Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, Egypt
The present study analyses plant diversity and evaluates the relationship between edaphic variables and the distribution and grouping of plant species in the Aswan Reservoir area, South Egypt. The dominant families were Fabaceae, Poaceae, and Asteraceae, forming 38.82% of the total flora recorded. T...
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| author | Ahmed M. Abbas Fatma A. A. Ayed Mohamed G. Sheded Sulaiman A. Alrumman Tarek A. A. Radwan Mohamed O. Badry |
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| description | The present study analyses plant diversity and evaluates the relationship between edaphic variables and the distribution and grouping of plant species in the Aswan Reservoir area, South Egypt. The dominant families were Fabaceae, Poaceae, and Asteraceae, forming 38.82% of the total flora recorded. The main bulk of the flora recorded (50.59%) belonged to the cosmopolitan, neotropical, pantropical, and palaeotropical chorotypes. A TWINSPAN analysis produced 10 vegetation clusters. Inundation levels showed a high correlation with species richness. The seasonally inundated area in Bute El-Hasaya and Maezana Belal (cluster V) had the highest species richness (36.50), while the lowest species richness (4.50) was in the shoreline of Philae, Awad, and Heisa islands (cluster IX). The DCA ordination depicted the environmental gradient expressed by the cluster analysis, and the resulting vegetation groups represented a distinct microhabitat. The CCA ordination indicates that the separation of vegetation group (A) along the axis was affected by the concentration of K, Mg, and CO<sub>3</sub>, and the vegetation group (B) was significantly associated with the total dissolved salts and the concentration of Cl. Moreover, the vegetation group (C) correlated significantly with pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter content, and SO<sub>3</sub>, HCO<sub>3</sub>, PO<sub>4</sub>, Na, and Ca concentrations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcb3abb31136417bbad2e9998f49d4c02023-11-23T10:12:06ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-12-011012271210.3390/plants10122712Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, EgyptAhmed M. Abbas0Fatma A. A. Ayed1Mohamed G. Sheded2Sulaiman A. Alrumman3Tarek A. A. Radwan4Mohamed O. Badry5Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, EgyptDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, EgyptBiology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, EgyptDepartment of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena 83523, EgyptThe present study analyses plant diversity and evaluates the relationship between edaphic variables and the distribution and grouping of plant species in the Aswan Reservoir area, South Egypt. The dominant families were Fabaceae, Poaceae, and Asteraceae, forming 38.82% of the total flora recorded. The main bulk of the flora recorded (50.59%) belonged to the cosmopolitan, neotropical, pantropical, and palaeotropical chorotypes. A TWINSPAN analysis produced 10 vegetation clusters. Inundation levels showed a high correlation with species richness. The seasonally inundated area in Bute El-Hasaya and Maezana Belal (cluster V) had the highest species richness (36.50), while the lowest species richness (4.50) was in the shoreline of Philae, Awad, and Heisa islands (cluster IX). The DCA ordination depicted the environmental gradient expressed by the cluster analysis, and the resulting vegetation groups represented a distinct microhabitat. The CCA ordination indicates that the separation of vegetation group (A) along the axis was affected by the concentration of K, Mg, and CO<sub>3</sub>, and the vegetation group (B) was significantly associated with the total dissolved salts and the concentration of Cl. Moreover, the vegetation group (C) correlated significantly with pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter content, and SO<sub>3</sub>, HCO<sub>3</sub>, PO<sub>4</sub>, Na, and Ca concentrations.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/12/2712CANOCOtwo damslife-formNile Riverriparian vegetationsoil analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed M. Abbas Fatma A. A. Ayed Mohamed G. Sheded Sulaiman A. Alrumman Tarek A. A. Radwan Mohamed O. Badry Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, Egypt Plants CANOCO two dams life-form Nile River riparian vegetation soil analysis |
| title | Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, Egypt |
| title_full | Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, Egypt |
| title_short | Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships of Riverain Plants in the Aswan Reservoir, Egypt |
| title_sort | vegetation analysis and environmental relationships of riverain plants in the aswan reservoir egypt |
| topic | CANOCO two dams life-form Nile River riparian vegetation soil analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/12/2712 |
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