Encyclopedia of Deserts represents a milestone: it is the first comprehensive reference to the first comprehensive reference to deserts and semideserts of the world. Approximately seven hundred entrie
Explores the little-known species of animals that inhabit the deserts of Argentina, Iran, and Egypt, and shows how survival is possible for these small mammals in a harsh environment.
Of 23 papers contained here, 16 resulted from a conference held June 1987, Cancun, Mexico; seven were specially invited to round out coverage so that topics not well represented in the Mares and Genow
Salta Province, which lies astride the Tropic of Capricorn in extreme northwest Argentina, encompasses many of South America’s major habitats: montane moist forest, thorn forest, lowland desert, highl
