The plant biodiversity of the Wadi Allaqi Biosphere Reserve (Egypt): Impact of Lake Nasser on a desert Wadi ecosystem

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1259-1275

  Springuel, Irina ^a   Sheded, M ^a   Murphy, K J ^b  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desert vegetation; Egypt; Flood impacts; Phytogeography; Plant biodiversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DESERT VEGETATION; IMPOUNDMENT; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EGYPT; LAKE NASSER; NILE RIVER; WADI ALLAQI BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

ACACIA; ACACIA EHRENBERGIANA; ACACIA TORTILIS; CULLEN; CULLEN PLICATUM; TAMARIX NILOTICA;

EID: 0030752561     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000034012.93599.c0     Document Type: Article

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