Alteration of the Rhanterium epapposum plant community in Kuwait and restoration measures
This paper reviews the importance of Rhanterium epapposum plant community in Kuwait and more generally in the region, together with reporting efforts to assess environmental impact on the Rhanterium community and the steps taken to establish revegetation. The authors make recommendations to reduce desertification and to restore the plant community.
Keywords: Biodiversity; Desertification; Deserts; Rangelands; Revegetation; Succession
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Food Resources and Marine Sciences Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
Publication date: 01 February 2008
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