Acacia salicina, Pinus halepensis and Eucalyptus occidentalis improve soil surface conditions in arid southern Tunisia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1005-1013

  Jeddi, K ^a   Cortina, J ^b   Chaieb, M ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid areas; Restoration; Soil surface properties; Tree canopy

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EVERGREEN TREE; GRASS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEGUME; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURFACE; STEPPE; SUCCESSION;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALICINA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS OCCIDENTALIS; PINUS HALEPENSIS; STIPA TENACISSIMA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 67650741413     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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