Arid Dune Ecosystems The Nizzana Sands in the Negev Desert
Sand dune dynamics plays a key role in many arid deserts. This volume provides a synthesis of a specific sand dune ecosystem, the Nizzana site in the Negev Desert. Describing its climate and geophysical/geochemical properties of soils, geological history, flora and fauna, and past/present land-use p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The North-Western Negev
- Geological Background of the Nizzana Area
- Geo-Ecology of the North-Western Negev Sand Field
- Formation and Geomorphology of the North-Western Negev Sand Dunes
- The Regional Climatic Setting
- Soil Characteristicsand Pattern of the Nizzana Research Site
- Land Use and its Effect on the Mobilization and Stabilization of the North-Western Negev Sand Dunes
- Ecosystem Patterns
- The Flora of the Nizzana Research Site
- The Vegetation of the Nizzana Research Site
- A Glance on the Fauna of Nizzana
- Biological Crusts
- Land Cover in the Nizzana Sandy Arid Ecosystem. Mapping Surface Properties with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Data
- Ecosystem Processes
- Topoclimate and Microclimate
- Evapotranspiration, Transpiration and Dewfall
- Morphological Changes at Active Dune Crests
- Aeolian Sand Transport and Vegetation Cover
- Soil Processes and Salt Dynamics in Dune Soils
- Runoff and Erosion Processes Within a Dune System
- Effects of Surface Runoff and Subsurface Flow on the Spatial Variability of Water Resources in Longitudinal Dunes
- Atmospheric Input of Nutrient Elements and Dust into the Sand Dune Field of the North-Western Negev
- Succession Stages in the Recovery Processes of the Topsoil Crust in a Disturbed Sandy Arid Area
- Dew Formation and Activity of Biological Soil Crusts
- Nitrogen Input Pathways into Sand Dunes: Biological Fixation and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition
- Vascular Plant Response to Microbiotic Soil Surface Crusts
- Ion Relations of Plants and Soil Patterns
- Temporal and Spatial Variability of Plant Water Status and Leaf Gas Exchange
- Standing Biomass and its Modelling
- Effects of Shrubs on Annual Plant Populations
- Demography of Annual Plants: The Role of Habitat Heterogeneity and Competition
- Research Perspectives / Synthesis and General Conclusions
- Sensitivity of a Sandy Area to Climate Change Along a Rainfall Gradient at a Desert Fringe
- General Conclusions – Sand Dune Deserts, Desertification, Rehabilitation and Conservation