الفهرس 
Introduction
The Limestone Desert (Assiut-Qena Desert)Only 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
For three successive years (2011-2013), the floristic diversity and vegetation composition of the functional groups in the southern part of the Eastern Desert, between latitudes 26o 45’ to 24o 1’N and longitudes 32o 45’ to 35o 00’E that covers a total area of about 54500 km2, were investigated through four transects (3 crossing the Eastern Desert and one along the Red Sea). These transects were (1) Qena-Safaga road, (2) Idfu-Marsa Alam road, (3) Aswan-Kharit-Gimal and (4) Red Sea Coastal Plain. A floristic-count list was taken from the 142 stands to represent the floristic composition, functional groups, chorology and occurrences (Q-values). These stands were distributed as follows: 6 stands at Aswan-Berenice road, 6 at Wadi Kharit, 10 at Wadi Natash, 6 at El-Shikh El-Shazly Marsa-Alam road, 20 stands at Wadi Gimal and its tributary (Wadi Hafafit), 26 stand at Idfu-Marsa Alam road, 22 at Qena-Safaga road, and 46 from the Red Sea. Each stand was georeferenced using a GPS.