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dc.contributor.editorBurt, John A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-13T16:41:55Z
dc.date.available2023-11-13T16:41:55Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifierONIX_20231113_9783031373978_16
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85055
dc.description.abstractFor many people, thoughts of the United Arab Emirates conjure images of ultramodern skyscrapers and rolling sand dunes. However, the Emirates are a rich mosaic of ecosystems and habitats that support surprisingly diverse communities of organisms, and there is growing awareness of the importance of these previously underappreciated natural assets. A Natural History of the Emirates provides a comprehensive overview of the unusual environmental setting of this young nation, and surveys the major ecosystems and the marine and terrestrial organisms occurring across the nation. From freshwater streams in the hyperarid Hajar Mountains to the world’s most temperature-tolerant coral reefs, the UAE is home to an astounding variety of uniquely adapted organisms that are providing insights into climate change and how organisms cope with and respond to extreme environmental conditions. The book closes with a section on human interactions with this unique environment, and proposes initiatives to ensure the protection of these unique natural assets into the future. This is an open access book.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.otherNature
dc.subject.otherArabian Gulf
dc.subject.otherDesert ecology
dc.subject.otherNatural history
dc.subject.otherEnvironment
dc.subject.otherWildlife
dc.subject.otherEmirates
dc.subject.otherUAE
dc.subject.otherArabia
dc.subject.otherPersian Gulf
dc.titleA Natural History of the Emirates
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-37397-8
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oapen.relation.isbn9783031373978
oapen.relation.isbn9783031373961
oapen.imprintSpringer Nature Switzerland
oapen.pages748
oapen.place.publicationCham
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