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Sabkha Ecosystems

Volume VI: Asia/Pacific

Editors:

  1. Bilquees Gul

    1. Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

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  2. Benno Böer

    1. UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok, Thailand

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  3. M. Ajmal Khan

    1. Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

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  4. Miguel Clüsener-Godt

    1. UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, Paris cedex 15, France

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  5. Abdul Hameed

    1. Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

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  • Discusses important adaptation opportunities for climate change and clean energy, food security, and biodiversity conservation

  • Outlines targets for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Zero Hunger, Clean Energy, Climate Action, Economic Growth, Sustainable Communities and Biodiversity on land and below water

  • Presents scientific documentation initiated and supported by UNESCO

  • The sixth and final volume in the Tasks for Vegetation Science book series

Part of the book series: Tasks for Vegetation Science (TAVS, volume 49)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  4. Aspects of the Abu Dhabi Sabkha

    • Anthony Kirkham, Graham Evans
    Pages 15-40

  5. Comparative Seed Germination Ecology of Sabkha and Playa Halophytes of Pakistan

    • Aysha Rasheed, M. Zaheer Ahmed, Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan, Abdul Hameed
    Pages 41-54

  6. Plants of Sabkha Ecosystems of the Arabian Peninsula

    • Shahina A. Ghazanfar, Benno Böer, Abdul Wali Al Khulaidi, Ali El-Keblawy, Sara Alateeqi
    Pages 55-80

  7. RETRACTED CHAPTER: Desert Halophytes: Alleviating the Pressure on the Scarce Resources of Arable Soil and Freshwater

    • Amram Eshel, Chingiz Alekperov, Israel Oren, Tamar Eilam, Aviah Zilberstein
    Pages 81-89

  10. Growth Dynamic of Tamarix chinensis Plantations in High Salinity Coastal Land and Its Ecological Effect

    • Xiaohui Feng, Xiaojing Liu, Xiumei Zhang, Jin Song Li
    Pages 113-124

  11. Mechanisms of Ion Transport in Halophytes: From Roots to Leaves

    • Vadim Volkov, Timothy J. Flowers
    Pages 125-150

  13. Climate Change Impacts on Salt Marsh Vegetation Ecophysiology

    • Isabel Caçador, Bernardo Duarte, João Carlos Marques
    Pages 189-206

  15. Salt Tolerance and Potential Uses for Saline Agriculture of Halophytes from the Poaceae

    • Abdallah Atia, Ahmed Debez, Mokded Rabhi, Zouhaier Barhoumi, Chiraz Chaffei Haouari, Houda Gouia et al.
    Pages 223-237

  16. Phenotyping Through Infrared Thermography in Stress Environment

    • Zamin Shaheed Siddiqui, Muhammad Umar, Taek-Ryoun Kwon, Soo Chul Park
    Pages 239-251

  17. The Mangroves of Myanmar

    • Christoph Zöckler, Cherry Aung
    Pages 253-268

  18. Potentially Domesticable Chenopodiaceae Halophytes of Iran

    • Mohammad Kafi, Masoumeh Salehi
    Pages 269-288

  19. Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Associated to the Halophyte Suaeda maritima (L.) in Abbas, Iran

    • Edgar Omar Rueda-Puente, Oscar Bianciotto, Saifolah Farmohammadi, Omid Zakeri, Jesús López Elías, Luis Guillermo Hernández-Montiel et al.
    Pages 289-300

  20. Quinoa: A New Crop for Harsh Environments

    • Kameswara Rao Nanduri, Abdelaziz Hirich, Masoumeh Salehi, Saeed Saadat, Sven Erick Jacobsen
    Pages 301-333
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About this book

This book is the sixth and final volume in the Tasks for Vegetation Science book series, and it concludes the most comprehensive scientific documentation dealing with hypersaline ecosystems of the world.

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Keywords

  • Salinity
  • Halophyte
  • Sabkha
  • Ecosystem
  • Arid Environment
  • coastal sciences
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

    Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan, Abdul Hameed

  • UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok, Thailand

    Benno Böer

  • UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, Paris cedex 15, France

    Miguel Clüsener-Godt

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