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Ecology of Desert Systems. [electronic resource].

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Burlington : Elsevier, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (360 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780080504995 (electronic bk.)
  • 008050499X (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 577.54
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.

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