The Vegetation of Egypt

• Main Authors: Zahran, M. A. (Author), Willis, A. J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Plant and Vegetation, 2
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Plant Ecology.; Life Sciences.; Terrestial Ecology.; Community & Population Ecology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8756-1

The position of Egypt  at the cross-roads between the Middle East and Africa  has attracted the attention of naturalists and explorers for many centuries. Yet while there are many studies relating to the ecology and biology of Egyptian vegetation, the first issue of Zahran and Willis Vegetation o...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Egypt: the gift of the Nile
• 2. Physiography, climate and soil-vegetation relationships. 2.1 Geological characteristics. 2.2 Geographical characteristics. 2.3 The climate of Egypt. 2.4. Soil-vegetation relationships
• 3. The Western Desert. 3.1 General features. 3.2 The western Mediterranean coastal belt. 3.3 The oases and depressions. 3.4 Gebel Uweinat. 3.5 The Gilf Kebir
• 4. The Eastern Desert. 4.1 Geology and geomorphology. 4.2 Ecological characteristics
• 5. The Sinai Peninsula. 5.1 Geomorphology. 5.2 Climate. 5.3 Water resources. 5.4 The vegetation
• 6. The Nile region. 6.1 Geomorphology. 6.2 Climate. 6.3 Vegetation types
• 7. The history of the vegetation: its salient features and future study. 7.1 The history of the vegetation. 7.2 Future study of phytosociology and plant ecology. 7.3 The main types of vegetation and its features: synopsis
• 8. Remote sensing and vegetation map of Egypt
• 9. Sustainable development of Egypts deserts
• Appendix. References. Species Index
• Subject Index.