Contents |
Introduction / Owen K. Davis and Peter F. Ffolliott -- Arid and semiarid lands of the world / D. Robert Altschul -- Climate / William D. Sellers -- Geologic and landscape evolution / John E. Spencer -- Soil and water resources / Leonard F. DeBano, Daniel G. Neary, and Peter F. Ffolliott -- Plant communities and associations / Peter F. Ffolliott and Gerald J. Gottfried -- Vascular flora / Steven P. McLaughlin -- Fauna / Paul R. Krausman and Peter F. Ffolliott -- Human impacts / Owen K. Davis and Peter F. Ffolliott. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-185) and index. |
LCCN | 2008018870 |
ISBN | 0816526966 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780816526963 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0816526974 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780816526970 (pbk. : alk. paper) |