INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
9781577180333 (pbk. : alk. paper)
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Country Code
IR
Number
E-6480
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION OR PRODUCTlON
Country of publication
IR
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Deserts and desert environments
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Julie Laity
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chichester, UK ;Hoboken, NJ
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Wiley-Blackwell
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 342 p. , ill., maps , 25 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
(Environmental systems and global change series
Volume Designation
; 2.)
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Print
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-319) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
"Deserts and Desert Environments focuses on geomorphic systems, providing a comprehensive introduction to the physical, biological, temporal, and human components of drylands. The breadth of coverage and accessible style make Deserts and Desert Environments ideal for introductory students of desert systems or desert geomorpholoqy, as well as a useful reference for scientists and environmental professionals."--BOOK JACKET.
Text of Note
Introduction: defining the desert system -- Deserts of the world -- The climatic framework -- The hydrologic framework -- Lake systems: past and present -- Weathering processes and hillslope systems -- Desert soils and geomorphic surfaces -- Water as a geomorphic agent -- Aeolian processes -- Landforms of aeolian erosion and desert dust -- Plant communities and their geomorphic impacts -- Animal communities -- Desertification and the human dimension.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Deserts
Geomorphology
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
GB611
Book number
.
L25
2008
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Laity, Julie.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
ایران
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