Climate Change in Deserts: Past, Present and Future

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A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students. Cover About CLIMATE CHANGE IN DESERTS: Past, Present and Future © Contents Figures Tables Preface Acknowledgements 1 Climatic change in deserts: An introduction 2 Present-day desert environments 3 Cenozoic evolution of deserts 4 Adaptations to life in deserts 5 Evolution of desert research 6 Dating desert landforms and sediments 7 Stable isotope analysis and trace element geochemistry 8 Desert dunes 9 Desert dust 10 Desert rivers 11 Desert lakes 12 The pluvial debate 13 Desert glaciations 14 Speleothems and tufas in arid areas 15 Desert soils, paleosols and duricrusts 16 Plant and animal fossils in deserts 17 Prehistoric occupation of deserts 18 African and Arabian deserts 19 Asian deserts 20 North American deserts 21 South American deserts 22 Australian deserts 23 Historic floods and droughts 24 Desertification: causes, consequences and solutions 25 Current climatic trends in deserts and possible future changes 26 Towards sustainable use of deserts Bibliography Index