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Arid Dune Ecosystems by Siegmar-W. Breckle & Aaron Yair & Veste Maik
The Nizzana Sands in the Negev Desert
Sand dune dynamics plays a key role in many arid deserts. This volume provides a synthesis of a specific sand dune ecosystem, the Nizzana site in the Negev Desert. Describing its climate and geophysical/geochemical properties of soils, geological history, flora and fauna, and past/present land-use patterns, it elucidates ecological and geomorphological processes and their interrelations, based on long-term monitoring, in situ experiments and satellite imagery. Particular attention is drawn to the impact of the topsoil biological crust in controlling water availability at local/regional scales. The interdisciplinary approach adopted in this case study offers a good example of a highly complex and dynamic system, which could easily be applied to other sandy ecosystems. This is a valuable source of information for soil ecologists and microbiologists, conservation biologists, desert ecologists and geographers, geomorphologists, soil scientists and climatologists, lecturers, policy makers and others interested in deserts and desertification. |
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| ISBN-10 : 3540754970 | ISBN-13 : 9783540754978 |
| RRP : £123.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Ecological Studies S.
Country Publication : Germany
Publication Date : 01/02/2008
Publisher : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Page Length : 450mm