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The Living Deserts Of Southern Africa 2nd Edition Barry Lovegrove

Name: The Living Deserts Of Southern Africa 2nd Edition Barry Lovegrove
SKU: BELL-46517704
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Publisher: Penguin Random House

File Extension: EPUB

File size: 374.59 MB

Pages: 296

Author: Barry Lovegrove

ISBN: 9781775847045, 1775847047

Language: English

Year: 2022

Edition: 2

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The Living Deserts Of Southern Africa 2nd Edition Barry Lovegrove by Barry Lovegrove 9781775847045, 1775847047 instant download after payment.

For generations the deserts of southern Africa have fascinated scientists and travelers alike. They teem with life – from ants to elephants, stone plants and colorful daisies to the curious welwitschia, dainty dik-diks to towering gemsbok, and cart-wheeling spiders to fog-basking beetles, all survive against the odds in the fragile desert ecosystem. How do they cope with scarce resources, unpredictable rainfall and extreme temperatures, and how do they protect themselves against predators while also ensuring species survival?
In this fully revised and updated edition, Barry Lovegrove unravels many of the mysteries associated with life in the region’s four desert biomes: Desert, Arid Savanna, Succulent Karoo and Nama-Karoo. He explains how and why such a great diversity of plants and insects, mammals, reptiles and birds successfully exist in these regions, illustrating many of his examples with spectacular photographs, supported by diagrams and maps.
Drawing on the latest scientific research, the text is designed and presented in a highly readable style, and accessible to both the serious student and academic as well as the interested nature lover. The book is as much a plea for sensible management of these sensitive areas as it is a fount of fascinating information.
Table of Contents
Chapter One – The deserts of southern Africa
Chapter Two – Water: the currency of life
Chapter Three – In the heat of the day
Chapter Four – The struggle for food
Chapter Five – The armoury of desert conflicts
Chapter Six – Social contracts
Chapter Seven – Time out
Chapter Eight – Go forth and multiply
Chapter Nine – The Ancient Karoo: A Palaeontological Wonderland
Chapter Ten – The future of the deserts