, iron sesquioxide soils and calcimagnesic soils. As a result, they differ in their responses to management practices, their inherent ability to deliver ecosystem services, as well as their resilience to disturbance and vulnerability to degradation.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mohamed El Mderssa * This is me
Morocco

Hassan Benjelloun This is me
Morocco

Omar Zennouhi This is me
Morocco

Laila Nassiri This is me
Morocco

Jamal Ibijbijen This is me
Morocco

Publication Date

April 1, 2019

Submission Date

November 18, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 15, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Mderssa, M. E., Benjelloun, H., Zennouhi, O., Nassiri, L., & Ibijbijen, J. (2019). Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco). Eurasian Journal of Soil Science, 8(2), 152-158. https://doi.org/10.18393/ejss.544740
AMA
1.Mderssa ME, Benjelloun H, Zennouhi O, Nassiri L, Ibijbijen J. Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco). EJSS. 2019;8(2):152-158. doi:10.18393/ejss.544740
Chicago
Mderssa, Mohamed El, Hassan Benjelloun, Omar Zennouhi, Laila Nassiri, and Jamal Ibijbijen. 2019. “Pedogenetic Characterization and Classification of Forest Soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco)”. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science 8 (2): 152-58. https://doi.org/10.18393/ejss.544740.
EndNote
Mderssa ME, Benjelloun H, Zennouhi O, Nassiri L, Ibijbijen J (April 1, 2019) Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco). Eurasian Journal of Soil Science 8 2 152–158.
IEEE
[1]M. E. Mderssa, H. Benjelloun, O. Zennouhi, L. Nassiri, and J. Ibijbijen, “Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco)”, EJSS, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 152–158, Apr. 2019, doi: 10.18393/ejss.544740.
ISNAD
Mderssa, Mohamed El - Benjelloun, Hassan - Zennouhi, Omar - Nassiri, Laila - Ibijbijen, Jamal. “Pedogenetic Characterization and Classification of Forest Soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco)”. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science 8/2 (April 1, 2019): 152-158. https://doi.org/10.18393/ejss.544740.
JAMA
1.Mderssa ME, Benjelloun H, Zennouhi O, Nassiri L, Ibijbijen J. Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco). EJSS. 2019;8:152–158.
MLA
Mderssa, Mohamed El, et al. “Pedogenetic Characterization and Classification of Forest Soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco)”. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 8, no. 2, Apr. 2019, pp. 152-8, doi:10.18393/ejss.544740.
Vancouver
1.Mohamed El Mderssa, Hassan Benjelloun, Omar Zennouhi, Laila Nassiri, Jamal Ibijbijen. Pedogenetic characterization and classification of forest soils in the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco). EJSS. 2019 Apr. 1;8(2):152-8. doi:10.18393/ejss.544740

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