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Interactions among plants, man and climate: historical evidence from Israel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Y. Waisel
Y. Waisel
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Department of Botany, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Synopsis

Changes in the distribution pattern of various woody species in Israel have occurred during the last 5000 years. Such changes in plant composition indicate that the climate of Israel is gradually becoming drier and warmer. Overuse of plants by man and the consequent denudation of large areas may have intensified such a process of desertification.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 89: Plant Life of South-West Asia , 1986 , pp. 255 - 264
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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