Bioclimatology and Biogeography of Africa

• Main Author: Houérou, Henry Noël Le (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climatology.; Natural disasters.; Geobiology.; Agriculture.; Animal ecology.; Plant ecology.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Natural Hazards.; Plant Ecology.; Animal Ecology.

Covering an area of over 130 million km2 spanning the equator and tropics, the African continent features a spectacular geographic diversity. Consequently, it is characterised by extremely variable climatic, edaphic and ecological conditions, associated with a wide range of natural vegetation and wi...

Table of Contents:

• Bioclimatic Classification
• Land Degradation, Desertization and Rehabilitation
• Conclusions.