Book of Donmon Teith

A revised and thoroughly updated edition of this concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology.

Nearly one-third of the land area on our planet is classified as arid or desert. Therefore, an understanding of the dynamics of such arid ecosystems is essentia

What little we know of the biology of desert invertebrates stems largely from inferences based on intensive and repeated observations. Such informa tion is not

Following a description of the physical and biological characterization of the four North American deserts together with the primary adaptations of plants to en

Deserts appear very fascinating during our short visits. However, the lives of plants and animals are very dif?cult under the harsh climatic conditions of high