Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants Vol. 1 Del
The symposium on high salinity tolerant plants, held at the University of Al Ain in December 1990, dealt primarily with plants tolerating salinity levels exceeding that of ocean water and which at the same time are promising for utilization in agriculture
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Tasks for vegetation science 27
HELMUT LIETH University ofOsnabriick, F.R.G.
Series Editors
HAROLD A. MOONEY Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., U.S.A.
Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants Voi. 1 Deliberations about High Salinity Tolerant Plants and Ecosystems
Proceedings of the first ASWAS conference December 8-15, 1990 at the United Arab Emirates University Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates
edited by HELMUT LIETH University of Osnabriick, Germany and AHMED A. AL MASOOM University of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain, UAE
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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ASWAS Conference (lst : 1990 : Al Ain University)
Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant
plants.
(Tasks for vegetation science ; 27-28) "Reld under the patronage of H.R. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sul tan al Nahyan." Includes index. Contents: v. 1. Deliberations about high salinity tolerant plants and ecosystems -- v. 2. Agriculture and forestry under marginal soiI water conditions. 1. Salt-tolerant crops--Congresses. r. Lieth,
Helmut. II. Al Masoom, Ahmed. III. Title. SB317 . S25A89 1990 631 .5' 8 92-22601 ISBN 978-94-010-4821-7 ISBN 978-94-011-1858-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-1858-3
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Table of Contents Preface to Volume 1 of the AI Ain Symposium
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Presentations of the Sheiks
xi
Seawater irrigation studies in the United Arab Emirates - an introduction to the AI Ain Conference by H. Lieth and A. Lieth
Vegetation and descriptions of mangroves
11
Geomorphological and climatic setting and the development of mangrove forests by C.D. Woodroffe
13
Halophytes in China: Floristic distribution and vegetation type by Hu Chia-Chi and Chin Tsen-Li
21
A contribution to the halophytic vegetation and flora of Iran by H. Akhani and M. Ghorbanli
35
Environmental aspects of geographical distribution of mangrove in the United Arab Emirates by N.S. Embabi
45
Characteristics of mangrove soils and vegetation of Bay Islands in India
by l.C. Dagar, N.T Singh and A.D. Mongia
59
Environment and vegetation of Sundarban mangrove forest by A.K.M. Nazrul-Islam
81
Rehabilitation and management of mangrove forests of Pakistan by M. T Qureshi
89
Zonation and distribution of creek and fringe mangroves in the semi-arid Kenyan coast byR.K. Ruwa
97
Mangroves of arid environments of Latin America by Y. Schaeffer-Novelli and G. Cintron-Molero
107
Mangroves of arid re
