1. OUTLINE OF THE VEGETATION IN WADI ARABA.
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ZOHARY, M.
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VALLEYS ,VEGETATION dynamics ,HALOXYLON ,SALSOLA ,MOUNTAINS ,SAND dunes - Abstract
The article reports on Wadi Araba and its vegetation. Wadi Araba is one of the least known valley which can be found in the Syro-African Rift Valley between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea of the Aqaba Gulf. It has two main watercourses namely Wadi Ghamar-Jeib and Wadi Saeh. It is subdivided into three parts including the Aqaba Valley, central part, and the Ghor of the Dead Sea. It also contains mountain ranges, sandstone formations, limestone, and sand dunes. Its vegetation includes Haloxylon persicum, Salsola foetida, and Calligonum comosum.
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- 1945
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