Arid Dune Ecosystems The Nizzana Sands in the Negev Desert /

Sand dune dynamics plays a key role in many arid deserts. This volume provides a synthesis of a specific sand dune ecosystem, the Nizzana site in the Negev Desert. Describing its climate and geophysical/geochemical properties of soils, geological history, flora and fauna, and past/present land-use p...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Breckle, Siegmar-W (Editor ), Yair, Aaron (Editor ), Veste, Maik (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 200
Temas:
Physical geography.
Ecology .
Soil science.
Biogeography.
Environment.
Physical Geography.
Ecology.
Soil Science.
Biogeosciences.
Environmental Sciences.
Earth System Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The North-Western Negev
  • Geological Background of the Nizzana Area
  • Geo-Ecology of the North-Western Negev Sand Field
  • Formation and Geomorphology of the North-Western Negev Sand Dunes
  • The Regional Climatic Setting
  • Soil Characteristicsand Pattern of the Nizzana Research Site
  • Land Use and its Effect on the Mobilization and Stabilization of the North-Western Negev Sand Dunes
  • Ecosystem Patterns
  • The Flora of the Nizzana Research Site
  • The Vegetation of the Nizzana Research Site
  • A Glance on the Fauna of Nizzana
  • Biological Crusts
  • Land Cover in the Nizzana Sandy Arid Ecosystem. Mapping Surface Properties with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Data
  • Ecosystem Processes
  • Topoclimate and Microclimate
  • Evapotranspiration, Transpiration and Dewfall
  • Morphological Changes at Active Dune Crests
  • Aeolian Sand Transport and Vegetation Cover
  • Soil Processes and Salt Dynamics in Dune Soils
  • Runoff and Erosion Processes Within a Dune System
  • Effects of Surface Runoff and Subsurface Flow on the Spatial Variability of Water Resources in Longitudinal Dunes
  • Atmospheric Input of Nutrient Elements and Dust into the Sand Dune Field of the North-Western Negev
  • Succession Stages in the Recovery Processes of the Topsoil Crust in a Disturbed Sandy Arid Area
  • Dew Formation and Activity of Biological Soil Crusts
  • Nitrogen Input Pathways into Sand Dunes: Biological Fixation and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition
  • Vascular Plant Response to Microbiotic Soil Surface Crusts
  • Ion Relations of Plants and Soil Patterns
  • Temporal and Spatial Variability of Plant Water Status and Leaf Gas Exchange
  • Standing Biomass and its Modelling
  • Effects of Shrubs on Annual Plant Populations
  • Demography of Annual Plants: The Role of Habitat Heterogeneity and Competition
  • Research Perspectives / Synthesis and General Conclusions
  • Sensitivity of a Sandy Area to Climate Change Along a Rainfall Gradient at a Desert Fringe
  • General Conclusions - Sand Dune Deserts, Desertification, Rehabilitation and Conservation.

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