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No attempt is made here to give a complete account of the flora; excellent books on this subject exist. Vegetation is used here only as indicator of environmental conditions.
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Rzóska, J., Wickens, G.E. (1976). Vegetation of the Nile Basin. In: Rzóska, J. (eds) The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1563-9_10
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