Rainfall patterns of Algerian steppes and the impacts on natural vegetation in the 20th century - Belala, Fahima; Hirche, Azziz; Muller, Serge D; Tourki, Mahmoud; Salamani, Mostefa; Grandi, Mohamed; Ait Hamouda, Tahar; Boughani, Madjid (Journal of arid land, 2018)
Keywords: 20th century; Algeria; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; arid lands; Arid regions; Artemisia herba-alba; bioclimate; Bioclimatology; Change detection; Climate; Climate change; Degradation; Desertification; Dominant species; Drought; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology, environment; Ecosystems; Environmental Sciences; Geography; Global Changes; High plains; Human influences; Landscape; landscapes; Life Sciences; Meteorological data; Natural vegetation; New records; Pasture; pastures; Physical Geography; Plains; Plant cover; Plant Ecology; radiative forcing; Rain; Rainfall; Rainfall distribution; Salsola vermiculata; Spatial distribution; Stations; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Steppes; Stipa tenacissima; Sustainable Development; time series analysis; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; Algeria; North Africa; climate; rangeland degradation; drought; arid and semi-arid regions; human impact