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DOI | 10.1016/j.flora.2010.01.002 |
Vegetation ecology of phytogenic hillocks (nabkhas) in coastal habitats of Jal Az-Zor National Park, Kuwait: Role of patches and edaphic factors | |
El-Sheikh, Mohamed A.1; Abbadi, Ghanim A.2; Bianco, Pietro M.3 | |
通讯作者 | El-Sheikh, Mohamed A. |
来源期刊 | FLORA
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ISSN | 0367-2530 |
出版年 | 2010 |
卷号 | 205期号:12页码:832-840 |
英文摘要 | Phytogenic sandy hillocks (Arab. ’nabkha’) are very frequently occurring aeolian deposits along the coastal plain of Kuwait. We investigated the vegetation of 42 nabkhas in a coastal habitat of Jal Az-Zor National Park, Kuwait. Sixty-two species were recorded (47 annuals and 15 perennials) in the studied nabkhas. Four vegetation types were recognized after classifying the vegetation of the nabkhas by TWINSPAN. They were named after their dominating host species which are Nitraria retusa, Zygophyllum qatarense, Haloxy-Ion salicornicum and Panicum turgidum. Using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) and Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA), we assessed the relationships between environmental gradients, floristic composition, species diversity, and geomorphology aspects of the studied habitats. Notable environmental variables affecting the distribution of the vegetation types in the study area were: geomorphological aspect, size of plants forming the core of the nabkha, moisture and nutrients contents, salinity, sand and silt components, and pH. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | CCA Desert Geomorphology Keystone species Sandy hillocks Safe sites |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Egypt ; Kuwait ; Italy |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000286567900007 |
WOS关键词 | DESERT ; DESERTIFICATION ; ECOSYSTEM ; DEPOSITS ; ARABIA ; PLANTS ; DUNES |
WOS类目 | Plant Sciences ; Ecology |
WOS研究方向 | Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
来源机构 | King Saud University |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/164160 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Alexandria, Damanhour Branch, Fac Sci, Dept Bot, Damanhour, Egypt; 2.Kuwait Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Biol Sci, Safat 13060, Kuwait; 3.ISPRA, Nat Protect Dept, Rome, Italy |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | El-Sheikh, Mohamed A.,Abbadi, Ghanim A.,Bianco, Pietro M.. Vegetation ecology of phytogenic hillocks (nabkhas) in coastal habitats of Jal Az-Zor National Park, Kuwait: Role of patches and edaphic factors[J]. King Saud University,2010,205(12):832-840. |
APA | El-Sheikh, Mohamed A.,Abbadi, Ghanim A.,&Bianco, Pietro M..(2010).Vegetation ecology of phytogenic hillocks (nabkhas) in coastal habitats of Jal Az-Zor National Park, Kuwait: Role of patches and edaphic factors.FLORA,205(12),832-840. |
MLA | El-Sheikh, Mohamed A.,et al."Vegetation ecology of phytogenic hillocks (nabkhas) in coastal habitats of Jal Az-Zor National Park, Kuwait: Role of patches and edaphic factors".FLORA 205.12(2010):832-840. |
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