Plant responses to hyperarid desert environments

• Other Authors: Abd El Ghani, Monier M., Huerta Martínez, Fco. Martín, Hongyan, Liu, Qureshi, Rahmatullah
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2017.
• Subjects: Desert plants.; Desert ecology.; Plants > Effect of drought on.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319591353; 9783319591346
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (600 pages)

This book provides a comprehensive discussion on plant responses in hyperarid regions of Egypt, China, Mexico, and Pakistan. It describes their location, physiographic features, accidental vegetation along two transects, endangered vegetation species, and human impact, variety of plant types (e.g. c...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements; Contents; Author Biographies; Chapter 1: Arid Deserts of the World: Origin, Distribution, and Features; 1.1 Historical; 1.2 Definitions and Features; 1.3 Distribution of Deserts; 1.4 Meaning and Causes of Aridity; 1.5 Arid Zone Climate and Vegetation; 1.6 Vegetation Types; References; Part I: Egypt: The Land of Three Deserts; Chapter 2: The Desert of Egypt; 2.1 Location and Physiographic Features; 2.2 General Features of Phytogeographical Divisions; 2.2.1 The Western Desert; 2.2.2 The Eastern Desert; 2.2.3 The Sinai Peninsula; 2.2.4 The Nile Land.
• 2.2.5 The Western Mediterranean Coast; 2.3 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: The Coastal Desert of Egypt; 3.1 General; 3.2 Surveyed Areas; 3.2.1 The Western Mediterranean Coast (Sallum Area); 3.2.1.1 Association Between Floristic Compositions of Landform Units; Floristic Composition; Biological Spectrum; Chorological Affinities; Species Distribution Patterns (Figs. 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8); 3.2.1.2 Vegetation Analysis and Environmental Relationships; Classification of the Vegetation; Soil Characteristics of the Vegetation Groups; Ordination of Stands.
• Environment-Vegetation-Diversity Relationships; 3.3 Concluding Remarks; 3.3.1 The Eastern Mediterranean Coast (El-Arish-Rafah Area); 3.4 Floristic Relations; 3.5 Vegetation Classification; 3.5.1 Abbreviations of Indicator Species; 3.5.1.1 Abbreviations of Vegetation Groups (VG); 3.6 Vegetation-Environment Relationships; 3.7 Diversity Versus Environment; 3.8 Concluding Remarks; 3.8.1 A Coastal Plain in South Sinai (El-Qaa Plain); 3.9 Floristic Relations; 3.9.1 Classification of the Vegetation; 3.10 Soil Characteristics of the Vegetation Groups; 3.11 Ordination of Stands.
• 3.12 Vegetation and Soil Factors; 3.13 Concluding Remarks; Photo Gallery; References; Chapter 4: The Inland Eastern Desert of Egypt; 4.1 General; 4.2 Surveyed Areas; 4.2.1 The Coastal Mountains: Gebel Elba; 4.2.1.1 Floristic Richness and Taxonomic Diversity; Life Forms; Spatial Distribution Patterns of Species; Species Richness Versus Altitudinal Gradient: A Case Study; 4.2.1.2 Phytogeographical Affinities; 4.2.2 The Northern Wadis; 4.2.2.1 Wadis of Matuli and Qarn; Floristic Composition; Biological Spectrum; Chorological Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Soil-Vegetation Relationships.
• 4.2.3 The Southern Wadis (Between 26°45' and 24°01' N and 32°45' and 35°00' E); 4.2.3.1 Floristic Composition; 4.2.3.2 Species Abundance; 4.2.3.3 Chorological Affinities; 4.2.3.4 Classification of the Vegetation; 4.2.3.5 Ordination of the Vegetation; 4.2.3.6 Comparison Between Northern and Southern Parts of the Eastern Desert; 4.2.3.7 Soil-Vegetation Relationships Among the Four Transects; 4.3 Concluding Remarks; 4.3.1 Biogeographical Analysis of the Eastern Desert; 4.3.1.1 Floristic Analysis; 4.3.1.2 Spatial Distribution Patterns of Species.
• 4.4 Phytogeographical Reassessment.