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DOI | 10.1080/15324982.2015.1136970 |
Mountainous landscape vegetation and species composition at Wadi Helo: A protected area in Hajar Mountains, UAE | |
El-Keblawy, Ali A.1,2; Khedr, Abdel-Hamid A.3; Khafaga, Tamer A.4 | |
通讯作者 | Khedr, Abdel-Hamid A. |
来源期刊 | ARID LAND RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT
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ISSN | 1532-4982 |
EISSN | 1532-4990 |
出版年 | 2016 |
卷号 | 30期号:4页码:389-399 |
英文摘要 | Wadi Helo (WH), in the United Arab Emirates, is a famous archeological site and protected area in the Hajar Mountains in the Arabian Peninsula. We investigated effects of topography, aspect, and altitude on floral diversity and species composition in this heterogeneous, mountainous, and highly arid environment. Using twenty transects distributed from the mountains top to the wadi bed; eighty plots, 100 m(2) each, were selected for vegetation analysis. Classification of vegetation using TWINSPAN showed three groups in the wadi bed and five in the mountains, each distinguished by different dominant species. Forsskaolaea tenacissima, Rhazya stricta, Tephrosia apolina, Notoceras bicorne, Acacia tortilis, and Fagonia indica were dominants of the microhabitats of the wadi bed. Gorges were dominated with Dodonaea viscosa and Lavandula subnoda. The other four groups were found on the mountain slopes and were associated with particular aspects (being north-, south-, west-, or east-facing). The dominant species for these different aspects were, respectively: Boerhavia elegans; Ochradenus aucheri and Helianthemum lippii; Moringa peregrina; and Euphorbia larica and Cenchrus ciliaris. Altitude showed highly significant positive relationship with species frequency (P < 0.001). South-facing slopes had the highest species richness and concentration of dominance. We concluded that the distribution of dominant species was a reflection of their ecological requirements and adaptations. Seven plant species were recorded as new to the flora of the UAE. These, plus ten additional species that had been reported as rare in only one of the two published floras of the UAE were highlighted as meriting greater priority in conservation. |
英文关键词 | Altitude aspect Hajar Mountains multivariate analysis protected areas rare species |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | U Arab Emirates ; Egypt |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000380616600004 |
WOS关键词 | BIODIVERSITY ; DIVERSITY ; DESERT ; MICROCLIMATE ; PATTERNS ; NEGEV ; FLORA |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/191517 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Sharjah, Fac Sci, Dept Appl Biol, Sharjah, U Arab Emirates; 2.Suez Canal Univ, Fac Educ Al Arish, Dept Biol, Ismailia, Egypt; 3.Damietta Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Bot, New Damietta, Egypt; 4.Dubai Desert Conservat Reserve, Dubai, U Arab Emirates |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | El-Keblawy, Ali A.,Khedr, Abdel-Hamid A.,Khafaga, Tamer A.. Mountainous landscape vegetation and species composition at Wadi Helo: A protected area in Hajar Mountains, UAE[J],2016,30(4):389-399. |
APA | El-Keblawy, Ali A.,Khedr, Abdel-Hamid A.,&Khafaga, Tamer A..(2016).Mountainous landscape vegetation and species composition at Wadi Helo: A protected area in Hajar Mountains, UAE.ARID LAND RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT,30(4),389-399. |
MLA | El-Keblawy, Ali A.,et al."Mountainous landscape vegetation and species composition at Wadi Helo: A protected area in Hajar Mountains, UAE".ARID LAND RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 30.4(2016):389-399. |
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