Ecology of four halophytes along the Egyptian Middle Mediterranean coast
Mustafa, E., El-Sherbeny, G., Mashaly, I., Yahia, A., Abdelaal, M. (2023). Ecology of four halophytes along the Egyptian Middle Mediterranean coast. EKB Journal Management System, 64(3), 42-48. doi: 10.21608/mjb.2023.449540
Eman A. Mustafa; Ghada A. El-Sherbeny; Ibrahim A. Mashaly; Aya A. Yahia; Mohamed Abdelaal. "Ecology of four halophytes along the Egyptian Middle Mediterranean coast". EKB Journal Management System, 64, 3, 2023, 42-48. doi: 10.21608/mjb.2023.449540
Mustafa, E., El-Sherbeny, G., Mashaly, I., Yahia, A., Abdelaal, M. (2023). 'Ecology of four halophytes along the Egyptian Middle Mediterranean coast', EKB Journal Management System, 64(3), pp. 42-48. doi: 10.21608/mjb.2023.449540
Mustafa, E., El-Sherbeny, G., Mashaly, I., Yahia, A., Abdelaal, M. Ecology of four halophytes along the Egyptian Middle Mediterranean coast. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 64(3): 42-48. doi: 10.21608/mjb.2023.449540

Ecology of four halophytes along the Egyptian Middle Mediterranean coast

Mansoura Journal of Biology
Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2023, Page 42-48  XML PDF (904.06 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mjb.2023.449540
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Authors
Eman A. Mustafa* 1; Ghada A. El-Sherbeny1; Ibrahim A. Mashaly1; Aya A. Yahia1; Mohamed Abdelaal2
1Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
2Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University
Abstract
To achieve sustainable development, it is critical to conserve biodiversity and address the main drivers for distribution and abundance of plant species. In this study, the floristic and ecological features of four halophytes (Atriplex halimus L., Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (Moric.) K.Koch , Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dumort. and Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge) along the middle Mediterranean coast of Egypt were addressed in 55 stands. A total of 52 plant-species, 45-genera, 21-families were surveyed. After Two-Way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN), three groups were segregated: A: Tamarix nilotica-A. macrostachyum, B: Atriplex halimus-Carthamus tenuis, and C: Avena fatua-A. macrostachyum. The following soil factors: pH, Clay, SO4, total nitrogen (TN), SO4, water holding-capacity (WHC), electric conductivity (EC) were the main factors affecting the distribution of the vegetation in the sampled stands
Keywords
Halophytes; Atriplex; Arthrocnemum; Limbarda; Tamarix; Ordination
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