Plant species diversity under desert conditions
โ Scribed by A. Danin
- Book ID
- 104732240
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 474 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-8549
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โฆ Synopsis
Annual species diversity in the northern Dead Sea Valley has a high inverse correlation with soil salinity. Leached silty soil which overlies a gravel layer supports a plant community rich in species. Saline patches are populated with a plant community which is poor in species number and may even be monospecific.
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