Vegetation and Environment of the Western Mediterranean Coastal Land of Egypt: IV. The Habitat of Non-Saline Depressions

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A phytosociological analysis of non-saline depressions, one of the common habitats of the Mediterranean coastal land of Egypt, indicates that Asphodelus microcarpus and Plantago albicans generally predominate, but due to the remarkable local variations 5 vegetational groups and subgroups are recognized. These are characterized by soil properties which provide clues to the possible links between the habitat on non-saline depressions and other common habitats in the same region. Species distribution in these depressions is largely a product of a long history of human disturbance and it is probably affected by soil texture and CaCO3-content.

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