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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 1| Main Title | Ecology of desert systems / | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Whitford, W. G. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Academic Press, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 49238045 | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 0127472614; 9780127472614 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Desert ecology ; Deserts ; Woestijnen ; Ecologische aspecten ; Dâeserts ; Râegions arides ; âEcologie des dâeserts ; Wèuste ; èOkologie ; Desert animals ; Desert plants | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | xvi, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Contents Notes | Conceptual framework and paradigms -- Landforms, geomorphology, and vegetation -- Characterization of desert climates -- Wind and water processes -- Patch-mosaic dynamics -- Adaptations -- Primary production -- Consumers, consumption, and secondary production -- Decomposition and nutrient cycling -- Desertification -- Monitoring and assessment -- Desert ecosystems in the future. |