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Plant species diversity under desert conditions

I. Annual species diversity in the Dead Sea Valley

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Annual species diversity in the northern Dead Sea Valley has a high inverse correlation with soil salinity. Leached silty soil which overlies a gravel layer supports a plant community rich in species. Saline patches are populated with a plant community which is poor in species number and may even be monospecific.

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Danin, A. Plant species diversity under desert conditions. Oecologia 22, 251–259 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344795

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