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Atlas of the World's Deserts

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Atlas of the World's Deserts book

Atlas of the World's Deserts

DOI link for Atlas of the World's Deserts

Atlas of the World's Deserts book

ByNathaniel Harris
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2003
eBook Published 1 March 2004
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203491669
Pages 192 pages
eBook ISBN 9780203491669
SubjectsReference & Information Science
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Harris, N. (2003). Atlas of the World's Deserts. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203491669

The Atlas of the World's Deserts examines the hostile and extreme environments that characterize deserts, and is divided into chapters that concentrate on specific aspects of a desert's geology, life forms, history, and future.

For more information including sample pages, visit the Atlas of the World's Deserts web site.

Also includes 160 color maps and photos.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|49 pages

How Deserts Form

chapter 2|54 pages

Sand, Rock, and Rubble

chapter 3|26 pages

Plants of the Desert

chapter 4|76 pages

Creatures of the Desert

chapter 5|26 pages

The Desert in History

chapter 6|45 pages

The Modern Desert

chapter 7|20 pages

Wealth from the Desert

chapter 8|14 pages

Spreading Deserts

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