Steppes: The Plants and Ecology of the World's Semi-Arid ...
Bone, Michael / Johnson, Dan / Kelaidis, Panayoti / Denver Botanic Gardens
The first comprehensive overview of the world’s four steppe regions, this important volume surveys the plants, climate, geology, and geography of the steppes of North America, Eurasia, Patagonia, and South Africa. Given the stack realities of climate change, it is imperative that we gain a better knowledge of these regions, characterized by extremes of heat and cold and by limited rainfall. The perspectives offered by this book will enrich the...