Deserts and Desert Environments

Name: Deserts and Desert Environments
ISBN: 9781577180333

Professor Julie J Laity

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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 biological environment
Highlights the impact of human population growth on climate, desertification, water resources, and dust storm activity
Includes an examination of surface/atmosphere interactions and the impact of ENSO events.

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Ano:

2008

Editora:

Wiley-Blackwell

Idioma:

english

Páginas:

357

ISBN 10:

157718033X