Soil salinity: a neglected factor in plant ecology and biogeography

EN Bui - Journal of arid environments, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper argues that soil salinity needs to be more broadly acknowledged as a driving
factor in plant ecology—not only in the ecology of halophytes—in order to understand and …

[HTML][HTML] Checklist of seaweeds and seagrasses of Egypt (Mediterranean Sea): A review

SH Shabaka - The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This work provides the first revised and updated checklist of the seaweeds and seagrasses
of the Egyptian Mediterranean coast, based on literature records. 187 seaweed species are …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling of oil spills in confined maritime basins: The case for early response in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

TM Alves, E Kokinou, G Zodiatis, R Lardner… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Oil spill models are combined with bathymetric, meteorological, oceanographic, and
geomorphological data to model a series of oil spill accidents in the Eastern Mediterranean …

Microenvironmental and vegetational heterogeneity induced by phytogenic nebkhas in an arid coastal ecosystem

MI El-Bana, I Nijs, F Kockelbergh - Plant and Soil, 2002 - Springer
The nebkhas of woody plants represent distinct habitats in arid and semiarid ecosystems.
Nebkhas are mounds composed of wind-borne sediment within or around shrub canopies …

Satellite tracking and stable isotope analysis highlight differential recruitment among foraging areas in green turtles

PJ Bradshaw, AC Broderick, C Carreras… - Marine Ecology …, 2017 - int-res.com
Identifying links between breeding and non-breeding sites in migratory animals is an
important step in understanding their ecology. Recognising the relative importance of …

The importance of phytogenic mounds (Nebkhas) for restoration of arid degraded rangelands in Northern Sinai

MI El‐Bana, I Nijs, AHA Khedr - Restoration Ecology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Natural accumulation of wind‐borne sediments within or around the canopies of plants plays
an important role in the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of many coastal and desert …

Soil suitability analysis and evaluation of pistachio orchard farming, using canonical multivariate analysis

MB Bodaghabadi, AA Faskhodi, MH Salehi… - Scientia horticulturae, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil properties and crop yields are strongly interrelated. Identifying the relation can leads to
better management of cultivation and land suitability evaluation. Some difficulties related to …

Diversity and distribution of medicinal plants in North Sinai, Egypt

RHA El-Wahab, MS Zaghloul, WM Kamel… - African Journal of …, 2008 - ajol.info
The present study aims to assess plant diversity and distribution of medicinal plants in
relation to environmental factors at three geomorphological districts (Mediterranean coast …

Vegetation analysis of Burullus Wetland: a RAMSAR site in Egypt

KH Shaltout, YM Al-Sodany - Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2008 - Springer
We analyzed the vegetation of Lake Burullus at the deltaic Mediterranean coast of Egypt, the
sand bar between its northern shore and Mediterranean Sea, the water courses that drain …

Ecological status of the Mediterranean Juniperus phoenicea L. relicts in the desert mountains of North Sinai, Egypt

M El-Bana, K Shaltout, A Khalafallah… - … , Functional Ecology of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Juniperus phoenicea L. is listed as threatened tree by IUCN Red List. In Egypt, J. phoenicea
L. is the only conifer tree that is restricted to the three mountains of northern Sinai: Gabal El …