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The Mojave Desert : Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability by Robert H Webb Ph.D.

The Mojave Desert : Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability
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Author: Robert H Webb Ph.D.
Number of Pages: 528 pages
Published Date: 15 May 2009
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publication Country: Reno, United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9780874177763
File size: 36 Mb
Download Link: The Mojave Desert Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability
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This title presents new research on the Mojave Desert. In "The Mojave Desert", thirty-eight scientists who are all specialists in desert ecology address the threats to the Mojave, as well as the potential for natural recovery and active restoration. The contributing authors discuss the desert from several perspectives: regional threats such as expanding human populations, climate change, atmospheric nitrogen deposition, and invasive plants; the impact of roads in a desert ecosystem; soils and plant communities; shrinking aquifers; and the monitoring and sustainability of this fragile ecosystem. Finally, they discuss the importance of long-term data and the ways scientists and resource managers can interact to enhance understanding of the processes of change in the Mojave Desert and to advance the preservation and restoration of its precious resources. "The Mojave Desert" offers the fruits of extensive research in a number of disciplines and a sound assessment of the current state and possible future of one of the world's major deserts. As human intrusion and climate change increasingly threaten the Mojave's ecosystem, studies like this are essential in helping scientists, land managers, and the general public understand what is at risk and what can be done to preserve this austere and hauntingly beautiful region.

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