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Quercus infectoria Oliv. Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies - Biological Sciences Series Vol. (33) No. (2) 2011 The Impact of Slope Direction On Some Morphological Characteristics of Quercus Infectoria Oliv. Species Dr. Osama Radwan * Khaled Baizeed ** (Received 25 / 4 / 2010. Accepted 15 / 3 / 2011) ABSTRACT This study was carried out in both aspects (slopes), eastern (protectorate of Abou koubais El-Shiekh Abdulla site) and western (Slunfeh region, Birin site) in northern coastal mountains chain of Lattakia governorate during 2007-2008 on Quercus infectoria Oliv. Species (Gall oak), this research showed that trees of western aspect started and finished their flowering early with short term compared with eastern aspect. In the beginning stage of growth, average of length and area of leaves were bigger than averages of other aspect, in addition to fresh weight, length of petioles and average of relative humidity, also, length of inflorescences (catkins) and height, diameter and crowns projection of trees were bigger than averages of eastern aspect which exceeded only in weight of fruits and caps averages. While the averages of length, width and area of leaves in mature stage were similar on both aspects besides to average of width of leaves on the tree and number of flowers in the each catkin, in the beginning stage of growth. It could be deduced there were parallel changes in vegetation growth both within eastern and western aspects appeared to be primary indication of slope direction impact on morphological characters of Gall oak. Keywords: Slope direction, aspect, morphological characteristics, Quercus infectoria Oliv., Gall oak, protectorate of Abou koubais, Slunfeh region, coastal mountains chain, Lattakia governorate. * Assistant Professor, Ecology and Forest Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria. ** Work supervisor, Ecology and Forest Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria. 98

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