The extent of desertification on Saudi Arabia

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-31

  Amin, Ammar A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Desert sands; Desertification; Drought meteorological; High evaporation; Land productivity; Low precipitation; Overgrazing; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EROSION; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RAIN; VEGETATION; WIND;

LAND MANAGEMENT; SOIL LAYER; VEGETATION COVER;

GEOLOGY;

DEFORESTATION; DESERTIFICATION; OVERGRAZING; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4043173345     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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