Ecology of linear dunes: efect of surface stability on the distribution and abundance of annual plants

Arid ecosystems

Auteurs :
KADMON, R.
LESCHNER, H.
BLUME, H.-P.
BERKOWICZ, S.M.

Description :
Relationships between environmental factors and annual vegetation were investigated in a landscape dominated by linear dunes near Nizzana, Western Negev Desert, Israel. This study had two purposes: to provide data on the magnitude of variation in the stability of the sand along a gradient from a dune crest into the adjacent interdune corridor, and 2) to test the degree to which changes in sand stability and other abiotic factors along such a gradient afffect the distribution and the abundance of annual plants.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Catena Verlag: Advances in geoecology, 1995, n°. 28, p. 125-143, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 31 ref.

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne