S. Benouis1,2*, H.A. Reguieg Yssaad1, E.H. Bouziani1, I. Khedim1 1Laboratory of Biodiversity and Conservation of Water and Soils, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis, Mostaganem, Algeria 2Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRS