Cultural ecosystem services, defined as the intangible benefits that humans derive from
ecosystems, are at once self-evident and allusive to define, specifically because they are a …

Research Highlights: Recently, there has been a growing interest in the contribution of Non-
Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) to livelihoods and food security among local populations in …

This study assessed the impact of prickly pear plantations (PPPs) on soil characteristics and
plant diversity in arid and semi-arid steppes of northeastern Algeria. The symbiosis of …

[EN] Due to a continuous abandonment of marginal agricultural land, Mediterranean pine
forests are growing both in biomass stock and area but remain mainly unmanaged. Pinus …

This paper reviews recent findings on Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.), which is found
throughout the Mediterranean region and has been introduced in several areas of the world …

Seeds of Pinus halepensis are used for preparing zgougou, a spontaneously fermented
matrix giving juice and seeds debris, consumed in many Arabian countries, including …

ABSTRACT The Moroccan High Atlas ecosystems, particularly the Geopark M'goun, face
increasing threats from demographic and environmental pressures, necessitating urgent …

Abstract El Guemri R., Jaouadi W., Mechergui K., Alsubeie M., Naghmouchi S., El Ouellani
S., Khouja ML: Morphological characteristics and variation of wood, cone and seed …

Pinus is the largest genus of conifers with more than 120 species. Some of the most
extended and relevant forest trees in the northern hemisphere are pines. About 30 pine …

The Aleppo pine is a species of socio-economic value thanks to its seeds called 'Zgougou'in
Tunisia. The objective of this study is the quantification of the seed production in the Aleppo …