Ecosystems of Extremes

Climate, Soils, and Sustainable Land Use in the Central-Eastern Sahara

AvFayez Alaily

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

This book explores the environmental conditions, particularly the climate and soils, of one of the driest regions on earth, the Central-East of the Sahara.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-03-06
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:657 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Antal sidor:279
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031769092

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Dr. habil. Fayez Alaily, Technische Universität Berlin, obtained a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Alexandria (Egypt), in 1961, a diploma in agriculture from the University of Hohenheim, Germany, in 1968, and a Ph.D. in soil science from the same institution in 1972. He joined the Technical University of Berlin as an assistant professor at the Institute of Ecology in 1976 and was promoted to associate professor in soil science in 1984. He has been retired since 2004.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Climate.- Hydrology.- Geology and Lithology.- Landscape development.- Geomorphology.- General soil properties.- Physical weathering.- Genesis of soil cracks.- Soluble salts, gypsum and carbonates.- Soil typology.- Soil landscapes.- Ecological systems.- Land suitability for irrigated agriculture.- Appendix.- Index.