Abstract
A vegetation survey of the Upper Galilee of Israel showed that different climax plant communities grow in the same altitudinal belt under similar climatic conditions (Rabinovitch-Vin 1979). This contradicts the generally accepted opinion that climate is the main factor determining the distribution and development of the climax plant communities in the Middle East under mediterranean-type climates (Zohary 1960, 1973). It was found also that where annual rainfall exceeds 600 mm, rock type is the main factor determining the nature of plant communities. Consequently the composition of rock and soil types were examined and compared to the composition of the leaves of the dominant plants.KeywordsSoil Science SocietyBrown SoilAltitudinal BeltHigh Phosphorus ContentKarstic RockThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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