Plant community distribution and variation along the Awash river corridor in the main Ethiopian rift

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-28

  Tikssa, Mitiku ^a   Bekele, Tamrat ^a   Kelbessa, Ensermu ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Awash; Ethiopia; Phytosociology; Rift valley; Riverine

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT CORRIDOR; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIFT ZONE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AWASH RIVER; ETHIOPIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA MELLIFERA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA NILOTICA SUBSP. INDICA; ACACIA ROBUSTA; ACACIA SENEGAL; ACOKANTHERA; CARISSA EDULIS; CELTIS AFRICANA; LANNEA; MIMUSOPS; NEONOTONIA WIGHTII; TAMARIX NILOTICA;

EID: 76649126383     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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