Climate - vegetation : Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal lands / by M.A. Zahran ; edited by Francis Gilbert
- 作者： Zahran, M.A.
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- Springer eBooks
- Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal lands
- 出版： Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
- 叢書名： Plant and vegetation ,v.4
- 主題： Desert ecology--Mediterranean Region , Desert ecology--Red Sea , Vegetation and climate--Mediterranean Region , Vegetation and climate--Red Sea , Plants--Mediterranean Region , Plants--Red Sea , Life Sciences. , Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. , Climate Change. , Plant Ecology. , Environmental management , Nature Conservation.
- ISBN： 9789048185955 (electronic bk.) 、 9789048185948 (paper)
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- 系統號： 005172298 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
Deserts 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.