Circular arrangement of Stipagrostis ciliata clumps in the Negev, Israel and near Gokaeb, Namibia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 307-313

  Danin, Avinoam ^a   Orshan, Gideon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

desert; fairy rings; grasses; Stipagrostis

Indexed keywords

CLUMP FORMATION; DESERT;

ISRAEL, NEGEV DESERT; NAMIBIA, GOKAEB;

ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA; ASPHODELUS RAMOSUS; CALLIGONUM COMOSUM; CYPERACEAE; CYPERUS MACRORRHIZUS; LILIACEAE; STIPAGROSTIS CILIATA; STIPAGROSTIS OBTUSA;

EID: 0028975879     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(05)80005-9     Document Type: Article

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