Sustainable Land Use in Deserts

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Deserts, Land Use and Desertification....Pages 3-13
River Diversion, Irrigation, Salinization, Desertification — an Inevitable Succession....Pages 14-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
The Aral Sea Crisis Region....Pages 27-37
Flora of the Dry Sea Floor of the Aral Sea....Pages 38-51
Vegetation Dynamics on the Dry Sea Floor of the Aral Sea....Pages 52-68
Methods of Conservation and Restoration of Vegetation Cover on the Aral Sea Coast....Pages 69-73
Vegetation Dynamics on the Syrdarya Delta and Modern Land Use....Pages 74-83
Ecological Basis for Botanical Diversity Conservation Within the Amudarya and Syrdarya River Deltas....Pages 84-94
The Tugai Forests of Floodplain of the Amudarya River: Ecology, Dynamics and Their Conservation....Pages 95-102
Soil Crusts in the Amudarya River Delta: Properties and Formation....Pages 103-114
Irrigation and Land Degradation in the Aral Sea Basin....Pages 115-125
Ecology of the Aqueous Medium in the Area Surrounding the Aral Sea....Pages 126-131
Potable Water: Research into Seasonal Changes and Conditions in the Aral Sea Region....Pages 132-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Halophytes on the Dry Sea Floor of the Aral Sea....Pages 139-146
Halophytes: Structure and Adaptation....Pages 147-153
Environmental State and an Analysis of Phytogenetic Resources of Halophytic Plants for Rehabilitation and Livestock Feeding in Arid and Sandy Deserts of Uzbekistan....Pages 154-165
Salinity: A Major Enemy of Sustainable Agriculture....Pages 166-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Remarkable Differences in Desertification Processes in the Northern and Southern Richtersveld (Northern Namaqualand, Republic of South Africa)....Pages 177-187
Colour Plates....Pages 189-196
How Grazing Turns Rare Seedling Recruitment Events to Non-Events in Arid Environments....Pages 197-207
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Vegetation Degradation in Northeastern Jordan....Pages 208-217
Impact of Grazing on the Vegetation of South Sinai, Egypt....Pages 218-228
Arid Rangeland Management Supported by Dynamic Spatially Explicit Simulation Models....Pages 229-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Remote Sensing of Surface Properties. The Key to Land Degradation and Desertification Assessments....Pages 243-254
Evaluation of Potential Land Use Sites in Dry Areas of Burkina Faso with the Help of Remote Sensing....Pages 255-264
Degradation of the Vegetation in the Central Kyzylkum Desert (Uzbekistan)....Pages 265-268
Modern Geomorphological Processes on the Kazakhstanian Coast of the Caspian Sea and Problems of Desertification....Pages 269-274
Anthropogenic Transformation of Desert Ecosystems in Mongolia....Pages 275-280
Assessment of the Modern State of Sand—Desert Vegetation in Kazakhstan....Pages 281-285
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Water-Harvesting Efficiency in Arid and Semiarid Areas....Pages 289-302
The Effect of Landscape Structure on Primary Productivity in Source-Sink Systems....Pages 303-309
Sedimentary Environments in the Desiccated Aral Sea Floor: Vegetation Recovery and Prospects for Reclamation....Pages 310-317
Seeding Experiments on the Dry Aral Sea Floor for Phytomelioration....Pages 318-322
Rehabilitation of Areas of Irrigation Now Derelicted Because of Strong Salinization in Ecologically Critical Zones of Priaralia....Pages 323-328
Desert Soil Recultivation and Monitoring of (Phyto—) Toxicity (DEREMOTOX): Pilot Project in Three Phases Lasting for 4 Years....Pages 329-342
Contributions to a Sustainable Management of the Indigenous Vegetation in the Foreland of Cele Oasis — A Project Report from the Taklamakan Desert....Pages 343-349
The Control of Drift Sand on the Southern Fringe of the Taklamakan Desert — an Example from the Cele Oasis....Pages 350-356
The Role of Biological Soil Crusts on Desert Sand Dunes in the Northwestern Negev, Israel....Pages 357-367
Restoration of Disturbed Areas in the Mediterranean — a Case Study in a Limestone Quarry....Pages 368-376
Indigenous Agroforestry for Sustainable Development of the Area Around Lake Nasser, Egypt....Pages 377-387
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
 Ziziphus — a Multipurpose Fruit Tree for Arid Regions....Pages 388-399
Root Morphology of Wheat Genotypes Grown in Residual Moisture....Pages 400-404
Field Studies in Solar Photocatalysis for Detoxification of Organic Chemicals in Water and Effluents....Pages 405-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Activity of the Consulting Centre to Combat Desertification in Turkmenistan....Pages 415-417
Desertification in China and Its Control....Pages 418-426
Environmental Problems of the Southern Region of Kazakhstan....Pages 427-440
National Strategy and Action Plan to Combat Desertification in Kazakhstan....Pages 441-447
Front Matter....Pages 449-449
Economic-Demographic Strategies and Desertification: Interactions in Low-Income Countries....Pages 451-463
Back Matter....Pages 465-465