Population dynamics of Moringa peregrina along altitudinal gradient in the northwestern sector of the Red Sea

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1537-1551

  Hegazy, A K ^a   Hammouda, O ^b   Lovett Doust, J ^c   Gomaa, N H ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Desert; Fecundity; Life table; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; ANGIOSPERM; CONSERVATION; FECUNDITY; MORTALITY; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

MORINGA; MORINGA PEREGRINA;

EID: 45449096276     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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