This book is a collection of chapters, each written by experts in their ecological discipline. It covers the role of both insects and vertebrate animals (those with a backbone) in desert ecosystems, how nutrients move through the system (‘nutrient cycling’ is a hot topic for those who study ecosystems), and how plants adapt to the soils and rainfall in deserts. An important text for anyone who studies these phenomena in deserts and elsewhere.
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1986. Natural History, general. University of New Mexico Press. Very good - fine cloth, no dust jacket 139p. Seller Inventory # 567897169
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