Allaby, Michael.

Deserts and semideserts / Michael Allaby, Robert Anderson, and Ian Crofton. - Chicago : Raintree, 2003, c2002. - 64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. - Biomes atlases .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.

Biomes of the world -- Deserts of the world -- Sonoran Desert -- Desert climates -- Atacama -- Desert plants -- Kalahari and Namib -- Desert animals -- Sahara -- People and the desert -- Gobi and Takla Makan -- The future for deserts.

A comprehensive look at the desert and semidesert biomes, examining their climate, plants, animals, people, and future, plus detailed views of some famous or important desert locations.

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Desert ecology.
Ecology.

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