Sabkha Ecosystems

Volume VI: Asia/Pacific
Herausgegeben:Gul, Bilquees; Böer, Benno; Khan, M. Ajmal; Clüsener-Godt, Miguel; Hameed, Abdul

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the sixth and final volume in the Tasks for Vegetation Science book series, and it concludes the most comprehensive scientific documentation dealing with hypersaline ecosystems of the world.

Produktdetails

• Tasks for Vegetation Science 49
• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-04416-9
• 1st ed. 2019
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1279g
• ISBN-13: 9783030044169
• ISBN-10: 3030044165
• Artikelnr.: 54298239

Inhaltsangabe

1. Halophyte Research, Conservation & Development - The role of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Asia/Pacific.- 2. Evidence for the role of salinity and alkalinity in plant diversification in Australia.- 3. Aspects of the Abu Dhabi Sabkha.- 4.Comparative seed germination ecology of sabkha and playa halophytes of Pakistan.- 5. Plants of sabkha ecosystems of the Arabian Peninsula.- 6. Desert Halophytes: Alleviating the Pressure on the Scarce Resources of Arable Soil and Fresh Water.- 7. Drone-based vegetation assessment in arid ecosystems.- 8.Salt-induced Changes in Growth and Damage-avoidance-mechanisms of Hydroponically Grown Chinese Kale (Brassica alboglabra L.).- 9. Growth dynamic of Tamarix chinensis plantations in coastal heavy saline land and its ecological effect.- 10. Mechanisms of ion transport in halophytes, from roots to leaves.- 11. Interpretation of Holocene Carbonate-Evaporites of Coastal and Inland Sabkhas of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Using Landsat Satellite Images andField Survey.- 12. Climate change impacts on salt marsh vegetation ecophysiology.- 13. Morphology and betalain characterization of 'ice plants' (Aizoaceae) from the coast of Wellington, New Zealand.- 14. Salt-tolerance and potential uses for saline agriculture of halophytes from the Poaceae.- 15. Phenotyping through Infra-Red Thermography in stress environment.- 16. The Mangroves of Myanmar.- 17. Potentially domesticable chenopodiacea halophytes of Iran.- 18. Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria associated to the halophyte Suaeda maritima (L.) in Abbas, Iran.- 19. Quinoa: A new crop for harsh environments.- 20. Difference in antioxidant defense system between the halophytes and glycophytes to overcome the salinity stress.- 21. Diversity and distribution of salt-tolerant plants of the United Arab Emirates: perspectives for sustainable utilization and future research.- 22. Framework for rapid evaluation of a mangrove restoration site: A case study from Indian Sundarban.- 23. Mangrove Biogeography of the Indo-Pacific.- 24. Short Communications - Suggestions for Improving Science Communication for Halophyte Conservation, Research and Development.- 25. Ligno-cellulosic biomass from sabkha native vegetation: a new potential source for fiber-based bioenergy production.- 26. The Floristical, Ecological and Syntaxonomical Characteristics of Salt Marshes and Salt Steppes of Turkey.- 27. Temporal variations in water and ion relations of coastal halophytes.- 28. Mangrove Cover, Biodiversity and Carbon Storage of Mangrove Forests in Thailand.- 29. Pollen morphology of the genus Tamarix in Israel.- 30. Species distribution in different ecological zones and conservation strategy of Halophytes of Sundarbans Mangrove Forest of Bangladesh.- 31. Cash Crop Holophytes of China.- 32. Sabkha Ecosystems Vol VI - Asia Pacific: Summarizing the Story.