ABSTRACT

A compendium of current information on arid soils. Provides a comprehensive background of the various soils and biota of arid regions, as well as a detailed account of the current understanding of degradation processes, and includes methodologies for arid land maintenance and rehabilitation and for

part |2 pages

Part I SOILS AND BIOTA OF ARID LANDS

chapter 1|30 pages

Semiarid Arid Lands: A Worldwide Scope

Scope

chapter 2|48 pages

Genesis

Classification Soils

chapter 3|30 pages

Physical Properties of Arid Region

Soils

chapter 4|8 pages

Chemistry of Arid Region

Soils

chapter 18|19 pages

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chapter |14 pages

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chapter l|3 pages

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chapter III|18 pages

I I I

chapter 6|1 pages

Temporal

Spatial Organization Desert Plant Communities

chapter 1|15 pages

I ( ) I

chapter |20 pages

Microbiology Reclamation of Arid

Semiarid Lands

chapter 15|28 pages

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chapter 8|38 pages

Biological Surface Features of Semiarid Lands

Deserts

chapter 9|38 pages

Nutrient Cycling in of Semiarid Arid

Soils Regions

part |2 pages

Part AND

chapter 10|26 pages

Human Activities Soil

Degradation

chapter 11|26 pages

Grazing Management

chapter 12|36 pages

Reduced Tillage Systems

chapter 13|12 pages

The Importance of Mutualism Succession

chapter |8 pages

Jr.,

chapter |9 pages

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chapter 15|18 pages

Use of Actinorhizal Arid and Semiarid Environments

Plants

chapter 16|20 pages

Microalgal Mass Culture Arid Lands

Forced Development Biological Crusts

chapter 17|3 pages

Organic Matter Applications

chapter |1 pages

PLANT~

chapter |32 pages

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chapter 18|38 pages

Inorganic Fertilizer Arid Region

Effects Semiarid Soils

chapter |22 pages

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chapter 20|28 pages

Soil

Water Management Irrigated Lands