Economically, Sinai is one of the most important axis for development a desert land in Egypt, therefore reclamation and cultivation are two main activities for local inhabitants. This book is focusing on the soil fertility in Sinai peninsula, showing the importance of soil quality of Sinais land, and the most important land areas for using in large projects in agriculture and multi-purposes of land use. Its very useful also because it has the most recent techniques and analyses in soil analyses, and the relationship between soil fertility and other physical environmental factors that control...

This book addresses the species diversity of Serbal mountain as a part of south Sinai which is very rich in flora and fauna. Serbal mountain characterized by a unique vegetation, lots of endemic, medicinal and threatened plant species. Attention was paid to the ecological studies has been done in the area, floristic composition, land form types, soil conditions, and other physical environmental factors controlling the plant distribution on the mountain. The work included vegetation analysis using the multivariate programs, and classification of most important plant communities and its...