Pinus brutia cover 67.87% of AlFronloq protected area, this forest provide habitat
for wildlife especially forest birds. The aim of this study is to define bird species that use
Pinus brutia forest and their relation to vegetation characteristics.W
e listed 63 bird species,
9 of them recorded for first time, 31.8% of species are resident in study area, where
raptors presented 15.9%.
The study showed positive correlation between species richness and plant richness
(R=0.588, P= 0.007). Shrubs layer coverage and richness affected positively bird species
richness and density. The study showed also decreasing of bird species richness with
Altitude, while raptors richness were increased with Altitude.The dominat species were
Coal tit Parus ater, wren Troglodytes troglodytes ,whereas species like Chaffinch Fringilla
coelebs, chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita were the most abundant.
The aim of this research was to investigate the changes of vegetation and
regeneration of plant species in Kassab forests after 1991 fire. The study area is
located in the North western part of Syria in the middle of Al-Baier and Al-
Bassit forest
s to the North of Latakia. Thirty five plant surveys (Relevé) were
carried out in the study area during 2009 according to Braun-Blanquet method
included the burned area and the nearby locations of non-burned forest. By
comparing the plant surveys (Relevé), results showed good regeneration of
most plant species that were in the study area before the fire. Three forms of
vegetation were distinguished in the study area: 1 - The areas where dominance
is shared between Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus cerris L. subsp. pseudocerris
(Boiss.) Chalabi. 2 - Areas dominated by Pinus brutia Ten. with accompanying
species from Eu-Mediterranean zone and supra Mediterranean zone. 3 – Areas
where Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus cerris L. subsp. pseudocerris (Boiss.)
Chalabi are partly or completely absent, and dominated by shrubs and grass
species.
