About this title
Illustrated reference atlas surveying the world's deserts and drylands, their formation, ecosystems and the pressures placed on them by human activity and a changing climate. Combines maps, infographics and contributions from international desert researchers to explain how subtropical, continental, rain-shadow and ocean-margin deserts function.
Intended audience
- physical geography students
- environmental science readers
- ecologists
- general scientific readers
Subject classification
- Physical Geography
- Desert Studies
- Ecology
- Environmental Science
Scope
- desert formation processes
- dryland ecosystems
- biodiversity and adaptation
- human use of drylands
- climate change impacts
- global desert mapping
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The World Atlas of Deserts and Drylands
- Year
- 2025
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- ISBN
- 9780691251974
- Catalogue authors
- David S. G. Thomas