TY - BOOK ID - 210806 TI - West and central Asia PY - 2006 SN - 1281861340 9786611861346 1402050720 1402050712 PB - Dordrecht : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Halophytes KW - Salt marsh ecology. KW - Coastal ecology. KW - Alkali lands. KW - Ecology. KW - Alkaline lands KW - Lands, Alkali KW - Lands, Alkaline KW - Lands, Saline KW - Patches, Saline KW - Saline lands KW - Saline patches KW - Soils, Salts in KW - Sodic soils KW - Coast ecology KW - Coastal zone ecology KW - Coasts KW - Coastal biology KW - Ecology KW - Sublittoral ecology KW - Salt marshes KW - Saltmarsh ecology KW - Tidal marsh ecology KW - Tide marsh ecology KW - Tidemarsh ecology KW - Marsh ecology KW - Seashore ecology KW - Halophilic organisms KW - Plants KW - Brackish water plants KW - Succulent plants UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:210806 AB - 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. ER -