Halophytes and associated properties of natural soils in the Doha area, Qatar

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 320-326

  Yasseen, B T ^a   Al Thani, R F ^b  

^a AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Conservation of natural habitats; Eco physiology; Ionic content; Proline; Soil analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTHROCNEMUM MACROSTACHYUM; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; HALOCNEMUM STROBILACEUM; HALOPEPLIS PERFOLIATA; LIMONIUM AXILLARE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SEIDLITZIA ROSMARINUS; SUAEDA VERMICULATA; XEROPHYTA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM QATARENSE;

EID: 34548848296     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980701519462     Document Type: Conference Paper

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