Decline in the juniper woodlands of Raydah Reserve in southwestern Saudi Arabia: A response to climate changes?

Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-386

  Fisher, Martin ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Juniper; Juniperus procera; Saudi Arabia; Woodland decline; Woodland dieback

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001390432     PISSN: 09607447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997338     Document Type: Article

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