Table of Contents: A Natural History of the Emirates.

A Natural History of the Emirates.

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:	Burt, John A.
Place / Publishing House:	Cham : : Springer,, 2023. ©2024.
Year of Publication:	2023
Edition:	1st ed.
Language:	English
Online Access:	https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=30882852
Physical Description:	1 online resource (739 pages)
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Table of Contents:

Intro
Foreword
Contents
Chapter 1: A Natural History of the Emirates: An Introduction
1.1 Nature in the Context of a Rapidly Growing Nation
1.2 The Evolution of Natural History Research in the Emirates
1.3 An Overview of `A Natural History of the Emirates ́-- References
Part I: An Extreme Environment: Physical Setting of the Emirates
Chapter 2: Geography and Geology of the United Arab Emirates: A Naturalistś Introduction
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Principal Geographical Units of the UAE
2.2.1 The Coastal Plains
2.2.2 The Sand Deserts
2.2.2.1 The Sand and its Sources
2.2.2.2 Rainfall and Temperature
2.2.2.3 Regional Variations in the UAEś Sand Desert Landscapes
2.2.3 The Mountain Regions
2.2.3.1 The Hajar Mountains
2.2.3.1.1 Hajar Mountain Geology
2.2.3.1.2 The Mountain Wadi Environment
2.2.3.1.3 Geological `Windows ́Exposing Metamorphic Rocks
2.2.3.2 The Ruús Al Jibal
2.2.3.3 The Foreland Ridges (Jebel Hafeet et al.)
2.2.4 The Alluvial Plains
2.3 Biogeography
2.4 Geological Highlights
2.4.1 Oil Reserves
2.4.2 Emplacement of the Ophiolite Rocks and Creation of the Hajar Mountains
2.5 Plate Tectonics
2.6 Conclusions
2.7 Recommended Reading
References
Chapter 3: Climate of the United Arab Emirates: Present, Past and Impacts on Life
3.1 The UAE Climate in the Global Context
3.2 Climate of the Past
3.3 The Shamal and Other Winds
3.4 Can We Glimpse UAEś Future Climate?
3.5 Atlas of UAE Climatology: 1979-2021
3.6 Conclusions
3.7 Recommended Readings
References
Chapter 4: The Marine Environment of the Emirates
4.1 The Emirates in a Regional Marine Context
4.2 Geographic Features of the UAEś Coasts
4.3 The UAEś Arabian Gulf Coast: An Extreme Marine Environment
4.3.1 Atmospheric Influences on the Arabian Gulf.
4.3.2 Sea Temperatures on the Gulf Coast
4.3.3 Gulf Sea Temperatures and Dissolved Oxygen
4.3.4 Salinity-Driven Circulation in the Gulf
4.3.5 Seasonal Eddies on the UAEś Gulf Coast
4.3.6 Spatial and Seasonal Variation in Gulf Salinity
4.4 The UAEś East Coast: A Sub-Tropical Indian Ocean Margin
4.5 Winds in a Regional Context
4.5.1 Winds and Waves on the Gulf Coast
4.5.2 The Importance of Shamal Winds for Cooling the Gulf
4.6 Tides in the Emirates
4.7 Conclusion
4.8 Recommended Readings
References
Part II: Ecosystems of the Emirates
Chapter 5: The Vegetation of the United Arab Emirates and Ecosystem Management Issues
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Broad Terrestrial Habitat Types and Their Vegetation
5.2.1 Coastal Zone
5.2.1.1 Mangroves
5.2.1.2 Saltmarsh Vegetation
5.2.1.3 Vegetation of the Coastal Plains
5.2.1.4 Coastal Sand Sheets and Dunes
5.2.1.5 Vegetation of Some Islands
5.2.1.6 Sabkha Vegetation
5.2.1.7 Vegetation of Tertiary Mesas Associated with Sabkha
5.2.2 Vegetation of the Inland Deserts
5.2.2.1 Prosopis cineraria Community
5.2.2.2 Acacia tortilis Parkland on the Alluvial Plains Associated with the Hajar Mountains
5.2.2.3 Haloxylon persicum Community
5.2.2.4 Calligonum Communities
5.2.2.5 Leptadenia pyrotechnica Community
5.2.2.6 Calotropis procera Community
5.2.2.7 Cornulaca arabica Community
5.2.2.8 Haloxylon salicornicum Community
5.2.2.9 Zygophyllum qatarense Community
5.2.2.10 Vegetation Types with Rhanterium epapposum
5.2.2.11 Rhazya stricta-Dominated Stands
5.2.2.12 Vegetation Types with Fagonia ovalifolia
5.2.2.13 Tribulus-Dipterygium-Limeum Community
5.2.2.14 Cyperus conglomeratus Community
5.2.2.15 Panicum turgidum Community
5.2.3 Vegetation of the Hajar Mountains
5.2.3.1 Main Hajar Mountain Range.
5.2.3.1.1 Submontane zone (0-) 50-500 (-600) m
5.2.3.1.2 Medium-elevation montane zone (400-) 500-1000 (-1300) m
5.2.3.2 Ru′us Al Jibal (Musandam)
5.2.3.2.1 Vegetation zones
5.2.3.2.2 Zone 1: Mountain wadi zone
5.2.3.2.3 Zone 2: Low and medium-elevation montane zone
5.2.3.2.4 Zone 3: High-elevation zone
5.2.3.3 Foreland Ridges
5.2.4 Freshwater Habitats
5.2.5 Oases, Intensive Agricultural Farms and Plantations
5.2.6 Urban Environments
5.3 Threats to the Flora and Vegetation of the UAE
5.4 Recommended Readings
References
Chapter 6: The Mountain Regions of the United Arab Emirates: An Ecosystem Perspective
6.1 The Mountain Regions as an Ecosystem
6.1.1 Physical and Structural Parameters: A Mountain ``Reef ́́in a ``Sea ́́of Sand
6.1.2 Contributors to Biodiversity: Biogeographical Position, Endemism, Climate History
6.1.3 Constraints Common to all UAE Mountain Ecosystems: Unpredictable Rainfall, Poor Soil and Overgrazing
6.2 The Principal UAE Mountain Ecosystems
6.2.1 The Hajar Mountains
6.2.1.1 Hajar Mountain Wadis: Some General Considerations
6.2.1.2 Floral Elements Common to Hajar Mountain Habitats Generally
6.2.1.3 Harzburgite Terrane
6.2.1.3.1 The Shimayliyah Range
6.2.1.3.2 Ultrabasic Rocks and Botanical Diversity and Endemism
6.2.1.3.3 Some Candidate Species for Ultrabasic Sensitivity
6.2.1.3.4 The Western Foothills
6.2.1.4 Gabbro Terranes
6.2.1.5 Metamorphic Terranes
6.2.1.6 Freshwater Bodies: Ponds, Pools, Streams and Seeps
6.2.1.6.1 Wadi Hydrology
6.2.1.6.2 Mobile Cosmopolitan Species
6.2.1.6.3 Isolation and Speciation of Freshwater Fishes
6.2.1.6.4 Freshwater Bodies as a Community Resource
6.2.1.6.5 Physical Parameters of Wadi Water
6.2.1.6.6 Freshwater Seeps
6.2.1.6.7 Flooding in the Wadis.
6.2.2 The Ru′us Al Jibal (the Mountains of the Musandam)
6.2.2.1 Cliff Environments
6.2.3 The Dibba Zone
6.2.4 The Foreland Ridges (Jebel Hafeet et al.)
6.2.5 The Alluvial Plains
6.3 Axes of Transition: Ecosystem Gradients in Space and Time
6.3.1 Spatial Gradients: Latitude, Climate, Behavior, Biogeography
6.3.2 Temporal Gradients: Winners and Losers from Human Activities
6.4 Conclusions
6.5 Recommended Reading
References
Chapter 7: Mangrove Ecosystems of the United Arab Emirates
7.1 UAE Mangroves in a Global Context
7.2 Mangrove Ecology and Distribution in the UAE
7.3 Ecological Importance and Diversity Supported by UAE Mangrove Forests
7.3.1 Ecological Functions, Interactions and Productivity of Mangrove Trees in Coastal Ecosystems of the UAE
7.3.2 Crabs
7.3.3 Mollusks
7.3.4 Fishes
7.3.5 Birds
7.3.6 Plants
7.4 Cultural and Economic Importance of the Mangrove Ecosystem in UAE
7.5 Threats
7.6 Management and Conservation Status
7.7 Recommended Readings
References
Chapter 8: Coastal Lagoons (Khors) of the Emirates
8.1 Coastal Lagoons (Khors)
8.2 Distribution of the Different Types of Coastal Lagoon in the Emirates
8.3 Biodiversity in Coastal Lagoons
8.4 Socio-cultural Importance of the Coastal Lagoons
8.5 Human Impacts on Coastal Lagoons
8.5.1 Marine Vessel Traffic
8.5.2 Urban Light Pollution
8.5.3 Water Pollution
8.5.4 Implications of Climate Change for UAE Lagoons
8.6 Management and Conservation
References
Recommended Reading
Chapter 9: Seagrasses of the United Arab Emirates
9.1 Distribution
9.1.1 Global Distribution
9.1.2 Taxonomy
9.1.3 Arabian Gulf Seagrasses
9.1.4 Seagrass in the United Arab Emirates
9.2 Diversity
9.3 Broad Importance of the Ecosystem
9.3.1 Global-Scale Importance.
9.3.2 Ecological and Biological Importance: Arabian Gulf/UAE
9.3.3 Socio-cultural Importance
9.4 Threats
9.5 Management and Conservation
9.5.1 Federal and Government Laws and Regulation
9.5.2 Assessment of Seagrass Meadows of UAE
9.6 Conclusions
9.7 Recommended Readings
References
Chapter 10: Seaweeds of the Emirates
10.1 Seaweed Ecosystems
10.1.1 Introduction to Seaweeds
10.1.2 What Are Seaweeds
10.1.3 Intertidal Habitats
10.1.3.1 Open Rocky Shores
10.1.3.2 Tidepools
10.1.3.3 Sedimentary Shores
10.1.3.3.1 Sandy Beaches
10.1.3.3.2 Mangrove Areas
10.1.3.3.3 Mud Flats
10.1.3.3.4 Lagoons and Coastal Sabkha
10.1.4 Subtidal Habitats
10.1.4.1 Rock Surfaces of Low Relief
10.1.4.2 Rock Surfaces of High Physical Relief
10.1.4.3 Coral Carpets
10.1.4.4 Seagrass Beds
10.1.5 Man-Made Habitats
10.1.5.1 Fixed Structures
10.1.5.2 Floating Structures
10.2 Ecological Interactions
10.3 Seaweed Seasonality
10.4 Invasive Seaweeds
10.5 Importance of Seaweeds
10.6 Seaweeds as a Resource
10.7 Conclusions
10.8 Recommended Readings
References
Chapter 11: Coral Reefs of the Emirates
11.1 UAE Coral Reefs in a Global and Regional Context
11.2 Coral Distribution and Diversity in the Emirates
11.2.1 East Coast Reefs
11.2.2 Reefs of the Gulfś Northern Emirates
11.2.3 Corals of the Capital and Western Region
11.2.4 Offshore Reefs of the Southern Gulf
11.3 UAE Coral Reefs: A Globally Important Scientific Asset
11.4 Climate Change and the Future of Coral Reefs in the Emirates
11.5 Improving the Future Trajectory of UAE Reefs
11.6 Conclusions
11.7 Recommended Readings
References
Chapter 12: Oyster Beds and Reefs of the United Arab Emirates
12.1 Socio-cultural and Economic Value of Oyster Habitats in the Emirates.
12.1.1 The Pearl Industry.

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