This book is about desertification. The author describes vegetation degradation as a part of the integral process of desert ecosystem degradation in Central Asi

Greater Central Asia encompasses a vast area that includes deserts, natural grasslands, steppes, shrublands and alpine regions. Many of these land types are deg

The book is structured into six core parts. The first part sets the scene and explains how the use of Aral basin water resources, primarily used for irrigation,

This book brings together current knowledge of terrestrial C sequestration in Central Asia. The themes treated include: biophysical environments, water resource

Region-by-region account of synoptic climatology.