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Malacofauna Report of SEKEM Desert Farm in Bahariya Oasis, Egypt: MALACOFAUNA REPORT FROM BAHARIYA OASIS, EGYPT

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Title Malacofauna Report of SEKEM Desert Farm in Bahariya Oasis, Egypt: MALACOFAUNA REPORT FROM BAHARIYA OASIS, EGYPT
 
Creator Ali, Reham Fathey
Ramdini, Ramdane
El Hawwary , Alaa
Abo Samra, Fatma
Hossam, Dalia
El Hussiny, Buthaina
Helal , Hady Hisham
Abd El Aziz, Taif Hamdy
Abd El Aziz , Nashaat Samy
Mohamed Gouda, Youmna
Mohamed Ghanem, Yossef
Hussien, Ziad Khalil
 
Subject Malacofauna, biodiversity, bahariya oasis, Egypt.
 
Description  This research examines the diversity of malacofauna in reclaimed and un-reclaimed areas of the SEKEM Desert Farm at Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert of Giza Governorate, Egypt. The farm employs organic farming methods to cultivate crops and medicinal plants. Initially, only three species: Cerastoderma glaucum, Corbicula fluminalis, and Bellamya unicolor were found in the un-reclaimed desert area. However, after reclamation and agricultural development, the species richness of molluscs increased significantly. In the area reclaimed in 2008, 15 molluscs species were identified, while the area reclaimed in 2018/19 harboured 11 species. Most of these species are native to the Nile region, with the exception of two marine-origin species recorded in the nearby Mediterranean regions. The study also identified three species: Eobania vermiculata, Theba pisana, and Xeropicta krynickii that are considered harmful to crops.
 
Publisher Arid Zone Research Association of India, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
 
Date 2024-06-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AAZ/article/view/141661
10.56093/aaz.v63i2.141661
 
Source Annals of Arid Zone; Vol. 63 No. 2 (2024): Annals of Arid Zone; 161-170
0570-1791
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AAZ/article/view/141661/54936
 
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