Stress assessment of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) in response to land uses across an aridity gradient: Translational asymmetry and branch fractal dimension

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-349

  Alados, C L ^a   El Aich, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Argan; Aridity; Developmental instability; Environmental stress; Fractal; Grazing; Land use; Translational asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ASYMMETRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; LAND USE; MOISTURE;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

ARGANIA SPINOSA; HORDEUM;

EID: 39749116826     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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