Book ID: 86017
Rachkovskaya, E. I., E. A. Volkova and V. N. Khramtsov (eds.)
Botanical Geography of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia (Desert Region). 2003. 38 col. inserts. 424 p. 4to. Hardcover.- Bilingual (Russian / English).
Summarizes modern data on botanical geography, ecology and typology of the basic plant communities of desert and mountain areas of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia. Regularities of zonal desert vegetation on the plains and altitudinal vegetation structure in the mountains are shown, and the main ecological - physiognomic categories of vegetation and distributed formations are thoroughly described. Much attention has been paid to the complicated spatial structure of the vegetation cover as well as to ecological correlations between vegetation and environment.
Second hand copy. Spine partly loosened.