Factors maintaining plant diversity in degraded areas of northern Kuwait

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 183-194

  Brown, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Desert ecology; Desertification; Kuwait; Micro habitats; Micro nebkas; Vegetation degradation

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; DESERTIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; PLANT; SEMIARID REGION;

KUWAIT;

HALOXYLON; HALOXYLON SALICORNICUM;

EID: 0037400525     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0880     Document Type: Conference Paper

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