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Reconstructing climatic changes in deserts and their margins at a variety of scales in space and time, this book draws upon evidence from land and sea, including desert dunes, wind-blown dust, river and lake sediments, glacial moraines, plant and animal fossils, isotope geochemistry, speleothems, soils, and prehistoric archaeology. The book summarises the Cenozoic evolution of the major deserts of the Americas, Eurasia, Africa and Australia, and the causes of historic floods and droughts. The book then considers the causes and consequences of desertification and proposes four key conditions for achieving ecologically sustainable use of natural resources in arid and semi-arid areas. Climate Change in Deserts is an invaluable reference for researchers and advanced students interested in the climate and geomorphology of deserts: geographers, geologists, ecologists, archaeologists, soil scientists, hydrologists, climatologists and natural resource managers.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781107016910
eBay Product ID (ePID)209626042
Product Key Features
Number of Pages650 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameClimate Change in Deserts: Past, Present and Future
Publication Year2014
SubjectGeography & Geosciences
TypeTextbook
AuthorMartin Williams
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height261 mm
Item Weight1500 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMartin Williams