Mustafa Beda(1)*, Abeer Ali(2), Ghina Jawhara(2), Noma Muhammed(2), and Leen Almukaddem(2)
(1) General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Damascus, Syria.
(2)Tartous Agricultural Research Center, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Dr. Mustafa Beda, Email: bedda.agri@hotmail.com)
Abstract
This study aimed to study plant biodiversity as an eco-tourism attraction in the Amrit region. It was implemented during the period of (2014-2017). Fifteen random samples were taken to study biodiversity distributed between the peripheral and within the forest. A random sample of 100 inhabitants was also taken in the communities near the site of Amrit to study the economic impact of ecotourism on the study area. A total of 197 trees were studied, of which 143 were Proteins, 51 Eucalyptus, 1 Kharnob, 1 Hoz and 1 Batem. The samples were classified according to Mouterde1966,1866, Zohary 1966,1914 Flora, and the 2008 Syrian desert plants Atlas. A list of the plant species found in the study area was found. The number of plant species found in plant surveys was 161 plant species traceable to (47) Plant species. (152) plant species were classified and remained (5) types of rocky reefs (3) fungus and (1) insect eaters, distribution of plant species between natural plant and plantation where (4) tree species and (42). The results also showed significant differences between forest products in terms of their contribution to the income of people in rural areas adjacent to forest areas. The most important were: animal grazing, medicinal and aromatic plants, wood products, seeds and small planter, and hunting.
Keywords: Plant Biodiversity, Environment, Eco-tourism, Amrit site, Tartous Governorate.
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