| Description |
1 online resource (364 pages) |
| Series |
Environmental Systems & Global Change |
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Environmental Systems & Global Change
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| Contents |
CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: INTRODUCTION: DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 2: DESERTS OF THE WORLD; 3: THE CLIMATIC FRAMEWORK; 4: THE HYDROLOGIC FRAMEWORK; 5: LAKE SYSTEMS: PAST AND PRESENT; 6: WEATHERING PROCESSES AND HILLSLOPE SYSTEMS; 7: DESERT SOILS AND GEOMORPHIC SURFACES; 8: WATER AS A GEOMORPHIC AGENT; 9: AEOLIAN PROCESSES; 10: LANDFORMS OF AEOLIAN EROSION AND DESERT DUST; 11: PLANT COMMUNITIES AND THEIR GEOMORPHIC IMPACTS; 12: ANIMAL COMMUNITIES; 13: DESERTIFICATION AND THE HUMAN DIMENSION; REFERENCES; INDEX; Colour Plates |
| Summary |
Taking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components.:.; Examines the physical systems occurring in desert environments, including climate, hydrology, past and present lakes, weathering, hillslopes, geomorphic surfaces, water as a geomorphic agent, and aeolian processes.; Offers an accessible introduction to the physical, biological, temporal, and human components of drylands.; Investigates the nature, environmental requirements, and essential geomorphic roles of plants and animals in this stressful |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Deserts.
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Geomorphology.
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deserts.
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geomorphology.
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Deserts
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Geomorphology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781444300741 |
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1444300741 |
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