Vegetation of Israel and Neighboring Countries

Israel is a transition area from the Mediterranean forests in the northern part of the country, through bathas and herbaceous vegetation of the eastern parts of the country, to shrub-steppes of the Negev Highlands, and extreme desert areas supporting contracted vegetation in the southern Negev. Tropical savannoid vegetation is developed in warm parts of the country. We'll present here vegetation maps at various scale and deal with their relationships to their habitats.
We would like to thank Barbara Gingold and Miriam Webber for helping with the English edition of this section.
We would like to thank Barbara Gingold and Miriam Webber for helping with the English edition of this section.
- Preface
- History, Satellite Imagery and the Flora of Israel (Phytogeography)
- The Vegetation of Israel, Sinai and Western Jordan; Woodlands on Limestone
- Quercus calliprinos woodlands; Montane forest of Mt. Hermon
- Open forests of Quercus ithaburensis, Ceratonia siliqua and Pistacia lentiscus
- Ziziphus lotus with Herbaceous Vegetation; Mediterranean savannoid vegetation
- Semi-steppe Batha; Tragacanth Vegetation of Mt. Hermon
- Vegetation of the arid areas of Israel, Jordan, and Sinai
- Shrub-Steppes
- Shrub-Steppes with Trees
- Shrub-Steppes with Trees (Contd.)
- Desert Vegetation
- Sand Vegetation
- Oases with Sudanian Trees; Desert Savannoid Vegetation
- Swamps and Reed Thicket, Wet Salinas
- Synanthropic Vegetation; Mangroves;
- Ramat Bet Hakerem: Rock Type and Lichens
- Ramat Bet Hakerem: Orange Lichens, Soil Formation, Trees and Shrubs
- Ramat Bet Hakerem: Maquis Vines; Semi Parasites; Annual Plants
- Ramat Bet Hakerem: Semi Shrubs
- Ramat Bet Hakerem: Geophytes
- Ramat Bet Hakerem: Perennial Herbaceous Plants (Hemicryptophytes)
- Ramat Bet Hakerem: Invasive Plants; Harvesting Ants
- Har Tayasim: Soils and Rocks; Batha & Maquis
- Har Tayasim: Batha and Maquis
- Har Tayasim: Terraces of Bet Meir Formation
- Rakhama ridge: Loessial Serozem Terrace
- Rakhama Ridge: Flint, Chalk and Limestone Layers
- Rocky Areas as "refuge islands" in the Deserts of the Middle East
- Ecological Groups
- Relict Geophytes
- Relict Maquis Trees
- Relict Maquis Trees - Continued
- Maquis Vines
- Caesaria Sands; Sand Origin and Movement
- Sand origin and its movement - continued
- Ammophila arenaria and Its Activity
- Artemisia monosperma and its Activity
- Artemisia Monosperma - continued; Retama raetam
- Pistacia lentiscus; Ceratonia siliqua; Change in Annual Vegetation
- Caesarea Sands from Above; Kurkar and Hamrah Soils; Soil Texture; Conclusions