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Zusatztext The volume provides a comprehensive, integrative, and well-detailed perspective on the plant ecology of the dryland landscapes of the Middle East, including plant geography and evolutionary and population ecology. This fact makes this book a very important reference and baseline for the research on plant ecology of drylands in the Middle East. It is an important read for students, professors, researchers,and experts in the fields of botany, ecology,conservation biology, evolution, and climate change. Informationen zum Autor Ahmad Hegazy: Graduate of Cairo University (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) and University of Alberta, Canada (Ph.D.). Presently Professor at Cairo University (Applied Plant Ecology and Environmental Science). Supervision of over 45 Ph.D. and M.Sc. students. Research in population and community ecology of desert, coastal and mountain ecosystems; biodiversity, conservation ecology and management of protected areas; biological interactions; allelopathy; environmental pollution, phyto-remediation, restoration ecology; and environmental impact assessment. Published over 150 scientific papers, edited and co-authored several books. Implemented research programs in Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Participated in many international conferences. English-Arabic translation of environmental articles for Scientific American. Jon Lovett-Doust: B. Sc. (Hons. Biol.) from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, and Ph.D. from University of Wales. Presently emeritus at University of Windsor. Research in macro-ecology, plant population biology and reproductive ecology. Carried out research in Egypt and elsewhere. Published over 100 scientific papers; co-authored and co-edited several other books. Klappentext This advanced textbook is about Middle Eastern plants and plant ecology, presented within the wider context of the changing landscape, global climate change, and human history (particularly in relation to agriculture, conflict, and religion). Zusammenfassung This advanced textbook is about Middle Eastern plants and plant ecology, presented within the wider context of the changing landscape, global climate change, and human history (particularly in relation to agriculture, conflict, and religion). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: 'Drylandia' and the Dawn of Time: Introduction to Plant Ecology in the Middle East 2: The Lay of the Land: Plant Geography in the Middle East 3: Continents in Motion and Global Climate Change: Understanding Past and Present Plant Communities 4: The Desert as a Heterogeneous Environment 5: Growing Up Dry 6: Sex in a Hot Dry Place 7: Seed Dispersal, Dormancy, and 'Bet-hedging' in Desert Plants 8: Chemical Ecology in the Desert 9: Agriculture and Plant Ecology 10: Human Impacts and Plant Conservation 11: Conclusions ...
