Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 2, Structure, Functioning and Management (Paperback)

Part I. Composite and interactive processes: 1. Introduction F. H. Wagner; 2. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions M. A. Ayyad; 3. Plant?plant interactions M. G. Barbour; 4. Animal-animal interactions F. H. Wagner and R. D. Graetz; 5. Plant-animal interactions R. D. Graetz; 6. Effects of biotic components on abiotic components K. E. Lee; 7. Population dynamics F. H. Wagner; 8. Primary productivity L. E. Rodin; 9. Production by desert animals F. B. Turner and R. M. Chew; Part II. Ecosystem dynamics: 10. Introduction J. A. MacMahon; 11. Short-term water and energy flow in arid ecosystems J. A. Ludwig and W. G. Whitford; 12. Nutrient cycling in desert ecosystems N. E. West; 13. Short-term dynamics of minerals in arid ecosystems P. Binet; 14. Long-term dynamics in arid-land vegetation and ecosystems of North Africa H. N. Le Houerou; 15. The modelling of arid ecosystem dynamics D. W. Goodall; 16. Spatial effects in modelling of arid ecosystems I. Noy-Meir; 17. Simulation of plant production in arid regions: a hierarchical approach H. van Keulen and C. T. de Wit; 18. Understanding arid ecosystems: the challenge I. Noy-Meir; Part III. Management of arid lands: 19 Introduction R. A. Perry; 20. Management of arid-land resources for domestic livestock forage C. M. McKell and B. E. Norton; 21. Management of arid-land resources for dryland and irrigated crops H. S. Mann; 22. Recreation and tourism in arid lands M. D. Sutton; 23. Management of water resources in arid lands J. L. Thames and J. N. Fischer; 24. Some social aspects of managing arid ecosystems M. D. Young; 25. Synthesis M. Evenari.