Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Having been the fourth largest lake on the globe roughly 50 years ago, today the Aral Sea no longer exists. Human activities caused its desiccation and the formation of a huge new desert, the Aralkum, which can be regarded as one of the greatest ecological catastrophes and - at the same time - the largest primary succession experiment of mankind. This volume brings together the results of international and interdisciplinary long-term studies on the new desert ecosystem and is divided into four main sections. The first section provides an overview of the physical characteristics of the area and covers geological, pedological, geomorphological and climatological aspects and their dynamics, especially dust-storm dynamics. The second focuses on the biotic aspects and highlights the spatial and temporal patterns of the flora and fauna. In the third section studies and projects aiming to combat desertification by phytomelioration and to develop strategies for the conservation of biodiversity are presented. The book is rounded off with a section providing a synthesis and conclusions.

Aral Sea (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan). --- Deserts -- Kazakhstan. --- Deserts -- Uzbekistan. --- Environmental disasters -- Aral Sea (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan). --- Deserts --- Environmental disasters --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geography --- Ecology --- Physical Geography --- Environmental degradation --- Climatic changes --- Desertification --- Aral Sea (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan) --- Aridization of land --- Desertization --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Degradation, Environmental --- Destruction, Environmental --- Deterioration, Environmental --- Environmental destruction --- Environmental deterioration --- Environmental aspects --- Aral Sea (Uzbek S.S.R. and Kazakh S.S.R.) --- Aral Sea (Uzbekistan and Kazakstan) --- Aralʹskoe more (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan) --- Aralskoe Sea (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan) --- Lake Aral (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan) --- Life sciences. --- Hydrogeology. --- Geobiology. --- Ecosystems. --- Plant ecology. --- Ecology. --- Nature conservation. --- Life Sciences. --- Terrestial Ecology. --- Plant Ecology. --- Nature Conservation. --- Biogeosciences. --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Natural disasters --- Environmental quality --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Botany --- Plants --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Nature conservation --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Conservation --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Ecology . --- Geohydrology --- Geology --- Hydrology --- Groundwater --- Earth sciences --- Biosphere --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Floristic ecology

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

GEO Biogeography

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Pharmacognosy --- Botany

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)