Effect of environmental factors on the flora of alluvial fans in southern Sinai

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 431-443

  Moustafa, Abd El Raouf A ^a   Zayed, A ^b  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

Author keywords

alluvial fans; plant diversity; Sinai; soil sulphate; soil texture; water relations

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; MOISTURE GRADIENT; SOIL TEXTURE;

EGYPT, SINAI;

EID: 0030111976     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0036     Document Type: Article

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