Exploring the nexus of geoecology, geography, geoarcheology and geotourism : advances and applications for sustainable development in environmental sciences and agroforestry research : proceedings of the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of G

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 Preface 6 Contents 18 About the Editors 21 Keynote 23 1 Using Water Chemistry to Understand Ancient Maya Land and Water Use Interactions 24 Abstract 24 1 Introduction 24 2 Settings and Methods 24 3 Results 25 3.1 Water Quality Results 25 4 Discussion 25 5 Conclusion 25 References 25 Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Agrisilvicultural Systems 26 2 Digital Diffusion for Inclusive Agroecosystems 27 Abstract 27 1 Introduction 27 2 Approach 28 3 Use Cases 28 3.1 Sustainable Intensification of Rice Fallows 28 4 Towards Restoring Lost Agro-Ecosystems 28 References 29 3 Climate and Territorial Suitability for the Vineyards Developed Using GIS Techniques 30 Abstract 30 1 Introduction 30 2 Methods 30 3 Results 31 4 Discussion 32 5 Conclusion 32 References 32 4 Projected Small-Scale Range Reductions of Cedrus atlantica Forests Due to Climate Change at the Belezma National Park (Algeria) 33 Abstract 33 1 Introduction 33 2 Materials and Methods 34 3 Results 35 3.1 Predicted Current Species Distribution 35 3.2 Predicted Future Species Distributional Range 36 4 Discussion 36 5 Conclusion 37 References 37 5 Sinuosity of Meandering Channels in Upper Krishna River Basin, India 38 Abstract 38 1 Introduction 38 2 Materials and Methods 38 3 Results 39 3.1 Cut off or Link Channels 39 3.2 Sinuosity and Link Channel 40 4 Discussion 40 5 Conclusion 40 References 40 Environmental Impacts and Restoration Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Habitats 41 6 An Assessment of Environmental Impact on Agriculture in the Indus Delta Pakistan 42 Abstract 42 1 Introduction 42 2 Materials and Methods 43 3 Environmental Impact on Agriculture 43 3.1 Land Submerged by Sea Invasion 43 3.2 Temporal Loss of Cultivated Area by Sea Intrusion 44 3.3 Loss of Productivity 44 3.4 Micro Economic Loss to Farmers 44 4 Discussion 46 5 Conclusion 46 References 47 7 Conservation of Wetlands on Tunisian Islands: Kerkennah and Kuriat Islands as a Case Study 48 Abstract 48 1 Introduction 48 2 Study Areas and Methods 49 3 Results 50 4 Discussion and Conclusion 52 Acknowledgements 52 References 52 8 Vegetation Analysis of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul (Two Ramsar Sites in Algeria) in Relation to Soil Proprieties 53 Abstract 53 1 Introduction 53 2 Materials and Methods 53 2.1 Study Area and Vegetation Sampling Design 53 2.2 Data Collection and Analysis 54 3 Results and Discussion 54 3.1 Spatiotemporal Plant Composition and Diversity 54 3.2 Vegetation Structure and Soil Effects 54 4 Conclusion 56 References 56 9 Nabkha Morphometry and Properties of Aeolian Sediments Around Native Plants in Kuwait 57 Abstract 57 1 Introduction 57 2 Materials and Methods 57 3 Results and Discussion 58 4 Conclusion 59 Acknowledgements 59 References 59 10 The Ecological Role of Cornulalca aucheri (Amaranthaceae) in the Stabilization of Degraded Sandy Soils in Kuwait: The Case Study of Liyah Area 61 Abstract 61 1 Introduction 61 2 Methods 61 3 Results and Discussion 62 4 Conclusion 63 References 63 11 Orchard Understory Species Diversity in Relation to Orchard Age and Soil Factors (in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria) 64 Abstract 64 1 Introduction 64 2 Study Area 64 3 Methods 65 4 Results 65 5 Discussion 65 6 Conclusion 66 References 66 Investigations and Applications in Environmental Biotechnology 67 12 Effect of Climatic Factors on Essential Oil Accumulation in Two Lamiaceae Species from Algerian Semiarid Lands 68 Abstract 68 1 Introduction 68 2 Materials and Methods 68 2.1 Plant Collection and Screening 68 2.2 Data Management and Statistical Analysis 69 3 Results 69 3.1 Yearly and Specific Essential Oil Yields 69 3.2 Climatic Effects on Essential Oil Yields 69 4 Discussion 69 5 Conclusion 70 Appendix 1 70 References 71 13 A Biotechnological Method for Breeding Grapes Using in Vitro Growth Stimulants 72 Abstract 72 1 Introduction 72 2 Materials and Methods 72 3 Results and Discussion 73 4 Conclusion 74 Acknowledgements 74 References 74 14 Effects of Inoculation with Rhizospheric Pseudomonas on Physiological Responses in the Broad Bean (Vicia Faba) Grown Under Copper Stress 75 Abstract 75 1 Introduction 75 2 Materials and Methods 75 3 Results and Discussion 76 3.1 Total Chlorophyll Content 76 3.2 Proline Content 76 4 Conclusions 77 References 78 Spatiotemporal Patterns of Marine Biodiversity and Terrestrial Paleobiodiversity 79 15 Arcellinida (Testate Lobose Amoebae) as Sensitive Bioindicators of Arsenic Contamination in Lakes 80 Abstract 80 1 Introduction 80 2 Materials and Methods 81 3 Results, Discussion and Conclusion 82 References 82 16 Massive Molluscan Shell Accumulation on the Sea Side of Land Strips of Amvrakikos Gulf Lagoon Complex (NW Greece) 83 Abstract 83 1 Introduction 83 2 Materials and Methods 83 3 Results 84 3.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Identification 84 4 Discussion 84 References 85 17 Vertical Distribution of Recent Benthic Ostracoda at Pullivasal and Kurusadai Islands, Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India 87 Abstract 87 1 Introduction 87 2 Materials and Methods 87 3 Results 88 3.1 Assemblage and Vertical Distribution 88 3.2 Cosmopolitan Species 89 3.3 Abundant Species 90 3.4 Species Diversity 90 4 Discussion 90 5 Conclusions 91 References 91 18 Ecological Interactions of Miocene to Pleistocene Siwalik Bovids, Suids and Giraffids Traced Out by Enamel Hypoplasia Analysis 92 Abstract 92 1 Introduction 92 2 Materials and Methods 92 3 Results 93 4 Discussion 94 5 Conclusion 94 References 94 19 Why Anthracotheroides had Faced Family Level Extinction: Enamel Hypoplasia an Answer to the Question 95 Abstract 95 1 Introduction 95 2 Materials and Methods 96 3 Results 96 4 Discussion 96 5 Conclusion 97 References 97 Socio-economics of Geotourism and Archaeology 99 20 Urban Accessibility and Its Economic Linkage Analysis: A Case Study in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Region, China 100 Abstract 100 1 Introduction 100 2 Materials and Methods 100 2.1 Study Area 100 2.2 Data Collection 100 2.3 Methods 101 3 Discussion 101 4 Conclusion 101 References 102 21 An Assessment of Socio-economic Profile and Sustainable Development in Tourism Potential Areas: A Case Study of Galiyat (Pakistan) 103 Abstract 103 1 Introduction 103 2 Materials and Methods 103 3 Results and Discussion 103 4 Outcomes 105 References 106 22 Archaeology and Archaeometry of Ceramics of the Roman City of Thaenae (Tunisia): Between Inland Roman Africa and the Mediterranean Basin 107 Abstract 107 1 Introduction 107 2 Materials and Methods 107 3 Results 108 4 Discussion 109 5 Conclusion 109 References 109 23 “Giallo Antico” in Roman Architecture of Lombardy: A Preliminary Survey 110 Abstract 110 1 Introduction 110 2 Methodology 110 3 Results 111 3.1 Cremona 111 3.2 Milano—Como 111 3.3 Brescia 111 4 Discussion 112 5 Conclusions 112 References 112 Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Using Water Chemistry to Understand Ancient Maya Land and Water Use Interactions (Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Timothy Beach)....Pages 3-4 Front Matter ....Pages 5-5 Digital Diffusion for Inclusive Agroecosystems (Chandrashekhar Biradar, Jacques Wery, Fabian Löw, Khaled El-Shama, Rajkumar Singh, Layal Atassi et al.)....Pages 7-9 Climate and Territorial Suitability for the Vineyards Developed Using GIS Techniques (Matteo Gentilucci, Maurizio Barbieri, Peter Burt)....Pages 11-13 Projected Small-Scale Range Reductions of Cedrus atlantica Forests Due to Climate Change at the Belezma National Park (Algeria) (Abdelkrim Arar, Slimane Tabet, Yacine Nouidjem, Rabah Bounar, Haroun Chenchouni)....Pages 15-19 Sinuosity of Meandering Channels in Upper Krishna River Basin, India (Suchitra Pardeshi, Sudhakar Pardeshi, Pallavi Kulkarni)....Pages 21-23 Front Matter ....Pages 25-25 An Assessment of Environmental Impact on Agriculture in the Indus Delta Pakistan (Gohar Ali Mahar, Nayyer Alam Zaigham)....Pages 27-32 Conservation of Wetlands on Tunisian Islands: Kerkennah and Kuriat Islands as a Case Study (Khouloud Ben Charfi, Amjad Kallel, Thanos Giannakakis, Imen Rais)....Pages 33-37 Vegetation Analysis of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul (Two Ramsar Sites in Algeria) in Relation to Soil Proprieties (Adel Bezzalla, Moussa Houhamdi, Haroun Chenchouni)....Pages 39-42 Nabkha Morphometry and Properties of Aeolian Sediments Around Native Plants in Kuwait (Ali Al-Dousari, Modi Ahmed, Noor Al-Dousari, Safaa Al-Awadhi)....Pages 43-46 The Ecological Role of Cornulalca aucheri (Amaranthaceae) in the Stabilization of Degraded Sandy Soils in Kuwait: The Case Study of Liyah Area (Modi M. Ahmed, Noor Al-Dousari, Ali M. Al-Dousari)....Pages 47-49 Orchard Understory Species Diversity in Relation to Orchard Age and Soil Factors (in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria) (Olutoyin Adeola Fashae, Adeyemi Oludapo Olusola, Arioluwa Aribisala, Aishah Oyeniyi)....Pages 51-53 Front Matter ....Pages 55-55 Effect of Climatic Factors on Essential Oil Accumulation in Two Lamiaceae Species from Algerian Semiarid Lands (Souad Mehalaine, Haroun Chenchouni)....Pages 57-60 A Biotechnological Method for Breeding Grapes Using in Vitro Growth Stimulants (Abdulmalik Batukaev, Mukail Mukailov, Magomed Batukaev, Tatiana Minkina, Svetlana Sushkova)....Pages 61-63 Effects of Inoculation with Rhizospheric Pseudomonas on Physiological Responses in the Broad Bean (Vicia Faba) Grown Under Copper Stress (Boubaker Idder, Rachid Djibaoui, Abdelhakim Reguieg Yassaad El Hocine, Abdelhak Djoudi)....Pages 65-68 Front Matter ....Pages 69-69 Arcellinida (Testate Lobose Amoebae) as Sensitive Bioindicators of Arsenic Contamination in Lakes (R. Timothy Patterson, Nawaf A. Nasser, Braden R. B. Gregory, Melody J. Gavel, Etienne Menard, Jennifer M. Galloway et al.)....Pages 71-73 Massive Molluscan Shell Accumulation on the Sea Side of Land Strips of Amvrakikos Gulf Lagoon Complex (NW Greece) (Konstantinos Tsolakos, George Katselis, John A. Theodorou)....Pages 75-78 Vertical Distribution of Recent Benthic Ostracoda at Pullivasal and Kurusadai Islands, Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India (Kumari Deepali, Sithu G. D. Sridhar, Shaik M. Hussain, Subramanian Maniyarasan)....Pages 79-83 Ecological Interactions of Miocene to Pleistocene Siwalik Bovids, Suids and Giraffids Traced Out by Enamel Hypoplasia Analysis (Abdul Majid Khan, Rana Manzoor Ahmad, Ayesha Iqbal)....Pages 85-87 Why Anthracotheroides had Faced Family Level Extinction: Enamel Hypoplasia an Answer to the Question (Rana Manzoor Ahmad, Abdul Majid Khan, Amtur Rafeh, Ayesha Iqbal, Ghazala Roohi)....Pages 89-92 Front Matter ....Pages 93-93 Urban Accessibility and Its Economic Linkage Analysis: A Case Study in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Region, China (Chenxi Li)....Pages 95-97 An Assessment of Socio-economic Profile and Sustainable Development in Tourism Potential Areas: A Case Study of Galiyat (Pakistan) (Razzaq Ahmed, Shaukat H. Khan, Khalida Mahmood)....Pages 99-102 Archaeology and Archaeometry of Ceramics of the Roman City of Thaenae (Tunisia): Between Inland Roman Africa and the Mediterranean Basin (Rémi Rêve, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Claudio Capelli, Michel Bonifay, Abdelhamid Barkaoui)....Pages 103-105 “Giallo Antico” in Roman Architecture of Lombardy: A Preliminary Survey (Roberto Bugini, Luisa Folli, Romina Marchisio)....Pages 107-109