Book ID: 96016
Zahran, Mahmoud Abdel Kawy and A. J. Willis
The Vegetation of Egypt. 2nd rev. & augmented ed. 2008. illus. XIX, 437 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Preface.- Foreword.- Introduction/ Egypt: the gift of the Nile/Physiography, climate and soil-vegetation relationships (Geological characteristics Geographical characteristics/ The climate of Egypt/ Soil-vegetation relationships) / The Western Desert (General features/ The western Mediterranean coastal belt/ The oases and depressions/ Gebel Uweinat/ The Gilf Kebir)The Eastern Desert (Geology and geomorphology/ Ecological characteristics)/ The Sinai Peninsula( Geomorphology/ Climate/ Water resources/ The vegetation) The Nile region (Geomorphology/ Climate/ Vegetation types)/ The history of the vegetation: its salient features and future study (The history of the vegetation/ Future study of phytosociology and plant ecology/ The main types of vegetation and its features: synopsis) Remote sensing and vegetation map of Egypt/ Sustainable development of Egypt's deserts/ Appendix: Photographs covering Western Desert, Eastern Desert, Sinai Peninsula, Nile Region.- References.- Species Index.- Subject Index.