Sabkha Ecosystems Volume II West and Central Asia [Hardcover]

Following Volume I, released in 2002, this new volume adds to and complements data and information on salt desert ecosystems of numerous West and Central Asian countries, including many of which are located in the Arabian Peninsula. The comprehensive coverage assists the reader gaining a thorough understanding of sabkha geology, hydrology, geomorphology, zoology, botany, ecology and ecosystem functioning, as well as sabkha conservation, utilisation, and development.

Sabkha Ecosystems Volume I: The Arabian Peninsula and Adjacent Countries was published in 2002. It was the first comprehensive volume dealing with the subject of sabkha research, and sabkha environmental management. Valuable new information was provided for the sabkha of numerous countries on and adjacent to the Arabian Peninsula. This new volume now follows up on this important process, and provides data and information on salt desert ecosystems of numerous West and Central Asian countries, including many of which are located in the Arabian Peninsula. The information provided assists the reader to better understand sabkha geology, hydrology, geomorphology, zoology, botany, ecology, ecosystem functioning, as well as sabkha conservation, utilisation, and development. The volume is paramount literature for anyone dealing with sabkha research and development.

Contributing Authors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Sabkha ecosystem and halophyte plant communities in Saudi Arabia; A.A. Al-Jaloud, G. Hussain.- 2. An overview of the halophytes in Turkey; A. Guvensen et al.- 3. The bio-geography of the coastal vegetation of Abu Dhabi coast; B. B?er, P. Saengar.- 4. The sabkha vegetation of the United Arab Emirates; G. Brown.- 5. Desertification and sabkhat formation in the Aral Sea region; G.S. Kust, N.M. Novikova.- 6. Biodiversity of halophytic and sabkha ecosystems of Iran; H. Akhani.- 7. The micro-organisms of sabkhat in Qatar; I.A. Mahasneh et al.- 8. lc+