Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula
Title | Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula PDF eBook |
Author | S.A. Ghazanfar |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1998-08-31 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780792350156 |
Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula is the first comprehensive book on all aspects of the vegetation, phytogeography and conservation of the vast and varied region of the Arabian Peninsula. Written and edited by experts on the botany and environment of the Peninsula, this book synthesises the information available on all aspects of the flora and vegetation (including lower plants), from the mountains, sand seas, coasts, water bodies and desert plains to the plants of economic importance. The book contains chapters on the vegetation, ecology and phytogeography of the mountains, wadis, sand deserts, gravel plains, coasts and sabkhas. Chapters on climate and geology provide the background information for understanding the dynamics of the vegetation. A chapter on the diversity of plants gives details of the region's species richness and endemism, current threats to plant diversity and the measures taken in the form of protected areas and legislation in each country of the Peninsula. This book will be an invaluable reference for students, scholars and professionals interested in Southwest Asian botany.
Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula
Title | Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula PDF eBook |
Author | S. A. Ghazanfar |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2014-09-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789401736381 |
Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula
Title | Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula PDF eBook |
Author | S.A. Ghazanfar |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 2013-04-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9401736375 |
The inspiration for this book came from our ten years of journeys and wanderings through the varied landscapes of Arabia, and in particular through those of its hospitable southeastern corner, Oman. We owe a particular debt to Sultan Qaboos University, which during this time has provided us with both a stimulating working environment and a home. Transliteration of Arabic place and other names into English script is a task fraught with difficulties. We have followed 'accepted' spellings wherever these were not contrary to our common sense, and in other cases we have rendered names into Roman English script using phonetic spellings. Our main task in this respect was to ensure conformity between the fIfteen contributing authors. Diacritical signs have mostly been avoided, since their use is neither widely followed nor readily understood. Arabic words which have been commonly taken into the English language, such as 'sabkha' for a salt flat and 'wadi' for a valley with a seasonal watercourse, are not italicised in usage. However, other Arabic terms which are occasionally used in English but not as widely known, such as harrah for a basaltic lava fIeld and hima for a traditional grazing reserve, are italicised throughout the text.
Vegetation & Biogeography of The Sand Seas Of Arabia
Title | Vegetation & Biogeography of The Sand Seas Of Arabia PDF eBook |
Author | David Watts |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 2014-01-21 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317847849 |
First published in 2005. Although most of the wealth of Saudi Arabia's flora lies in the wetter and hilly south-west of the country, the sand seas are covered by a relatively diverse range of plant species, with several distinctive plant communities. This is the first book to consider and analyse, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the patterns, nature, and communities of the vegetation of the sand seas, using new techniques. The result is a sound, complete and readable analysis of the vegetation of the sand seas, and one which will be of particular use to biogeographers, ecologists, environmental scientists, planners, conservationists, and those interested in the preservation of Saudi Arabia's natural heritage.
Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra
Title | Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony G. Miller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
Examining all the native flowering plants and ferns (3500-4000 species), as well as major crop and amenity plants of economic importance, the Flora covers Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia
Title | The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Magee |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 327 |
Release | 2014-05-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1139991639 |
Encompassing a landmass greater than the rest of the Near East and Eastern Mediterranean combined, the Arabian peninsula remains one of the last great unexplored regions of the ancient world. This book provides the first extensive coverage of the archaeology of this region from c.9000 to 800 BC. Peter Magee argues that a unique social system, which relied on social cohesion and actively resisted the hierarchical structures of adjacent states, emerged during the Neolithic and continued to contour society for millennia later. The book also focuses on how the historical context in which Near Eastern archaeology was codified has led to a skewed understanding of the multiplicity of lifeways pursued by ancient peoples living throughout the Middle East.
Sabkha Ecosystems
Title | Sabkha Ecosystems PDF eBook |
Author | Bilquees Gul |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 523 |
Release | 2019-08-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3030044173 |
This book is the sixth and final volume in the Tasks for Vegetation Science book series, and it concludes the most comprehensive scientific documentation dealing with hypersaline ecosystems of the world.