Ecology And Vegetation Of Indian Desert
Author : David N. Sen
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,90 MB
Release : 2000
Category :
ISBN : 9788177540086
Author : David N. Sen
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,90 MB
Release : 2000
Category :
ISBN : 9788177540086
Author : David N. Sen
Publisher : Agro Botanical Publishers
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : C. Sivaperuman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540874097
The Great Indian Desert is characterized by harsh climatic conditions and different habitats, from grassland to abandoned human habitations. This book examines the regional climate and microclimatic regime of this desert and its diverse faunal inhabitants.
Author : David N. Sen
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,17 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Author : Stanley D. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,32 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642592120
Following a description of the physical and biological characterization of the four North American deserts together with the primary adaptations of plants to environmental stress, the authors go on to present case studies of key species. They provide an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the major patterns of adaptation in desert plants, with one chapter devoted to several important exotic plants that have invaded these deserts. The whole is rounded off with a synthesis of the resource requirements of desert plants and how they may respond to global climate change.
Author : Suresh Kumar
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 17,74 MB
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9386102285
This book aims to fulfil this long felt need giving details of ex-situ conservation of 20 arid species. Each chapter has information on taxonomic citation, physiognomic description, uses of these species, threats faced and its regeneration protocols. The presentation with large number of coloured photographs is in question answer style to increase the readability so as to get across the wide spectrum of conservation fraternity. This book will be useful to the students, teachers and researchers engaged in conservation biology, forestry, horticulture, plant ecology, agroforestry and desertification control programmes.
Author : Dina Nath Tewari
Publisher :
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 27,11 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN :
This book depicts the world's desert ecosystems and describe in depth the Indian desert, its resources, different production systems including forestry, agroforestry, agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, mining, industries, etc. It also deals with the efforts made in alleviating hunger and poverty and bringing greenary and grainary to desert inhabitants through large scale afforestation, technological advances in sustainable development of resources, promoting awareness and education of local masses and by promoting international and national concerns on anti desertification programs and policies.
Author : Walter G. Whitford
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 23,40 MB
Release : 2002-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 008050499X
Conventional wisdom considers deserts stark, harsh regions that support few living things. Most people also believe that water alone makes the desert bloom. Ecology of Desert Systems challenges these conventional views. This volume explores a broad range of topics of interest to ecosystem, population, community, and physiological ecologists. Climate, weather patterns, geomorphology, and wind and water processes are examined as variables that affect the distribution of biota through fundamental ecosystem processes. Descriptions of morphological, behavioral, and physiological adaptations of desert biota illuminate, through the lens of patch dynamics, principles for understanding observed patterns of primary production, nutrient cycling, and the effects of consumers. Desertification, and the techniques for monitoring and quantifying it, is examined within the framework of desert ecosystem patterns and processes. * Focuses on the interactions of climate, soil, and biota along a spectrum of spatial and temporal scales * Details the role of animals in desert ecosystems and landscape processes * Examines watershed scale processes, the ecology of ephemeral lakes, and the ecological changes identified with desertification * Outlines the fundamental concepts relevant to sustainable development of arid lands
Author : Raj Kumar Gupta
Publisher :
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 13,2 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
Author : Levente Hufnagel
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1789238935
The aim and purpose of our book, Community and Global Ecology of Deserts, is to give an overview and report from the frontiers of desert ecological research. The ecology of deserts as a scientific discipline plays a key role in solving many of global problems due to collective adaptation methods and approaches of lifeforms living in extreme environments. If ecologists or environmental scientists are talking about desert ecological research, then almost everyone is thinking about specific desert flora, fauna, or desertification itself as a consequence of climate change, or sand dune-triggered disasters. In fact, the importance of ecological research in deserts is far more general and broader. We hope that our book will be interesting and useful for researchers, lecturers, students and anybody interested in this field.