Biogeography and Ecology of Turkmenistan

By: Khabibulla S. Atamuradov (Editor), Victor Fet (Editor)

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The book gives a complete account of the biogeography, animal and plant ecology and natural conservation in Turkmenistan. This region within the former USSR borders on Iran and Afghanistan and includes both deserts and arid mountains. Turkmenistan, and especially the mountains of Kopetdagh, is an extremely important region for historical biogeography, as a corridor and filter between the Mediterranean region, the Middle East and the great deserts of Asia. This remote area was studied exclusively by Soviet scientists and all information was published in Russian. This book is the first to bring data on the biogeography and conservation of Turkmenistan to the general scientific community.

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... the work ... occupies a unique place in science. It offers, for the first time, a thorough glimpse into a fascinating and important region. The editors and authors should be congratulated on their monumental effort. Further, the book is well edited, and includes many interesting plates. It deserves a place in most research libraries and on the shelves of all who consider themselves to be desert scholars or who are interested in the Middle East.' Journal of Arid Environments, 33 (1996)

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List of contributors
Introduction: One hundred years of natural history in Turkmenistan	p. 1
Landscapes of Turkmenistan	p. 5
Climate of Turkmenistan	p. 23
Paleogeography of Turkmenistan	p. 49
Desertification of the arid lands of Turkmenistan	p. 65
Vegetation of the deserts of Turkmenistan	p. 77
Flora of Kopetdagh	p. 105
Kopetdagh-Khorassan flora: Regional features of Central Kopetdagh	p. 129
Vegetation of Southwest Kopetdagh	p. 149
Trees, shrubs, and semishrubs in the mountains of Turkmenistan	p. 173
Ecosystem structure of subtropical arid pistachio woodlands in Southern Turkmenistan	p. 187
Biogeographic position of Khorassan-Kopetdagh	p. 197
Vertebrates in the Red Data Book of Turkmenistan	p. 205
Ecology of the bearded goat (Capra aegagrus Ersleben, 1777) in Turkmenistan	p. 231
Ecology of birds in the Karakum Desert	p. 247
Ecological structure of the bird population in the Transcaspian region: Cartographic analysis and problems of conservation	p. 265
Kidney structure and its role in osmoregulation in desert birds	p. 281
On the evolution of the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) in Middle Asia	p. 295
Zoogeographic analysis of the reptiles of Turkmenistan	p. 307
Reptiles of Kopetdagh	p. 329
Geographic variability of Phrynocephalus rossikowi Nik. (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Turkmenistan and adjacent regions	p. 351
Formation of the fish population in the artificial hydrographic network of Turkmenistan (the Amudarya River basin)	p. 365
Arthropods inhabiting rodent burrows in the Karakum Desert	p. 389
Zoogeography of Coleoptera in Turkmenistan	p. 403
Buprestid beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Kopetdagh and the adjacent regions of Southern Turkmenistan	p. 419
Fauna, zoogeography, and ecology of Orthoptera in Turkmenistan	p. 451
Encyrtid wasps of Turkmenistan (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)	p. 467
Zoogeography and ecological aspects of the formation of horse fly fauna (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Turkmenistan	p. 481
Ant-lions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) in Turkmenistan	p. 495
Fauna and zoogeography of spiders (Aranei) of Turkmenistan	p. 499
Fauna and zoogeography of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpions) in Turkmenistan	p. 525
Fauna and zoogeography of molluscs of Turkmenistan	p. 535
Bibliography	p. 545
Index of Taxa	p. 605
Index of Subjects	p. 637
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