Exploring the nexus of geoecology, geography, geoarcheology and geotourism [electronic resource] : advances and applications for sustainable development in environmental sciences and agroforestry research : proceedings of the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018 / Edited by Haroun Chenchouni; Ezzoura Errami; Fernando Rocha; L Sabato.

Intro; Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Keynote; 1 Using Water Chemistry to Understand Ancient Maya Land and Water Use Interactions; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Settings and Methods; 3 Results; 3.1 Water Quality Results; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Agrisilvicultural Systems; 2 Digital Diffusion for Inclusive Agroecosystems; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Approach; 3 Use Cases; 3.1 Sustainable Intensification of Rice Fallows; 4 Towards Restoring Lost Agro-Ecosystems; References 3 Climate and Territorial Suitability for the Vineyards Developed Using GIS TechniquesAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Methods; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; 4 Projected Small-Scale Range Reductions of Cedrus atlantica Forests Due to Climate Change at the Belezma National Park (Algeria); Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results; 3.1 Predicted Current Species Distribution; 3.2 Predicted Future Species Distributional Range; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; 5 Sinuosity of Meandering Channels in Upper Krishna River Basin, India; Abstract; 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods3 Results; 3.1 Cut off or Link Channels; 3.2 Sinuosity and Link Channel; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; Environmental Impacts and Restoration Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Habitats; 6 An Assessment of Environmental Impact on Agriculture in the Indus Delta Pakistan; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Environmental Impact on Agriculture; 3.1 Land Submerged by Sea Invasion; 3.2 Temporal Loss of Cultivated Area by Sea Intrusion; 3.3 Loss of Productivity; 3.4 Micro Economic Loss to Farmers; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References 7 Conservation of Wetlands on Tunisian Islands: Kerkennah and Kuriat Islands as a Case StudyAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Study Areas and Methods; 3 Results; 4 Discussion and Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 8 Vegetation Analysis of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul (Two Ramsar Sites in Algeria) in Relation to Soil Proprieties; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Study Area and Vegetation Sampling Design; 2.2 Data Collection and Analysis; 3 Results and Discussion; 3.1 Spatiotemporal Plant Composition and Diversity; 3.2 Vegetation Structure and Soil Effects 4 ConclusionReferences; 9 Nabkha Morphometry and Properties of Aeolian Sediments Around Native Plants in Kuwait; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results and Discussion; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 10 The Ecological Role of Cornulalca aucheri (Amaranthaceae) in the Stabilization of Degraded Sandy Soils in Kuwait: The Case Study of Liyah Area; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Methods; 3 Results and Discussion; 4 Conclusion; References; 11 Orchard Understory Species Diversity in Relation to Orchard Age and Soil Factors (in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria); Abstract.

This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018. The book is of interest to all researchers in the fields of Environmental Sciences, Geoecology, Agroforestry, Geography, Geoarcheology and Geotourism. The Mediterranean Basin, Middle East and surrounding regions are ecologically unique due to large differences in climatic, geographical, and geological features, which grant countries of these regions with significant socio-economic potentials in terms of fertile agricultural lands, rich natural resources, and the existence of strategic resources such as crude oil and natural gas. However, the valuation of ecosystem functions, goods and services of natural and cultural heritages and bioressources of these regions is still little known. This volume offers an overview of the latest information and ideas on the physical environment of these regions, assessment and monitoring of natural bioressources including flora and fauna, and the use of cutting-edge methods for the development of sustainable agricultural systems. It gives also new socio-economic insights on geotourism and archaeology. Main topics include: 1. Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Agrisilvicultural Systems 2. Environmental Impacts and Restoration Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Habitats 3. Investigations and Applications in Environmental Biotechnology 4. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Marine Biodiversity and Terrestrial Paleobiodiversity 5. Socio-economics of Geotourism and Archaeology.