ISBN: 3540677623
TITLE: Deserts, Land Use and Desertification
AUTHOR: S.-W. Breckle
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Prefaces
Preface of the UNESCO
M. El Tayeb
Preface of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
H. A. Diallo
Preface of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research
J. Kutscher
N.N. (UNCCD, Bonn)
Introduction 1
Deserts, Land Use and Desertification 3
S.-W. Breckle, M. Veste, W. Wucherer
River Diversion, Irrigation, Salinization, Desertification - an Inevitable Succession 14
D. Keyser
Part I: The Aral Sea Crisis 25
The Aral Sea Crisis Region 27
S.-W. Breckle, W. Wucherer, O. Agachanjanz, B. Geldyev
Flora of the Dry Seafloor of the Aral Sea 38
W. Wucherer, S.-W. Breckle, L. Dimeyeva
Vegetation Dynamics on the Dry Seafloor of the Aral Sea 52
W. Wucherer, S.-W. Breckle
Methods of Conservation and Restoration of Vegetation Cover on the Aral Sea Coast 69
L. A. Dimeyeva
Vegetation Dynamics on the Syrdarya Delta and Modern Land Use 74
N. P. Ogar
Ecological Basis for Botanical Diversity Conservation within the Amudarya and Syrdarya River Deltas 84
N.M. Novikova
The Tugai Forests of Floodplain of the Amudarya River: Ecology, Dynamics and Their Conservation 95
S. Y. Treshkin
Soil Crusts in the Amudarya River Delta: Properties and Formation 103
A. Singer, A. Banin, L. Poberezsky, M. Gilenko
Irrigation and Land Degradation in the Aral Sea Basin 115
N. Orlovsky, M. Glantz, L. Orlovsky
Ecology of the Aqueous Medium in the Area Surrounding the Aral Sea 126
G. A. Lyubatinskaya
Pottable Water: Research into Seasonal Changes and Conditions in the Aral Sea Region 132
S. Sokolov
Part II: Salt Stress 137
Halophytes on the Dry Sea Floor of the Aral Sea 139
S.-W. Breckle, W. Wucherer, A. Scheffer
Halophytes: Structure and Adaptation 147
A. A. Butnik, U. N. Japakova, G. F. Begbaeva
Environmental State and an Analysis of Phytogenetic Resources of Halophytic Plants for Rehabilitation and Livestock Feeding in Arid and Sandy Deserts of Uzbekistan 154
C. Toderich, R. L. Goldshtein, W.B. Aparin, K. Idzikowska, G. S. Rashidova
Salinity: A Major Enemy of Sustainable Agriculture 166
Y. Waisel
Part III: Impact of Grazing 175
Remarkable Differences in Desertification Processes in the Northern and Southern Richtersveld (Northern Namaqualand, Republic of South Africa) 177
N. Jrgens
Colour Plates 189
How Grazing Turns Rare Seedling Recruitment Events to Non-Events in Arid Environments 197
S. J. Milton, T. Wiegand
Vegetation Degradation in Northeastern Jordan 208
O. Sharkas
Impact of Grazing on the Vegetation of South Sinai, Egypt 218
A. R. A. Moustafa
Arid Rangeland Management Supported by Dynamic Spatially Explicit Simulation Models 229
F. Jeltsch, T. Stephan, T. Wiegand, G. E. Weber
Part IV: Desertification Processes and Monitoring 241
Remote Sensing of Surface Properties.
The Key to Land Degradation and Desertification Assessments 243
J. Hill
Evaluation of Potential Land Use Sites in Dry Areas of Burkina Faso with the Help of Remote Sensing 255
M. Kappas
Degradation of the Vegetation in the Central Kyzylkum Desert (Uzbekistan) 265
L. Kapustina
Modern Geomorphological Processes on the Kazakhstanian Coast of the Caspian Sea and Problems of Desertification 269
F. Akijanova
Anthropogenic Transformation of Desert Ecosystems in Mongolia 275
E. I. Rachkovskaya
Assessment of the Modern State of Sand-Desert Vegetation in Kazakhstan 281
G. K. Bizhanova
Part V: Reclamation 287
Water-Harvesting Efficiency in Arid and Semiarid Areas 289
A. Yair
The Effects of Landscape Structure on Primary Productivity in Source-Sink Systems 303
K. Nadrowski, G. Jetschke
Sedimentary Environments in the Desiccated Aral Sea Floor: Vegetation Recovery and Prospects for Reclamation 310
A. Yair
Seeding Experiments on the Dry Aral Sea Floor for Phytomelioration 318
G. T. Meirman, L. Dimeyeva, K. Dzhamantykov, W. Wucherer, S.-W. Breckle
Rehabilitation of Areas of Irrigation Now Derelicted Because
of Strong Salinization in Ecologically Critical Zones of Priaralia 323
A. Rau
Desert Soil Recultivation and Monitoring of (Phyto-) Toxicity: Pilot Project in Three Phases Lasting for 4 Years 329
G.K. Hartmann, J. U. Kgler, P. Belouschek, L. Weissflog, K. H. Weiler, H. Ch. Heydecke, G. Reisinger, G. S. Golitsyn, I. Granberg, N. P. Elansky, E. B. Gabunshina, V. V. Alekseev, E. Putz, G. Pfister, A. Steiner
Contributions to a Sustainable Management of the Indigenous Vegetation in the Foreland of Cele Oasis - A Project Report from the Taklamakan Desert 343
M. Runge, S. Arndt, H. Bruelheide, A. Foetzki, D. Gries, J. Huang, M. Popp, F. Thomas, G. Wang, X. Zhang
The Control of Drift Sand on the Southern Fringe of the Taklamakan Desert - an Example from the Cele-Oasis 350
X. Zhang, X. Li, H. Zhang
The Role of Biological Soil Crusts on Desert Sand Dunes in the Northwestern Negev, Israel 357
M. Veste, T. Littmann, S.-W. Breckle, A. Yair
Restoration of Disturbed Areas in the Mediterranean - a Case Study in a Limestone Quarry 368
C. Werner, A. S. Clemente, P. M. Correia, P. Lino, C. Mguas, A.I. Correia, O. Correia
Indigenous Agroforestry for Sustainable Development of the Area around Lake Nasser, Egypt 377
I. Springuel
Ziziphus - a Multipurpose Fruit Tree for Arid Regions 388
S. K. Arndt, S. C. Clifford, M. Popp
Root Morphology of Wheat Genotypes Grown in Residual Moisture 400
G. Manske, N. Tadesse, M. van Ginkel, M. Reynolds, P. L. G. Vlek
Field Studies in Solar Photocatalysis for Detoxification of Organic Chemicals in Waters and Effluents 405
L. Muszkat, L. Feigelson, L. Bir
Part VI: National Programs 413
Activity of the Consulting Centre to Combat Desertification in Turkmenistan 415
C. Muradov
Desertification in China and Its Control 418
S. Baoping, F. Tianzong
Environmental Problems of the Southern Region of Kazakhstan 427
K. N. Karibayeva
National Strategy and Action Plan to Combat Desertification in Kazakstan 441
I. O. Baitulin
Part VII: Social and Economical Aspects 449
Economic-Demographic Strategies and Desertification: Interactions in Low-Income Countries 451
B. Knerr
Final Remarks 465
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