Effects of exotic and endogenous shrubs on understory vegetation and soil nutrients in the south of Tunisia

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 481-487

  Noumi, Zouhaier ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

endogenous species; invasive species; Saharan environment; soil enrichment; vegetation

Indexed keywords

HALOXYLON PERSICUM; RETAMA RAETAM;

EID: 84928350867     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40333-015-0047-7     Document Type: Article

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