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Altitudinal and Latitudinal Diversity of the Flora on Eastern and Western Sides of the Red Sea

  • Ahmad K. Hegazy
  • Wafaa M. Amer
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Abstract

The Red Sea is 1932 km long, and average of 280 km in width. At its widest, in the south near Massawa, it is reaches 354 km wide and this narrows to 29 km at Strait of Bab al Mandab and to about 180 km before it branches to the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. The latitudinal range of the Sea lies between 30°N and 12° 30’N, it has a long history in association with man’s activities, but the degree of human impact and exploitation has until recently been negligible.

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Saudi Arabia Coastal Plain Endemic Species Western Side High Species Diversity 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ahmad K. Hegazy
    • 1
  • Wafaa M. Amer
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of BotanyFaculty of Science, Cairo UniversityGizaEgypt

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