The contribution of stone cover to biological activity in the Negev desert, Israel

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-43

  Lahav, I ^a   Steinberger, Y ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Chlorophyll; Desert; Stone cover

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LIMESTONE; SOILS;

STONE COVER;

DEGRADATION;

DESERT SOIL; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL COVER;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0035072218     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.422     Document Type: Article

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