Vegetation and Soil Analyses for Egyptian Agricultural Stands

Entesar Abou Glida's dataset documents 103 plant taxa and soil physicochemical properties from stands in Egypt. Asteraceae (22 species) and Poaceae (13 species) were the most diverse families, and annuals (50.0%) and therophytes (49.5%) were predominant life forms. Soil analyses include particle size, pH, EC, TDS, organic matter, saturation percentage, SAR, available nutrients, major ions, and CaCO₃%, with stands classified into six groups via TWINSPAN and DCA.

Use Cases

• Classifying vegetation groups based on indicator species and soil factors.
• Analyzing soil salinity impacts on plant diversity based on EC and TDS measurements.
• Modeling relationships between soil physicochemical properties and plant life forms.
• Studying chorological distribution of plant species in saline agricultural environments.

Strengths

• Includes detailed counts of 103 plant taxa with family and life-form breakdowns.
• Provides a wide range of soil physicochemical measurements, including EC, pH, SAR, and major ions.
• Uses established ecological classification methods (TWINSPAN and DCA) to group stands.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (34.9 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Field collection and laboratory analysis of vegetation and soil samples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:38:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Egypt, likely the Nile Delta region.