A quick reference to the planet's driest regions. Deserts is an abundantly illustrated
handbook that examines the fascinating eco-systems of 49 major deserts. Studying the�…

Encyclopedia of Deserts represents a milestone: it is the first comprehensive reference to the
first comprehensive reference to deserts and semideserts of the world. Approximately seven�…

This book, containing many photographs and maps, describes the state of the world's
deserts in sections covering:(a) physical and climatic aspects of deserts;(b) the arid�…

The Atlas of the World's Deserts examines the hostile and extreme environments that
characterize deserts, and is divided into chapters that concentrate on specific aspects of a�…

This book reconstructs climatic changes in deserts and their margins at a variety of scales in
space and time. It draws upon evidence from land and sea, including desert dunes, wind�…

Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes
to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable�…

A pproximately one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert, arid land with meager rainfall
that supports only sparse vegetation and a limited population of people and animals�…

The Global Deserts Outlook presents a panorama of the environmental status of the world's
deserts: their location and extent, uniqueness and vulnerability, biodiversity and natural�…

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