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Deserts and Desert Environments.
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, geomo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester :
John Wiley & Sons,
2009.
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| Colección: | Environmental Systems & Global Change.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: INTRODUCTION: DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 2: DESERTS OF THE WORLD; 3: THE CLIMATIC FRAMEWORK; 4: THE HYDROLOGIC FRAMEWORK; 5: LAKE SYSTEMS: PAST AND PRESENT; 6: WEATHERING PROCESSES AND HILLSLOPE SYSTEMS; 7: DESERT SOILS AND GEOMORPHIC SURFACES; 8: WATER AS A GEOMORPHIC AGENT; 9: AEOLIAN PROCESSES; 10: LANDFORMS OF AEOLIAN EROSION AND DESERT DUST; 11: PLANT COMMUNITIES AND THEIR GEOMORPHIC IMPACTS; 12: ANIMAL COMMUNITIES; 13: DESERTIFICATION AND THE HUMAN DIMENSION; REFERENCES; INDEX; Colour Plates.