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The Desert Wildlife on the Last Frontier

Art / Photobook Out of Print
By: James Parry(Author)
256 pages, 250 colour photos, 21 maps
The Desert
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  • The Desert ISBN: 9781847322982 Hardback Sep 2011 Out of Print #192759
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About this book

Deserts are extreme environments. Occupying about 20 per cent of the world's land surface, they are subject to some of the harshest conditions on the planet, being places of minimal rainfall and epic temperatures, from searing heat to intense cold. Rock, sand and gravel provide the stark physical context. Yet deserts are far from the bleak and lifeless wastelands of popular perception, being surprisingly diverse in terms of wildlife. From elephants to tiny lichens, desert flora and fauna are highly specialized, demonstrating a vast range of adaptations that are designed to cope with the demanding environment and exploit fully the ecological niches on offer.

In The Desert, James Parry explores some the world's last great desert wildernesses and reveals the fascinating range of wildlife they support. The Desert looks at various types of desert, at their different ecosystems and at the diverse features and types of wildlife that make them such exciting places to visit.

Contents

Introduction
Deserts: Context and Characteristics
Map of Locations

Asia
Australasia
The Middle East
Europe
The Americas
Africa

The Future of Deserts and their Wildlife

Glossary
Resources
Index
Acknowledgements

Customer Reviews

Biography

James Parry has travelled in search of wildlife for over 20 years. Following university expeditions to the Mediterranean and Kenya, a career with the British Council took him even further afield, from remote parts of Ethiopia to Borneo and the Empty Quarter of Arabia. He is the author of numerous books on natural history and landscape, including Carlton's Global Safari and Wild Rainforests.

Art / Photobook Out of Print
By: James Parry(Author)
256 pages, 250 colour photos, 21 maps
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