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The biology of deserts [electronic resource] / David Ward

Author
Ward, David, 1961 June 15-
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 339 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Abiotic factors -- 3.Morphological and physiological adaptations of desert plants to the abiotic environment -- 4.Morphological, physiological, and behavioural adaptations of desert animals to the abiotic environment -- 5.The role of competition and facilitation in structuring desert communities -- 6.The importance of predation and parasitism -- 7.Plant-animal interactions in deserts -- 8.Desert food webs and ecosystem ecology -- 9.Biodiversity and biogeography of deserts -- 10.Human impacts and desertifiation -- 11.Conservation of deserts.
Summary
This text offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology. As with other titles in this series, the emphasis is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered.
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ISBN
9780191728143 (ebook)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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