Gradients of soil salinity and moisture, and plant distribution, in a Mediterranean semiarid saline watershed: A model of soil-plant relationships for contributing to the management

Catena

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 150-158

  Gonzalez Alcaraz M N ^a   Jimenez Carceles F J ^b   Alvarez Y ^c   Alvarez Rogel J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b BIOCYMA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gradient analysis; Plant zonation; Semiarid landscape; Soil plant model; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BRACKISH WATER; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; GRASS; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; SALINE SOIL; SALTMARSH; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; WATERSHED; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

ARTHROCNEMUM MACROSTACHYUM; LIMONIUM; LYGEUM SPARTUM; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POACEAE; SARCOCORNIA FRUTICOSA; SUAEDA VERA;

EID: 84891835600     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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