Aralkum - a Man-Made Desert The Desiccated Floor of the Aral Sea (Central Asia) /
Having been the fourth largest lake on the globe roughly 50 years ago, today the Aral Sea no longer exists. Human activities caused its desiccation and the formation of a huge new desert, the Aralkum, which can be regarded as one of the greatest ecological catastrophes and - at the same time - the l...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis,
218 |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- General Introduction
- Dynamics of the Aral Sea Area in Geological and Historical Times
- Geography, Geomorphological and Lithological Characteristics of the Aralkum Desert
- Climatic Conditions at the Aralkum
- Duststorms and Aerosol Long-Distance Transport
- Landscape Dynamics in the Southern Aralkum desert – Using MODIS Time Series for Land Cover Change Analysis
- Dynamics of Dust Transfer from the Desiccated Aral Sea Bottom Analyzed by Remote Sensing
- Flora of the Aralkum
- Vegetation of the Aralkum
- Primary Succession in the Aralkum
- Fauna of the Aralkum
- alophytes and Salt Desertification in the Aralkum Area
- Spatial Distribution of Plant Functional Types along Stress Gradients – a Simulation Study Orientated towards the Plant Succession on the Desiccating Aral Sea Floor
- Nature Conservation in the Aral Sea Region (Barsa Kelmes as an Example)
- Phytomelioration in the Northern Aralkum
- Phytomelioration in the Southern Aralkum
- Phytomelioration of Solonchaks in the Uzbek Pre-Aral Region under Recent Climate Change
- The Aralkum Situation under Climate Change related to its Broader Regional Context
- Final Conclusions and Comments.
