Plant succession and soil degradation in desertified areas (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain)

Auteurs :
RODRÍGUEZ, A.R.
MORA, J.L.
ARBELO, C.
BORDON, J.

Description :
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the transformation of the original tabaiba scrub into serial substitution communities (shrub steppe and halophile scrub) on present soil quality in a particular setting, Fuerteventura, where soil quality is limited by natural geographic factors : aridity, salinity and sodicity as well as the water and wind erosion processes dominant in the island.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2005, vol. 59, n°. 2, p. 117-131, nombre de pages : 15, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 53 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena