The Effects of Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) on Soils and Plant Communities in the Deserted Rangelands of Bahrain

Table 2

Mesquite-associated plant species in the study site.

Position	Family	Understory			Uncanopied
Species		No. of plants	R. Frequency (%)	R. Density (%)	No. of plants	R. Frequency (%)	R. Density (%)
Aizoon canariense L.	Aizoaceae	83	12.5	42.8	2	10	0.9
Cutandia memphitica (Spreng.) Benth.	Poaceae	2	12.5	1.03	6	20	2.69
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.	Polygonaceae	6	12.5	3.09	0	0	0
Erodium laciniatum (Cav.) Willd.	Geraniaceae	4	12.5	2.06	44	20	19.7
Malva parviflora L.	Malvaceae	17	25	8.8	67	20	30
Senecio glaucus L.	Compositae	82	25	42.3	99	20	44.4
Suaeda aegyptiaca (Hasselq.) Zohary	Amaranthaceae	0	0	0	5	10	2.24
		194			223