Evaluating the viability of Acacia populations in the Negev Desert: A remote sensing approach

Biological Conservation

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-137

  Lahav Ginott, S ^a,b   Kadmon, R ^a   Gersani, M ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Long term demography; Negev Desert; Population dynamics; Runoff regime

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DEMOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; TREE;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0035096747     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00147-6     Document Type: Article

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