Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume III: Africa and Southern Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Sabkha Regions of Tropical East Africa....Pages 1-7
A Review of Fauna and Flora Associated with Coastal and Inland Saline Flats from Namibia with Special Reference to the Etosha Pan....Pages 9-17
Introducing the Namib Desert Playas....Pages 19-25
Quantitative Eolian Transport of Evaporite Salts from the Makgadikgadi Depression (Ntwetwe and Sua Pans) in Northeastern Botswana: Implications for Regional Ground-Water Quality....Pages 27-37
Palaeo-Ecological Aspects of Farafra Oasis (Egyptian Sabkha) During the Mid-Neolithic Period (7130–6190 BP): A Multivariate Analysis....Pages 39-44
Overview of Halophytic Plants of the Sudanese Red Sea Salt Marsh....Pages 45-51
A General Assessment of Marine Turtle Nesting Activity on the Libyan Saline Coast....Pages 53-58
Current Challenges and Future Opportunities for a Sustainable Utilization of Halophytes....Pages 59-77
The Salt Marsh (Sabkha) in the Western Part of Libya....Pages 79-84
Halophyte-Fodder Species Association May Improve Nutrient Availability and Biomass Production of the Sabkha Ecosystem....Pages 85-94
Potential Role of Salt Marshes in the Sabkhas of Egypt....Pages 95-98
Halophyte plant diversity, coastal habitat types and their conservation status in Cyprus....Pages 99-111
Salt-Affected Soils and Their Native Vegetation in Hungary....Pages 113-132
Halophytes in Republic of Macedonia....Pages 133-137
Low-Cost Mapping of Sabkha-Ecosystems Using Satellite Imagery: An Example from SE Qatar....Pages 139-145
Back Matter....Pages 147-148