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Author : J.R. Goodin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Arid Land Plant Resources written by J.R. Goodin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joe R. Goodin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Arid Land Plant Resources written by Joe R. Goodin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joe R. Goodin
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Download or read book Arid Land Plant Resources written by Joe R. Goodin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (458 download)
Download or read book International Arid Lands Conference on Plant Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joe R. Goodin
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Download or read book Arid Land Plant Resources written by Joe R. Goodin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. R. Goodin
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483272273
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands written by J. R. Goodin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-09-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands: A Global Perspective is a collection of papers that evaluates the existing native plant resources in the arid and semiarid regions. The papers deal with the resources found in these arid regions such as food potential, forage, fuel, fiber, medicinal or industrial uses. The book covers the arid regions of Africa, Australia, the Indian subcontinent, Middle East, North America, China, South America, and the USSR. The treatment of these regions includes geographical descriptions such as area, annual precipitation, temperature, humidity, wind ranges or patterns, and seasons. These papers also discuss the effects of topography on water drainage and loss, the basic soil types, holding capacity, water runoffs, and the availability of water (surface and subsurface), The book examines the current and projected growth rates for relevant countries and dry regions in each continent. These papers discuss the economic output from arid lands, the balance of trade, current or developing resources, as well as the prospects of these countries with dry regions. The book also focuses on the types of plants found in these regions whether these are used for food, forage, medicine or for industry. This collection is suitable for environmentalists, ecologists, sociologist, anthropologists, and researchers involved in biological and environmental conservation.
Author : G.E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940116830X
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Plants for Arid Lands written by G.E. Wickens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic plants have been defined by SEPASAT as those plants that are utilised either directly or indirectly for the benefit of Man. Indirect usage includes the needs of Man's livestock and the maintenance of the environment; the benefits may be domestic, commercial or aesthetic. Economic plants constitute a large and so far uncalculated percentage of the quarter of a million higher plants in the World today. However, it has been calculated that 10% (25 000) of these species are now on the verge of extinction and extinction means that a genetic resource that could be of benefit to Man will be lost for ever. Furthermore, for every species lost an estimated 10-30 other dependent organisms are also doomed. Fewer than 1 per cent of the World's plants have been sufficiently well studied for a true evaluation of the potential floral wealth awaiting discovery, not only in the rain forests, which man is now actively destroying at a rate of 20 ha a minute, but also in the very much neglected dry areas of the World.
Author : G.E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9780044453307
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (533 download)
Download or read book Plants for Arid Lands written by G.E. Wickens and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989-06-30 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic plants have been defined by SEPASAT as those plants that are utilised either directly or indirectly for the benefit of Man. Indirect usage includes the needs of Man's livestock and the maintenance of the environment; the benefits may be domestic, commercial or aesthetic. Economic plants constitute a large and so far uncalculated percentage of the quarter of a million higher plants in the World today. However, it has been calculated that 10% (25 000) of these species are now on the verge of extinction and extinction means that a genetic resource that could be of benefit to Man will be lost for ever. Furthermore, for every species lost an estimated 10-30 other dependent organisms are also doomed. Fewer than 1 per cent of the World's plants have been sufficiently well studied for a true evaluation of the potential floral wealth awaiting discovery, not only in the rain forests, which man is now actively destroying at a rate of 20 ha a minute, but also in the very much neglected dry areas of the World.
Author : Charles Hutchinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429702027
Total Pages : 1456 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Arid Lands written by Charles Hutchinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 1456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international conference Arid Lands: Today and Tomorrow drew more than 400 participants from over 3 S countries to Tucson, Arizona, for one week in October of 19 8 S. The diversity of presenters, disciplines and subject matters addressed contributed to an interesting and informative conference. The papers presented in this volume represent the efforts of scientists and other individuals who, through their various disciplines, are addressing the problems of and opportunities presented by the arid lands of the world. A committee of five scientists reviewed for substance. relevance and their contribution to the conference the 284 abstracts that were submitted. They selected 146 for presentation at the conference and of those papers presented, 128 were received for inclusion in the proceedings.
Author : Charles Hutchinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429722036
Total Pages : 1457 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Arid Lands written by Charles Hutchinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 1457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international conference Arid Lands: Today and Tomorrow drew more than 400 participants from over 3 S countries to Tucson, Arizona, for one week in October of 19 8 S. The diversity of presenters, disciplines and subject matters addressed contributed to an interesting and informative conference. The papers presented in this volume represent the efforts of scientists and other individuals who, through their various disciplines, are addressing the problems of and opportunities presented by the arid lands of the world. A committee of five scientists reviewed for substance. relevance and their contribution to the conference the 284 abstracts that were submitted. They selected 146 for presentation at the conference and of those papers presented, 128 were received for inclusion in the proceedings.
Author : D. Pasternak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461513278
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Combating Desertification with Plants written by D. Pasternak and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conference "Combating Desertification with Plants" was held in Beer Sheva, Israel, from November 2-5, 1999, and was attended by 70 participants from 30 countries and/or international organisations. Desertification - the degradation of soils in drylands - is a phenomenon occurring in scores of countries around the globe. The number of people (in semiarid regions) affected by the steady decline in the productivity of their lands is in the hundred millions. The measures required to halt and reverse the process of desertification fall into many categories - policy, institutional, sociological-anthropological, and technical. Although technical "solutions" are not currently in vogue, the conference organizers felt that perhaps the pendulum had swung too far in the direction of "participatory approaches." Hence IPALAC - The International Program for Arid Land Crops - whose function is to serve as a catalyst for optimizing the contribution of plant germplasm to sustainable development in desertification-prone regions - felt the time was opportune for providing a platform for projects where the "plant-driven" approach to development finds expression. Some 45 papers were delivered at the conference, falling into the categories of this volume: Overview, Potential Germplasm for Arid Lands, Introduction, Domestication and Dissemination of Arid Land Plants, Land Rehabilitation, and Mechanisms of Plant Transfer. The conference was funded by UNESCO (Division of Ecological Sciences), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, and MASHAV, Israel's Center for International Development Cooperation.
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Total Pages : 326 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
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Total Pages : 500 pages
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Download or read book Browse in Africa written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 160 pages
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Download or read book Global Change written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samira A.S. Omar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317848268
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Range Management In Arid Zones written by Samira A.S. Omar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995. This title presents the proceedings of The Second International Conference on Range Management in the Arabian Gulf, 1990. The objectives of the Conference were to: evaluate progress made following the First Conference; exchange information on range management development; review advances in applicable technologies; discuss potential strategies for range enhancement and assemble pertinent recommendations for enactment. As such, these proceedings will serve as a reference base for researchers, professors, lecturers, and students alike, both at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels.
Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295984520
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)
Download or read book Geology and Plant Life written by Arthur R. Kruckeberg and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before any other influences began to fashion life and its lavish diversity, geological events created the initial environments--both physical and chemical--for the evolutionary drama that followed. Drawing on case histories from around the world, Arthur Kruckeberg demonstrates the role of landforms and rock types in producing the unique geographical distributions of plants and in stimulating evolutionary diversification. His examples range throughout the rich and heterogeneous tapestry of the earth's surface: the dramatic variations of mountainous topography, the undulating ground and crevices of level limestone karst, and the subtle realm of sand dunes. He describes the ongoing evolutionary consequences of the geology-plant interface and the often underestimated role of geology in shaping climate. Kruckeberg explores the fundamental connection between plants and geology, including the historical roots of geobotany, the reciprocal relations between geology and other environmental influences, geomorphology and its connection with plant life, lithology as a potent selective agent for plants, and the physical and biological influences of soils. Special emphasis is given to the responses of plants to exceptional rock types and their soils--serpentines, limestones, and other azonal (exceptional) substrates. Edaphic ecology, especially of serpentines, has been his specialty for years. Kruckeberg's research fills a significant gap in the field of environmental science by connecting the conventionally separated disciplines of the physical and biological sciences. Geology and Plant Life is the result of more than forty years of research into the question of why certain plants grow on certain soils and certain terrain structures, and what happens when this relationship is disrupted by human agents. It will be useful to a wide spectrum of professionals in the natural sciences: plant ecologists, paleobiologists, climatologists, soil scientists, geologists, geographers, and conservation scientists, as well as serious amateurs in natural history.
Author : International Arid Lands Consortium. Conference & Workshop
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Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the International Arid Lands Consortium Conference & Workshop written by International Arid Lands Consortium. Conference & Workshop and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
