Deserts:
Genesis and distribution in the tropics.
Classification and typology. Great deserts: Sahara – Location, genesis and climatic characteristics; Biodiversity; adaptations to dehydration. Namibe - Location, genesis and climatic characteristics; Biodiversity. Australian Desert - Location, genesis and climatic characteristics. Vegetation and fauna – strategies and adaptations to the arid climate.
Environmental and limiting factors – water, temperature, soils and nutrients. Desertification or soil degradation. Management and Conservation. Ecosystem Services.
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Biblio_Deserts
Some of the papers mentioned during classes
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- D'Odorico 2013 AWR Global desertification.pdf
- Goudie 2001 ESR Saharan dust storms.pdf
- Herrmann 2005 JAE Desertification debate.pdf
- Le Houerou 1996 JAE CC & Deserts.pdf
- Le Houerou 2002 ALRM Man-made deserts.pdf
- O'Farrell1_2010 LE Arid Services.pdf
- O'Farrell1_2010 LE Arid Services_SupMat.pdf
- Prospero 1999 PNAS Sahara dust into USA.pdf
- Safriel 2009 LDD Desert challenges & opportunities.pdf
- Teff?Seker 2019 PV Evaluating the cultural ecosystem services of drylands.pdf
- Warren 1996 JAE The future of deserts.pdf