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100 1 _aZahran, M.A.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aClimate - Vegetation
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAfro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea Coastal Lands /
_cby M.A. Zahran ; edited by Francis Gilbert.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2010.
300 _aXXII, 321p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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490 1 _aPlant and Vegetation,
_x1875-1318 ;
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505 0 _aAfro-Asian Mediterranean Coastal Lands -- Afro-Asian Red Sea Coastal Lands -- Climate–Vegetation Relationships: Perspectives -- Climate–Vegetation and Human Welfare in the Coastal Deserts.
520 _aDeserts are unique ecosystems with their own biotic and abiotic components, and are often rich in renewable natural resources, the appropriate management of which can contribute significantly to the sustainable management of desert regions for the welfare of the people. Yet while there are many books on the flora of the countries fringing the important desert countries of the Mediterranean and Red Seas, there or few books reporting on their ecophysiology and vegetation ecology. This book presents the vegetation types of the African and Asian countries of the Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal regions, and discusses the ecological threats and economic applications of these critical resources. In particular, it examines the relationships between climate and vegetation, and discusses these within the context of desertification, agro-industrial applications, ecotourism and sustainable development. The book will provide a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students involved in plant ecology, biogeography, economic botany and environmental management in the Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal regions, as well as other desert regions around the world.
650 0 _aLife sciences.
650 0 _aPlant Ecology.
650 0 _aClimatic changes.
650 0 _aEnvironmental management.
650 0 _aNature Conservation.
650 1 4 _aLife Sciences.
650 2 4 _aPlant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
650 2 4 _aClimate Change.
650 2 4 _aPlant Ecology.
650 2 4 _aEnvironmental Management.
650 2 4 _aNature Conservation.
700 1 _aGilbert, Francis.
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710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9789048185948
830 0 _aPlant and Vegetation,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8595-5
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