This book presents current research from across the globe in the study of the fauna, flora and environmental characteristics of desert life. Topics discussed include the conservation status and diversity of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and bird populations in the Thar Desert of India; desert pupfish in Death Valley; floral diversity, threats and conservation in the Nara Desert of Pakistan; mollusc fauna and its ecology in the Indian desert and sustainable beef cattle production in the desert environment of Mendoza, Argentina.
| ISBN: | 9781613249772 |
| Publication date: | 20th March 2012 |
| Author: | C Sivaperuman, Eduardo G Grunwaldt, Juan Carlos Guevara |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 199 pages |
| Series: | Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology |
| Genres: |
Environmental science, engineering and technology |