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020 _a9780080504995 (electronic bk.)
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082 0 4 _a577.54
100 1 _aWhitford, Walter.
245 1 0 _aEcology of Desert Systems.
_h[electronic resource].
260 _aBurlington :
_bElsevier,
_c2002.
300 _a1 online resource (360 p.)
505 0 _aFront 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 _aConventional 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 _aAvailable electronically via the Internet.
590 _aEBL purchased title.
653 _aDesert ecology.
653 _aDesert ecology. Deserts.
653 _aDeserts.
653 _aDesert animals.
653 _aDesert plants.
653 _aElectronic books.
776 1 _z9780127472614.
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vu/detail.action?docID=298452
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