Qualification of rangeland degradation using plant life history strategies around watering points in southern Tunisia

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1229-1235

  Tarhouni, Mohamed ^a   Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled ^a   Neffati, Mohamed ^a   Henchi, Belgacem ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

CRS strategies; Distance; Dry area; Grazing; Tunisia; Watering points

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; STIPAGROSTIS;

EID: 34247151691     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1229.1235     Document Type: Review

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