Geeson / Brandt / Thornes Mediterranean Desertification

A Mosaic of Processes and Responses
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-470-85686-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 456 Seiten, E-Book

Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic andanthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and thebiosphere. This book presents the most recent findings from theEuropean Community's MEDALUS project, which was formed tounderstand and manage semi-arid environments that are undergoinggreat change.
* Covers climate and land use processes and responses in theMediterranean
* First book to provide guidelines for the management of landdegradation in Mediterranean environments
* Based on first-hand experience of the problems by thoseresponsible for solving them

Autoren/Hrsg.

Geeson, N. A.

Brandt, C. J.

Brandt, C. Jane

Thornes, J. B.

Thornes, John B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors.
Preface.
PART 1: THEMATIC ISSUES.
Section I;
Introduction.
The Evolving Context of Mediterranean Desertification (J.B.Thornes).
Section II;
Climate, Processes and Responses.
Extreme Climatic Events over the Mediterranean (M. Conte, etal.).
Potential Effects of Rising CO2 and Climatic Change onMediterranean Vegetation (C.P. Osborne and F.I. Woodward).
Use of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Data for Climatic Characterization ofMediterranean Areas (G. Cannizzaro, et al.).
Section III;
Land Use, Processes and Responses.
The Effect of Land Use on Soil Erosion and Land Degradation underMediterranean Conditions (C. Kosmas, et al.).
Agro-pastoral Activities and Land Degradation in MediterraneanAreas: Case Study of Sardinia (G. Enne, et al.).
Landscape Protection from Grazing and Fire (N.S. Margaris and E.Koutsidou).
Bioengineering Principles and Desertification Mitigation (J.N.Quinton, et al.).
Section IV;
Physical Processes and Responses.
Differing Responses of Greek Mediterranean Plant Communities toClimate and the Combination of Grazing and Fire (A. Dalaka etal).
Vegetation Cover Assessment in Mediterranean Semi-arid Landscapes(F. Garcia-Haro, et al.).
The Impact of Rock Fragments on Soil Degradation and WaterConservation (B. van Wesemael, et al.).
Aridification in a Region Neighbouring the Mediterranean(A.Kertesz, et al.).
Soil Salinization in the Mediterranean: Soils, Processes andImplications (L. Postiglione).
Section V;
Tools for Exploring Desertification.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas in the MEDALUS Target Area StudySites (A.C. Imeson and L.H. Cammeraat).
Investigation on Environmental Characteristics to Underpin theSelection of Desertification Indicators in the Guadalentin Basin(L.H. Cammeraat, et al.).
MEDRUSH: A Basin-scale Physically Based Model for ForecastingRunoff and Sediment Yield (M. Kirkby, et al.).
PART 2: REGIONAL STUDIES.
Section VI;
The Guadalentin Basin, South-east Spain.
Natural Resources in the Guadalentin Basin (South-east Spain):Water as a Key Factor (F. Lopez-Bermudez, et al.).
Local and Regional Responses to Global Climate Change in South-eastSpain (C.M. Goodess and J.P. Palutikof).
The Impact of Land Abandonment on Regeneration of Semi-naturalVegetation: A Case Study from the Guadalentin (J.A. Obando).
Lithology and Vegetation Cover Mapping in the Guadalentin Basin asInterpreted through Remote Sensing Data (M.T. Younis, etal.).
Changing Social and Economical Conditions in a Region UndergoingDesertification in the Guadalentin (A. Romero Diaz, et al.).
Management Plan to Combat Desertification in the Guadalentin RiverBasin (L. Rojo Serrano, et al.).
Section VII;
The Agri Basin, Southern Italy.
General Description of the Agri Basin, Southern Italy (F. Basso, E.Bove and M. del Prete).
The Agri Valley -
Sustainable Agriculture in a Dry Environment: Crop Systems andManagement (F. Basso, et al.).
Soil Erosion and Land Degradation (F. Basso, et al.).
Social and Economic Conditions of Development in the Agri Valley(E. Bove and G. Quaranta).
Characterisation of Soil Hydraulic Properties in a DesertificationContext (A. Santini and N. Romano).
Aspects of Forestry in the Agri Environment (A. Ferrara, etal.).
Modelling Large Basin Hydrology and Sediment Yield with SparseData: The Agri Basin, Southern Italy (J.C. Bathurst, et al.).
Section VIII;
Conclusions.
Emerging Mosaics (J.B. Thornes).
Glossary.
Index.