Climate - Vegetation Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea Coastal Lands /

• Main Author: Zahran, M.A (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gilbert, Francis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Plant and Vegetation, 4
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Climate change.; Biodiversity.; Plant ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Environmental Management.

Deserts are unique ecosystems with their own biotic and abiotic components, and are often rich in renewable natural resources, the appropriate management of which can contribute significantly to the sustainable management of desert regions for the welfare of the people. Yet while there are many book...

Table of Contents:

• Afro-Asian Mediterranean Coastal Lands
• Afro-Asian Red Sea Coastal Lands
• Climate–Vegetation Relationships: Perspectives
• Climate–Vegetation and Human Welfare in the Coastal Deserts.