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Plants in the Deserts of the Middle East

Plants in the Deserts of the Middle East


Series: ADAPTATIONS OF DESERT ORGANISMS
KH Batanouny
193 pages, b/w photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps.
Springer-Verlag
 
Hardcover | 2000 | £131.50 | approx. $263/€167

#20110 | ISBN-10: 3540525726
Elucidates the adaptations of these plants, especially in relation to water stress. Topics covered include climate aridity and topographic influence on plant life in the deserts, the role of plants in the lives of the Bedouins, adaptations that promote increased water uptake and reduction of water output, and the mechanisms by which halophytes can tolerate or resist salinity.
 
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