TY - BOOK ID - 46160487 TI - Vegetation of Central Asia and Environs AU - Egamberdieva, Dilfuza. AU - Öztürk, Münir. PY - 2018 SN - 3319997289 3319997270 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Plants KW - Flora KW - Plant kingdom KW - Plantae KW - Vascular plants KW - Vegetable kingdom KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife KW - Organisms KW - Botany KW - Plant Ecology. KW - Agriculture. KW - Biochemistry. KW - Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. KW - Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. KW - Plant Biochemistry. KW - Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. KW - Biological chemistry KW - Chemical composition of organisms KW - Physiological chemistry KW - Biology KW - Chemistry KW - Medical sciences KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural KW - Ecology KW - Composition KW - Phytoecology KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Plant ecology. KW - Remote sensing. KW - Environmental monitoring. KW - Plant biochemistry. KW - Plant systematics. KW - Plant taxonomy. KW - Botanical classification KW - Botanical systematics KW - Botanical taxonomy KW - Classification KW - Plant biosystematics KW - Plant classification KW - Plant systematics KW - Plant taxonomy KW - Systematic botany KW - Systematics (Botany) KW - Taxonomy, Plant KW - Plant taxonomists KW - Phytochemistry KW - Plant biochemistry KW - Plant chemistry KW - Biochemistry KW - Phytochemicals KW - Plant biochemical genetics KW - Biomonitoring (Ecology) KW - Ecological monitoring KW - Environmental quality KW - Monitoring, Environmental KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental engineering KW - Pollution KW - Remote-sensing imagery KW - Remote sensing systems KW - Remote terrain sensing KW - Sensing, Remote KW - Terrain sensing, Remote KW - Aerial photogrammetry KW - Aerospace telemetry KW - Detectors KW - Space optics KW - Measurement KW - Monitoring KW - Floristic ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46160487 AB - Central Asia is a large and understudied region of varied geography, ranging from the high passes and mountains of Tian Shan, to the vast deserts of Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan to the grassy treeles steppes. This region is faced with adverse conditions, as much of the land is too dry or rugged for farming. Additionally, the rich specific and intraspecific diversity of fruit trees and medicinal plants is threatened by overgrazing, oil and mineral extraction, and poaching. Countless species from the approximately 20 ecosystems and 6000 plant taxa are now rare and endangered. Traditional vegetation studies in this region are far from adequate to handle complex issues such as soil mass movement, soil sodicity and salinity, biodiversity conservation, and grazing management. However, data analysis using a Geographical Information System (GIS) tool provides new insights into the vegetation of this region and opens up new opportunities for long-term sustainable management. While vegetation planning can occur at a property scale, it is often necessary for certain factors, such as salinity, to be dealt with on a regional scale to ensure their effective management. GIS increases the effectiveness and accuracy of vegetation planning in a region. Such regional planning will also greatly increases biodiversity values. This book systematically explores these issues and discuses new applications and approaches for overcoming these issues, including the application of GIS techniques for sustainable management and planning. Professional researchers as well as students and teachers of agriculture and ecology will find this volume to be an integral resource for studying the vegetation of Central Asia. ER -