SUBJECT INDEX
567
Murray-Darling River system, 387,
388
pavements of, 49-50
piping in, 51
potassium of, 66
rainfall and production of, 217
saline soils of, 278
silcrete of, 57
xerophytes of, 266
Australian deserts, 20
algae of, 175, 183
climate, 104, 223-224, 225
evaporation in, 122
lichens of, 191
micronutrients of, 66-67
soils of, 56, 86-88, 283
vegetation of, 271
B
Bacteria, 71-76, 156
desert varnish and, 58
fish infection by, 409
gypsum formation and, 56
Badger, 504, 516
Bajadas, 10, 499
of Sonoran Desert, 505
Banana yucca, 506
Barbels, 436, 437
Barkhanes, 124, 127
Barrel cactus, 506, 515
Basalt, streams in, 2-3
Bat, 503
Bean, 517, 519
Beargrass, 507
Beaver, 510
Bedload, shifting during flood, 402-403
Bedouins, 532, 537, 540-541, 545, 547
Bee
body temperature, 350
water consumption of, 336
Beetle, 312
activity cycles, 368
body temperature, 351, 352
morphological adaptations, 356,
358-359, 363
phenology, 363, 364
respiratory water loss in, 326
tolerance of high temperature, 348,
349
Beichan Desert, 85
Bei Shan Desert, 85
climate, 224
Betpak-Dala, soils of, 56
Bikini Atoll, 75
Bioclimatic stages, in Sahara Desert,
149-150
Birds, 370, 492, 504, 510-511, 514
Black bear, 510
Blacktail jackrabbit, 504
Blood-sucking bug, cuticle permeability
in, 320
Blowfly, water balance, 321, 333, 334,
336
Blue bell, 515
Bluehead mountain-sucker, 436
Blue palo verde, 500
Bluestem, 91
Bobcat, 504
Body shape, of fishes, 434-437, 463
Body temperature, 349-350
coloration and, 359-360, 362
evaporative cooling and, 352-356
thermal balance and, 350-352
Boll weevil, spiracle closure in, 325
Bon-Hammama, 145
Bonytail chub, 436, 466
Borax, 59, 61, 70
Bouc (goat), 103
Boundary ephedra, 507
Brain, of fishes, 405, 437
Branches, of desert plants, 144
Brenner mixture, 283
Brittle bush, 500, 506
Brown trout, 420
Bryophytes, hydrature of, 229, 232
Buffalofish, 455
Bullfrog, 451
Burro brush, 500
Burro weed, 499
Bursage, 506
Bush muhly, 506
Buzzard, food taboos and, 514
C
Cacti, 90, 146, 225, see also specific
cacti
anatomy and morphology, 256,
259-262
salt and, 272
567
Murray-Darling River system, 387,
388
pavements of, 49-50
piping in, 51
potassium of, 66
rainfall and production of, 217
saline soils of, 278
silcrete of, 57
xerophytes of, 266
Australian deserts, 20
algae of, 175, 183
climate, 104, 223-224, 225
evaporation in, 122
lichens of, 191
micronutrients of, 66-67
soils of, 56, 86-88, 283
vegetation of, 271
B
Bacteria, 71-76, 156
desert varnish and, 58
fish infection by, 409
gypsum formation and, 56
Badger, 504, 516
Bajadas, 10, 499
of Sonoran Desert, 505
Banana yucca, 506
Barbels, 436, 437
Barkhanes, 124, 127
Barrel cactus, 506, 515
Basalt, streams in, 2-3
Bat, 503
Bean, 517, 519
Beargrass, 507
Beaver, 510
Bedload, shifting during flood, 402-403
Bedouins, 532, 537, 540-541, 545, 547
Bee
body temperature, 350
water consumption of, 336
Beetle, 312
activity cycles, 368
body temperature, 351, 352
morphological adaptations, 356,
358-359, 363
phenology, 363, 364
respiratory water loss in, 326
tolerance of high temperature, 348,
349
Beichan Desert, 85
Bei Shan Desert, 85
climate, 224
Betpak-Dala, soils of, 56
Bikini Atoll, 75
Bioclimatic stages, in Sahara Desert,
149-150
Birds, 370, 492, 504, 510-511, 514
Black bear, 510
Blacktail jackrabbit, 504
Blood-sucking bug, cuticle permeability
in, 320
Blowfly, water balance, 321, 333, 334,
336
Blue bell, 515
Bluehead mountain-sucker, 436
Blue palo verde, 500
Bluestem, 91
Bobcat, 504
Body shape, of fishes, 434-437, 463
Body temperature, 349-350
coloration and, 359-360, 362
evaporative cooling and, 352-356
thermal balance and, 350-352
Boll weevil, spiracle closure in, 325
Bon-Hammama, 145
Bonytail chub, 436, 466
Borax, 59, 61, 70
Bouc (goat), 103
Boundary ephedra, 507
Brain, of fishes, 405, 437
Branches, of desert plants, 144
Brenner mixture, 283
Brittle bush, 500, 506
Brown trout, 420
Bryophytes, hydrature of, 229, 232
Buffalofish, 455
Bullfrog, 451
Burro brush, 500
Burro weed, 499
Bursage, 506
Bush muhly, 506
Buzzard, food taboos and, 514
C
Cacti, 90, 146, 225, see also specific
cacti
anatomy and morphology, 256,
259-262
salt and, 272