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The Vegetation of Egypt
The position of Egypt - at the cross-roads between the Middle East and Africa - has attracted the attention of naturalists and explorers for many centuries. Yet while there are many studies relating to the ecology and biology of Egyptian vegetation, the first issue of Zahran and Willis' Vegetat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2009.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. 2009. |
| Colección: | Plant and Vegetation,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Egypt: the gift of the Nile
- 2. Physiography, climate and soil-vegetation relationships. 2.1 Geological characteristics. 2.2 Geographical characteristics. 2.3 The climate of Egypt. 2.4. Soil-vegetation relationships
- 3. The Western Desert. 3.1 General features. 3.2 The western Mediterranean coastal belt. 3.3 The oases and depressions. 3.4 Gebel Uweinat. 3.5 The Gilf Kebir
- 4. The Eastern Desert. 4.1 Geology and geomorphology. 4.2 Ecological characteristics
- 5. The Sinai Peninsula. 5.1 Geomorphology. 5.2 Climate. 5.3 Water resources. 5.4 The vegetation
- 6. The Nile region. 6.1 Geomorphology. 6.2 Climate. 6.3 Vegetation types
- 7. The history of the vegetation: its salient features and future study. 7.1 The history of the vegetation. 7.2 Future study of phytosociology and plant ecology. 7.3 The main types of vegetation and its features: synopsis
- 8. Remote sensing and vegetation map of Egypt
- 9. Sustainable development of Egypt's deserts
- Appendix. References. Species Index
- Subject Index.