Mankind and Deserts 2 (eBook)

Water and Salts

Fernand Joly, Guilhem Bourrié (Herausgeber)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
176 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-80828-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The wild beauty of deserts has always been a source of fascination the
world over. Mankind and Deserts 2 the second of three volumes
focuses on water, its absence or indeed its extreme scarcity, as well as
on the ways in which salts come to be formed in areas such as these.

Aridity of the climate does not exclude rainfall, after which deserts
flourish; wet mists, dew, exceptional events separated by years of total
drought. Water flows into temporary and disorganized networks but,
occasionally, large rivers cross the deserts, giving rise to vibrant
civilizations: the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, Niger, to name a few.
Temporary or permanent lakes collect water in basins without outlet to
the ocean, referred to as endorrheic basins, such as Lake Chad. This
results in salt accumulation and evaporitic formations. A large variety of
salts crystallize, in addition to halite, among which is potash. Halite
common salt is an essential resource and its trade leads to the creation
of salt caravans, used to exchange it with gold, even on a 1-1 weight
basis, generating subsequent wealth.

From ancient, almost mythical, exploration to modern scientific studies,
deserts have come to be better known yet still hold great appeal. This
book traces the history of their knowledge while providing a basis for
understanding their features and the tools needed for their protection, in
an ever-changing world.

Autor

Fernand Joly (1917?2010) studied the Sahara at the Institut Scientifique Cherifien (Institut Scientifique de Rabat) in Morocco. He then entered the CNRS and Paris VII University, where he developed geomorphology and guidelines for cartography, pioneering digital data treatment. He is the author of Glossaire de geomorphologie. Guilhem Bourrie, a member of the Academie d?Agriculture de France, is a pedologist and geochemist. He has worked on water quality in soils in Brittany, Provence, Algeria, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

Inhalt

1. Water Falling onto Soil and the Effects It Produces, Fernand Joly.
2. Temporary Water Bodies and Lakes, Fernand Joly.
3. Hydrographic Networks, Fernand Joly.
4. Salts in Deserts, Guilhem Bourrié.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.1.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Schlagworte: Angewandte Ökologie • Applied Ecology • aquatic ecology • Biowissenschaften • Ecological & Community Clinical Psychology • ecological genetics • Klinische Psychologie / Ökologie u. Gemeinschaften • Life Sciences • Ökologie / Aquatische Lebensräume • Ökologische Genetik • Psychologie • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 1-119-80828-6 / 1119808286
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-80828-2 / 9781119808282