The Vegetation of Egypt
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2009.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2009. |
| Series: | Plant and Vegetation,
2 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8756-1 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Egypt: the gift of the Nile
- 2. Physiography, climate and soil-vegetation relationships. 2.1 Geological characteristics. 2.2 Geographical characteristics. 2.3 The climate of Egypt. 2.4. Soil-vegetation relationships
- 3. The Western Desert. 3.1 General features. 3.2 The western Mediterranean coastal belt. 3.3 The oases and depressions. 3.4 Gebel Uweinat. 3.5 The Gilf Kebir
- 4. The Eastern Desert. 4.1 Geology and geomorphology. 4.2 Ecological characteristics
- 5. The Sinai Peninsula. 5.1 Geomorphology. 5.2 Climate. 5.3 Water resources. 5.4 The vegetation
- 6. The Nile region. 6.1 Geomorphology. 6.2 Climate. 6.3 Vegetation types
- 7. The history of the vegetation: its salient features and future study. 7.1 The history of the vegetation. 7.2 Future study of phytosociology and plant ecology. 7.3 The main types of vegetation and its features: synopsis
- 8. Remote sensing and vegetation map of Egypt
- 9. Sustainable development of Egypt's deserts
- Appendix. References. Species Index
- Subject Index.