Book ID: 101113
Breckle, Siegmar - W., Walter Wucherer, Liliya A. Dimeyeva, Nathalia P. Ogar (eds.)
Aralkum - A Man - Made Desert. The Desiccated Floor of the Aral Sea (Central Asia). 2011. (Ecological Studies, 218). illus. XXIII, 486 p. gr8co. Hardcover.
An updated picture of of the various and dynamic aspects of theAralkum. The new desert on the desiccated seafloor of the Aral Sea isa unique phenomenon. It started only in 1960, when the Aral Seashorebegan to retreat. The hydrological equilibriumm of this endorheic basinbecame disturbed. Contributions cover geological, geomorphological andlithological conditions, dust storms, etc., flora, vegetation, primarysuccession, fauna, halophytes and salt desertification, etc.