Community composition of major vegetations in the coastal area of Al-Uqair, Saudi Arabia in response to ecological variations

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 713-721

  Youssef, Ashraf M ^a   Al Fredan, Mohamed A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Sabkha; Salt marshes; Soil; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CHAMAEPHYTE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GEOPHYTE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PHANEROPHYTE; PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT ECOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASHORE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE; THEROPHYTE; VEGETATION; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

ANABASIS SETIFERA; ARTHROCNEMUM MACROSTACHYUM; HALOCNEMUM; HALOPEPLIS PERFOLIATA; HALOXYLON PERSICUM; SALSOLA; SUAEDA VERMICULATA; ZYGOPHYLLUM;

EID: 60249103514     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.713.721     Document Type: Article

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