Biodiversity of semi-arid Mediterranean grasslands: Impact of grazing and afforestation

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-264

  Alrababah, M A ^a   Alhamad, M A ^a   Suwaileh, A ^a   Al Gharaibeh, M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Desertification; Grazing; Jordan; Species composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549101642     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2007.tb00524.x     Document Type: Article

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