| 书目名称 | Terrestrial Environment and Ecosystems of Kuwait | | 副标题 | Assessment and Resto | | 编辑 | Majda Khalil Suleiman,Shabbir Ahmad Shahid | | 视频video | | | 概述 | A special chapter on food-water-energy-climate nexus and the water footprint of crops.Provides a unique insight into the terrestrial environment and ecosystems.Includes newly prepared maps on climate | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .This book is an outcome of collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team of scientists. The core objective of this book is to provide cross-sectoral information on the different aspects of the terrestrial environment and ecosystems of Kuwait. The book will be considered as a ready source of information for those seeking information on the terrestrial environment and ecosystems, assessment and restoration, as well as sustainable uses and management. In spite of Kuwait’s hyper-arid environment, it is rich in natural resources including a wide range of native plants, animal species, different habitats, protected areas, diversified soils and water and oil resources. While the desert of Kuwait constitutes various features, such as sand sheet, sand dunes, nebkhas, inland and coastal sabkhas, rock outcrop, wadis and farming areas, it is rich in flora and fauna (native plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, etc.). Due to changing climate, deserts of Kuwait as well as other countries are under severe threat of degradation and the degradation may be irreversible. To realize these impacts, an effort is being made to provide a ready source of information to highlight the potential threats to t | | 出版日期 | Book 2023 | | 关键词 | Climate change/climate change impacts; Desertification; Terrestrial environment of Kuwait; Hyper-arid; W | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46262-7 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-46264-1 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-46262-7 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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