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Plants of Desert Dunes

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Avinoam Danin

    1. Department of Evolution, Systematics, and Ecology The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

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Part of the book series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms (DESERT ORGAN.)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 1-1

  3. Sand Deserts of the World

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 3-19

  4. Environmental Stresses in the Sand Desert

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 21-24

  5. Habitat Types of Desert Dunes

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 25-29

  6. Plant Case Histories and Ecomorphological Types

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 31-109

  7. Typical Transects in a Few Plant Communities and Their Edaphic Relationships

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 111-131

  8. Plant Adaptations to Environmental Stresses in Desert Dunes

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 133-152

  9. Comparison Between Plants of Desert Dunes, Extreme Desert, and Coastal Dunes

    • Avinoam Danin
    Pages 153-156

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 157-177
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Based on three decades of field experience in southwest Asia, southern Africa, and the southwest United States, the author summarizes the major adaptations of plants to desert dunes. This integrative study of plant and diaspore morphology, reactive growth, life cycles, and environmental factors explains and predicts plant distribution. Many kinds of dune syndromes, plant case studies and vegetation transects are discussed and illustrated to clarify the significance of adaptations to specific habitat factors. Although the focus is on vascular plants, the development of microbiotic soil crust, its function, and its composition are discussed as well.

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"...a fitting companion to others in the series and should become a standard reference" - Journal of Arid Environments

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Evolution, Systematics, and Ecology The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Avinoam Danin

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