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001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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EBC298452 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20200827164237.0 |
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780080504995 (electronic bk.) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
008050499X (electronic bk.) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
EBLCP |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
EBLCP |
Modifying agency |
NRU |
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OCLCQ |
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
Holding library |
MAIN |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
577.54 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Whitford, Walter. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Ecology of Desert Systems. |
Medium |
[electronic resource]. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Burlington : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Elsevier, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2002. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
1 online resource (360 p.) |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Front Cover; Ecology of Desert Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Conceptual Framework and Paradigms; Chapter 2. Landforms, Geomorphology, and Vegetation; Chapter 3. Characterization of Desert Climates; Chapter 4. Wind and Water Processes; Chapter 5. Patch-Mosaic Dynamics; Chapter 6. Adaptations; Chapter 7. Primary Production; Chapter 8. Consumers, Consumption, and Secondary Production; Chapter 9. Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling; Chapter 10. Desertification; Chapter 11. Monitoring and Assessment; Chapter 12. Desert Ecosystems in the Future; Index. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Conventional wisdom considers deserts stark, harsh regions that support few living things. Most people also believe that water alone makes the desert bloom. Ecology of Desert Systems challenges these conventional views. This volume explores a broad range of topics of interest to ecosystem, population, community, and physiological ecologists. Climate, weather patterns, geomorphology, and wind and water processes are examined as variables that affect the distribution of biota through fundamental ecosystem processes. Descriptions of morphological, behavioral, and physiological adaptations of dese. |
538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
System details note |
Available electronically via the Internet. |
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
Local note |
EBL purchased title. |
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
Uncontrolled term |
Desert ecology. |
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
Uncontrolled term |
Desert ecology. Deserts. |
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
Uncontrolled term |
Deserts. |
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
Uncontrolled term |
Desert animals. |
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
Uncontrolled term |
Desert plants. |
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
Uncontrolled term |
Electronic books. |
776 1# - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
International Standard Book Number |
9780127472614. |
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vu/detail.action?docID=298452">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vu/detail.action?docID=298452</a> |
Public note |
Full-text via ProQuest Ebook Central |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
E-Book |