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050 00 $aQH541.5.D4$bW55 2002
100 1 $aWhitford, W. G.$q(Walter G.),$d1936-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85138848
245 10 $aEcology of desert systems /$cWalter Whitford ; illustrations by Elizabeth Ludwig Wade.
260 $aSan Diego :$bAcademic Press,$c[2002], ©2002.
300 $axvi, 343 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tConceptual Framework and Paradigms.$g1.1.$tPattern and Process.$g1.2.$tDefinition of Ecosystem.$g1.3.$tLandscape Units.$g1.4.$tQuestions.$g1.5.$tDefining Deserts.$g1.6.$tThe Pulse-Reserve Paradigm and the Autecological Hypothesis.$g1.7.$tTemporally Uncoupled Resources.$g1.8.$tThe Soil Resource.$g1.9.$tEcosystem Processes.$g1.10.$tProblems of Scaling --$gCh. 2.$tLandforms, Geomorphology, and Vegetation.$g2.1.$tDesert Mountains and Hillslopes.$g2.2.$tPiedmonts, Alluvial Fans, and Bajadas.$g2.3.$tEphemeral Streams.$g2.4.$tBasins and Flatlands.$g2.5.$tDesert Pavements and Stony Surfaces.$g2.6.$tRivers and Floodplains.$g2.7.$tSand Dunes and Sand Features.$g2.8.$tLandform Stability --$gCh. 3.$tCharacterization of Desert Climates.$g3.1.$tSeasonality.$g3.2.$tSpatial Effects.$g3.3.$tPredictability.$g3.4.$tIntensity, Duration, Frequency, and Return Time.$g3.5.$tMicroclimate --$gCh. 4.$tWind and Water Processes.$g4.1.$tWind Erosion.$g4.2.$tRedistribution of Rainfall.
505 80 $g4.3.$tSplash Erosion-kinetic Energy of Raindrops.$g4.4.$tInfiltration and Run-off.$g4.5.$tExchanges Among Landscape Units.$g4.6.$tExchanges Within Landscape Units.$g4.7.$tEpisodic Events.$g4.8.$tEphemeral Ponds and Lakes --$gCh. 5.$tPatch - Mosaic Dynamics.$g5.1.$tSeeds: Germination-Establishment Sites.$g5.2.$tSingle Species Patches.$g5.3.$tIntraspecific Morphological Variation.$g5.4.$tMosaics and Multi-species Patches.$g5.5.$tCompetition versus Facilitation.$g5.6.$tAnimal-produced Patches.$g5.7.$tTemporal Dynamics and Feedbacks --$gCh. 6.$tAdaptations.$g6.1.$tAvoidance of Extremes.$g6.2.$tPhysiological and Morphological Adaptations --$gCh. 7.$tPrimary Production.$g7.1.$tMeasurement of Net Primary Production.$g7.2.$tComparisons of Production Estimates with Mesic Ecosystems.$g7.3.$tRain Use Efficiency.$g7.4.$tBelow-ground Productivity.$g7.5.$tModels of AGNPP.$g7.6.$tLandscape Relationships.$g7.7.$tProductivity in Extreme Deserts.$g7.8.$tProductivity Linked to Rainfall.
505 80 $g7.9.$tProductivity of Species and Functional Groups --$gCh. 8.$tConsumers, Consumption, and Secondary Production.$g8.1.$tSecondary Production.$g8.2.$tFoliage Chewers and Browsers: Vertebrate and Invertebrate.$g8.3.$tCanopy Insect Communities.$g8.4.$tSurface Active Arthropods.$g8.5.$tLarge Herbivores: Grazers.$g8.6.$tGranivory.$g8.7.$tImpacts of Rodents and Ants on Ecosystem Structure and Processes.$g8.8.$tVertebrate Predators.$g8.9.$tBelow-ground Food Webs.$g8.10.$tEphemeral Ponds and Lakes --$gCh. 9.$tDecomposition and Nutrient Cycling.$g9.1.$tNutrient Limitations.$g9.2.$tDecomposition.$g9.3.$tLandscape Patterns of Nutrient Distribution.$g9.4.$tResorption.$g9.5.$tNitrogen Cycle.$g9.6.$tOther Potentially Limiting Nutrients.$g9.7.$tRole of Mycorrhizae --$gCh. 10.$tDesertification.$g10.1.$tHistory of Desertification.$g10.2.$tEcosystem and Landscape Consequences of Desertification.$g10.3.$tResistance and Resilience of Desertified Landscapes.$g10.4.$tDesertification and Climate Change.
505 80 $g10.5.$tSocial and Economic Consequences of Desertification.$g10.6.$tEffects of Desertification on Biodiversity.$g10.7.$tRehabilitation of Desertified Landscapes --$gCh. 11.$tMonitoring and Assessment.$g11.1.$tDefinitions.$g11.2.$tExisting Assessment and Monitoring Systems.$g11.3.$tData for Assessment and Monitoring.$g11.4.$tEcosystem Functions.$g11.5.$tIndicators --$gCh. 12.$tDesert Ecosystems in the Future.
650 0 $aDesert ecology.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037134
650 0 $aDeserts.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037166
852 00 $boff,sci$hQH541.5.D4$iW55 2002