Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume I: The Arabian Peninsula and Adjacent Countries: 36 (Tasks for Vegetation Science, 36) - Hardcover

 
9781402005046: Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume I: The Arabian Peninsula and Adjacent Countries: 36 (Tasks for Vegetation Science, 36)

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Research on sabkha ecology commenced only a few decades ago and sabkhat were considered as wasteland. It is only now, that environmental managers realize that sabkhat are ecosystems with a research, development, and conservation value. This multidisciplinary volume is a first comprehensive documentation of sabkha research in the Arabian peninsula region, including contributions from 16 countries. Topics covered include aspects of geology, hydrology, geomorphology, zoology, botany, ecology, ecosystem analysis, past, present, and future land use methods and development, and nature conservation at the landscape level.

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ISBN 10:  9048159725 ISBN 13:  9789048159727
Publisher: Springer, 2010
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