Climate - Vegetation

Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea Coastal Lands

By: Francis Gilbert (Editor), M.A. Zahran

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Hardcover | 22 March 2010

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Deserts are unique ecosystems with their own biotic and abiotic components, and are often rich in renewable natural resources, the appropriate management of which can contribute significantly to the sustainable management of desert regions for the welfare of the people.

Yet while there are many books on the flora of the countries fringing the important desert countries of the Mediterranean and Red Seas, there or few books reporting on their ecophysiology and vegetation ecology. This book presents the vegetation types of the African and Asian countries of the Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal regions, and discusses the ecological threats and economic applications of these critical resources. In particular, it examines the relationships between climate and vegetation, and discusses these within the context of desertification, agro-industrial applications, ecotourism and sustainable development.

The book will provide a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students involved in plant ecology, biogeography, economic botany and environmental management in the Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal regions, as well as other desert regions around the world.

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Afro-Asian Mediterranean Coastal Lands	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Geological History	p. 2
Geomorphologic Features	p. 3
Climate: Main Features	p. 5
Mediterranean Basin Countries	p. 8
Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Basin: General Features	p. 10
Habitats and Vegetation of the Mediterranean Basin Arid Lands	p. 14
Habitats	p. 14
Vegetation Forms	p. 18
Environment and Plant Life of the Afro-Asian Mediterranean Coastal Lands	p. 22
North African Mediterranean Coastal Lands	p. 22
South-West Asian Mediterranean Coastal Lands	p. 66
Afro-Asian Red Sea Coastal Lands	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Geology and Geomorphology	p. 106
Climate	p. 109
Habitat Types	p. 111
Saline Habitats	p. 111
Non-saline Habitats	p. 112
Vegetation Forms	p. 114
Mangrove Vegetation	p. 114
Reed Swamp Vegetation	p. 119
Littoral Salt Marsh Vegetation	p. 120
Vegetation of the Coastal Desert Plains and Mountains	p. 134
Coastal Deserts of the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, Sinai, Egypt	p. 197
General Remarks	p. 197
Climate	p. 199
Vegetation Types	p. 200
Climate-Vegetation Relationships: Perspectives	p. 219
Introduction	p. 219
Climatic Features	p. 219
Afro-Asian Mediterranean Coastal Lands	p. 219
Afro-Asian Red Sea Coastal Lands	p. 221
Vegetation Forms	p. 223
Mangrove Vegetation	p. 224
Reed Swamp Vegetation	p. 225
Salt Marsh Vegetation	p. 225
Sand Dune Vegetation	p. 228
Rocky Ridge Vegetation	p. 229
Desert Vegetation	p. 229
Mediterranean Steppe Grasslands	p. 233
Forests of the Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea Coastal Lands	p. 234
Climate-Vegetation and Human Welfare in the Coastal Deserts	p. 249
Introduction	p. 249
Degradation of Desert Vegetation	p. 250
Conservation of Desert Vegetation	p. 253
Sustainable Development of the Deserts	p. 255
Introduction	p. 255
Alternative Developmental Plans	p. 256
Sustainability: A Challenge Towards a Better Future	p. 257
Natural Resources	p. 258
Plants with Promising Potentialities	p. 266
Bibliography	p. 297
List of Genera	p. 319
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