Book Description
Introduces some animals and plants that live in areas too dry for forests but too wet to be deserts.
Author : David Burnie
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,2 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Shrubland ecology
ISBN : 143294178X
Introduces some animals and plants that live in areas too dry for forests but too wet to be deserts.
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Page : 202 pages
File Size : 30,54 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Range management
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 21,57 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Forests and forestry
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Author : Michael Evenari
Publisher : Elsevier Science & Technology
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 37,79 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Gardening
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This two-volume work presents an authoritative world-wide view of our knowledge about, and understanding of, hot-desert ecosystems. This includes some semi-arid and arid areas, as well as deserts in the strict sense. The hot deserts are distinguished from the temperate deserts (which form the subject of another volume in the series) by the virtual absence of snowfall, even though frosts may occur. For each major hot-desert region, expert authors have summarized existing knowledge according to a general outline. This includes descriptions of the ecosystem components (climate, soil, flora and fauna), and discussion of interaction between components and overall ecosystem functioning. The information from the regional chapters has then been integrated into a world-wide view in the ''synthesis'' chapters. Because of its length, the volume is published in two parts. The first volume includes the general synthesis chapters, and regional descriptions of the hot deserts of America and Australia, while the second volume covers the hot deserts of Asia and Africa.
Author : Cyrus McKell
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 032314361X
The Biology and Utilization of Shrubs brings together the wide range of information about shrubs from many disciplines and world locations. The book is organized into seven parts. Part I describes the major shrublands found on each of the vegetated continents. It provides an overview of the dominant shrubland types as well as the associated features of soil and climate that influence the geographic distribution of major shrub species. Part II discusses environmental influences and plant responses. Part III considers the range of genetic diversity for important traits and how these may vary in different habitats. Part IV discusses the effects of stress on physiological processes of shrubs, and the kinds of strategies shrubs employ to meet physiological stress. Part V offers evidence to support the claim that the many virtues of shrubs provide a basis for sustaining shrub use for livestock fodder, wildlife habitat, reclamation and erosion control, fuel, and naturalized landscaping. Part VI outlines methods for collecting and processing seeds from natural stands or from superior genotypes planted in seed production orchards. Part VII describes cultural adaptation to shrub use in a livestock-dominated primitive culture, followed by a detailed economic analysis of establishing shrub plantations to improve livestock production.
Author : Andrew A. Mitchell
Publisher : ISBS
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 29,92 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781875560226
An attractive and accessible guide to identification and appreciation of the native flora of the arid region of Western Australia, this revised edition of Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia now describes over 200 herbs, grasses, shrubs and trees. Each species is illustrated in colour, and the non-technical text gives vegetative and floral characteristics, habitat, forage value, the response to grazing and, where appropriate, the value of plants for degraded land and mine site rehabilitation. The only book of its kind, Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia is an important resource for pastoralists, mining companies, geologists, shire councils and native tree growers, and will also appeal to travellers and lovers of the Australian bush.
Author : H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 2002-09-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521525725
We all rely on a familiar set of indicators - interest rates, unemployment, inflation, the Dow Jones index, and GDP, for example - to gauge the performance of national economies. No such measures are currently available to describe the environment. This book lays out a blueprint for periodic reporting on the condition and use of ecosystems in the United States. Developed by experts from businesses, environmental organizations, universities, and federal, state, and local government agencies, it is designed to provide policymakers and the general public with a succinct and comprehensive - yet scientifically sound and non-partisan - view of 'how we are doing'. This book should prove invaluable for decision makers in natural resource management and environmental policy in government and environmental organizations, businesses, and trade associations; academics with a research or teaching interest in environmental issues; and the general public interested in the continued well-being of American ecosystems.
Author : Johannes J DeVries
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Shrubland ecology
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Author : Ian G. Read
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 13,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780868402383
An account of classical psychoanalytical Freudian theories of the unconscious and psychosexual development, including the later contributions of Melanie Klein and Alice Miller. A topical chapter is given to child assault, ideology and group psychology. Part III applies Freudian theories in discussions about the historical understanding of social structures, the oppression of women, the teaching of Jesus, and modes of organisation and production among classical Greeks and the Iroquois. The author lectures in philosophy and social theory at the University of New South Wales.
Author : Raymond Louis Specht
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Heathland ecology
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