The Makhteshim Country: a Laboratory of Nature. Geological and Ecological Studies in the Desert Region of Israel

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PROLOGUE - Makhteshim Country, Ramon Science Center and Nature Laboratory- Part I. Geology - Past and Present Processes - Chapter 1. Structure and Landscape Evolution of The Makhteshim Country - Interrelations between Monoclines, Truncation Surfaces and the Evolution of the Makhteshim - Chapter 2. Relief Structure and the Quaternary History of the Makhteshim - Chapter 3. Makhtesh Hazera, the Zin Valley and the Dead Sea Basin: Evolutionary Links - Chapter 4. Applied Archeoseismology: Decoding Earthquake Parameters Recorded in Archeological Ruins - Chapter 5. Erosion as the Main Cause of Ongoing Desertification in the Makhteshim Country-Part II. Ecology - Studying Nature at Work - Chapter 6. Plant Species Diversity and Population Dynamics in Makhtesh Ramon - Chapter 7. Tenebrionid Beetles at Makhtesh Ramon: Seasonality, Diversity and Community Structure - Chapter 8. Lizards of Makhtesh Ramon: Habitat Distribution and Spatial Organization of Communities - Chapter 9. Rodents of Makhtesh Ramon: Habitat Distribution and Temporal Dynamics of the Spatial Organization of Communities - Chapter 10. Flea Assemblages on Rodents in Makhtesh Ramon: Host-habitat Mediation of Host-parasite Relationships - Chapter 11. Ungulates of Makhtesh Ramon: IDynamics, Behavior, and Their Conservation Implicationsart - Part III. Science and Nature Conservation - Chapter 12. Plant Sampling Protocols for Vegetation of Arid Zones - Chapter 13. A Monitoring Protocol for a Nature Reserve: a Case Study for the Ramon Nature Reserve - Chapter 14. Lichen Monitoring in the Context of Climate Change - Chapter 15. Millennia of Sustained Desert Agriculture in The Central Negev Versus Highly Preserved Ecosystems Inside the Makhteshim - Part IV. Science - Applications and Social Relevance - Chapter 16. Urban Ecology: Mizpe Ramon as an Example - Chapter 17. Environmental Education in Mizpe Ramon - Chapter 18. Harmonizing Mizpe Ramon with the Surrounding Nature-Epilogue-Appendix

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Language: English