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oapen-20.500.12657-850552023-11-15T09:17:26Z A Natural History of the Emirates Burt, John A. Nature Arabian Gulf Desert ecology Natural history Environment Wildlife Emirates UAE Arabia Persian Gulf bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNC Applied ecology::RNCB Biodiversity bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MZ Veterinary medicine bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography::RGB Physical geography & topography bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography For many people, thoughts of the United Arab Emirates conjure images of ultramodern skyscrapers and rolling sand dunes. However, the Emirates are a rich mosaic of ecosystems and habitats that support surprisingly diverse communities of organisms, and there is growing awareness of the importance of these previously underappreciated natural assets. A Natural History of the Emirates provides a comprehensive overview of the unusual environmental setting of this young nation, and surveys the major ecosystems and the marine and terrestrial organisms occurring across the nation. From freshwater streams in the hyperarid Hajar Mountains to the world’s most temperature-tolerant coral reefs, the UAE is home to an astounding variety of uniquely adapted organisms that are providing insights into climate change and how organisms cope with and respond to extreme environmental conditions. The book closes with a section on human interactions with this unique environment, and proposes initiatives to ensure the protection of these unique natural assets into the future. This is an open access book. 2023-11-13T16:41:55Z 2023-11-13T16:41:55Z 2024 book ONIX_20231113_9783031373978_16 9783031373978 9783031373961 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85055 eng application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-37397-8.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-37397-8 Springer Nature Springer Nature Switzerland 10.1007/978-3-031-37397-8 10.1007/978-3-031-37397-8 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 e73c4615-ef38-4467-8574-123467e9f32e 9783031373978 9783031373961 Springer Nature Switzerland 748 Cham [...] New York University Abu Dhabi NYU Abu Dhabi open access
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For many people, thoughts of the United Arab Emirates conjure images of ultramodern skyscrapers and rolling sand dunes. However, the Emirates are a rich mosaic of ecosystems and habitats that support surprisingly diverse communities of organisms, and there is growing awareness of the importance of these previously underappreciated natural assets. A Natural History of the Emirates provides a comprehensive overview of the unusual environmental setting of this young nation, and surveys the major ecosystems and the marine and terrestrial organisms occurring across the nation. From freshwater streams in the hyperarid Hajar Mountains to the world’s most temperature-tolerant coral reefs, the UAE is home to an astounding variety of uniquely adapted organisms that are providing insights into climate change and how organisms cope with and respond to extreme environmental conditions. The book closes with a section on human interactions with this unique environment, and proposes initiatives to ensure the protection of these unique natural assets into the future. This is an open access book.
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