Deserts and Desert Environments
Professor Julie J Laity
Taking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components.
- Examines the physical systems occurring in desert environments, including climate, hydrology, past and present lakes, weathering, hillslopes, geomorphic surfaces, water as a geomorphic agent, and aeolian processes
- Offers an accessible introduction to the physical, biological, temporal, and human components of drylands
- Investigates the nature, environmental requirements, and essential geomorphic roles of plants and animals in this stressful biological environment
- Highlights the impact of human population growth on climate, desertification, water resources, and dust storm activity
- Includes an examination of surface/atmosphere interactions and the impact of ENSO events.
种类:
年:
2008
出版社:
Wiley-Blackwell
语言:
english
页:
357
ISBN 10:
157718033X
ISBN 13:
9781577180333
系列:
Environmental Systems and Global Change Series
文件:
PDF, 14.41 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2008