Research Article

Structure of Needle Highlights Ecological Adaptability and Microevolution of Natural Populations of Cedrus atlantica in Morocco

Table 1

Location and geographic characteristics of studied populations of Cedrus atlantica in Morocco.

PopulationsRegionLatitudeLongitudeAltitude (m)T (°C)Tmax (°C)Tmin (°C) (mm)

Moudemame (M)Middle Atlas central33°25′N5°11W178014.224.66.5779
Tazekka (T)Middle Atlas eastern34°08′N4°10′W175012.1223.9456
Aït Oufella (O)Middle Atlas central32°58′N5°03′W198214.725.26263
Aït Ayach (A)High Atlas32°31′N4°59′W19721223.13.1459

T, annual mean temperature; Tmax and Tmin stand for mean maximum and mean minimum temperature; , annual mean precipitation.