570
SUBJECT INDEX
Cuticle, 315-316
water loss through, 319-324
Cyanophilia, 188
Cyprinid fishes
ecology, 404, 405, 409, 410, 416, 430
response to desert conditions, 437, 455
Cyprinodontid fishes
dispersion, 439, 442, 444, 445, 453
ecology, 408, 409, 416, 425, 430, 432,
433
reproduction and development, 457,
458, 460, 463, 464
D
Dahna Desert, lichens of, 189
Damming, effects on fishes, 444, 455
Darcy's law, 6-7
Dashts, 50
Date palms, salt tolerance, 18
Dayas, fungi of, 200
Day length, reproduction in fishes and,
457-459
Death Valley
algae of, 177, 178
aquatic environments in, 394
climate, 104
fungi of, 200
relief, 127
salt deposition, pattern of, 60
soils of, 47, 90
soluble salts of, 59
Deep Canyon Desert, arthropods of, 312
Deer, 514, 515
Defecation, water loss through, 330-332
Derris, longfin dace eggs and, 465
De Saussure effect, 272
Desert
appearance, 93
distinctive features, 223-224
surfaces of, 42-53
Desert agave, 500, 506, 515
Desert bighorn sheep, 503, 507
Desert broom, 500
Desert cauliflower, 145-146
Desert cottontail, 504
Desert dace, 416, 418
Desert lavender, 515
Desert pupfish, 402, 406, 416, 429, 447,
453,457,462,465,469, 511
Desert-thorn, 515
Desert varnish, 48, 50, 58, 123-124
algae in formation of, 186-187
Desert willow, 516
Desiccation
algal resistance to, 181
in fishes, 405-408, 426
Detritus, in fishes' diets, 466, 467, 469
Devil's Hole pupfish, 418, 430
Devonian, Saharan, 109
Dew
as algal water source, 181
lichen utilization of, 264
Diapause, 364
Diatoms, 74, 76, 170, 171, 174, 264
drought resistance, 181
Diegueno, 493
Diet
of fishes, 465-470
Piman, 514-515, 518-519
Diodorus, 549
Dissemination, of Saharan plants,
148-149
Don region, vegetation of, 253
Drinking, water gain by, 336-337
Drought
ecological plant types and, 238-239,
241
effects on fishes, 405-408
Durargids, 39
Duripan horizon, 39, 52, 57
in Orthids, 41
silica in, 57
Durorthids, 41-42
Dust, carbonates from, 54
Dust storms, in Aridisol genesis, 34
Dzungaria Desert, 84
E
Eagle, 540
East Africa
desert soils of, 79-80
halophytes of, 287
Eastern Holarctic Desert, lichens of, 190
East Fresian Islands, halophytes of, 288
Eating, water gain by, 336
Eel, 404
Egypt
fungi of, 76
microorganisms of, 73
SUBJECT INDEX
Cuticle, 315-316
water loss through, 319-324
Cyanophilia, 188
Cyprinid fishes
ecology, 404, 405, 409, 410, 416, 430
response to desert conditions, 437, 455
Cyprinodontid fishes
dispersion, 439, 442, 444, 445, 453
ecology, 408, 409, 416, 425, 430, 432,
433
reproduction and development, 457,
458, 460, 463, 464
D
Dahna Desert, lichens of, 189
Damming, effects on fishes, 444, 455
Darcy's law, 6-7
Dashts, 50
Date palms, salt tolerance, 18
Dayas, fungi of, 200
Day length, reproduction in fishes and,
457-459
Death Valley
algae of, 177, 178
aquatic environments in, 394
climate, 104
fungi of, 200
relief, 127
salt deposition, pattern of, 60
soils of, 47, 90
soluble salts of, 59
Deep Canyon Desert, arthropods of, 312
Deer, 514, 515
Defecation, water loss through, 330-332
Derris, longfin dace eggs and, 465
De Saussure effect, 272
Desert
appearance, 93
distinctive features, 223-224
surfaces of, 42-53
Desert agave, 500, 506, 515
Desert bighorn sheep, 503, 507
Desert broom, 500
Desert cauliflower, 145-146
Desert cottontail, 504
Desert dace, 416, 418
Desert lavender, 515
Desert pupfish, 402, 406, 416, 429, 447,
453,457,462,465,469, 511
Desert-thorn, 515
Desert varnish, 48, 50, 58, 123-124
algae in formation of, 186-187
Desert willow, 516
Desiccation
algal resistance to, 181
in fishes, 405-408, 426
Detritus, in fishes' diets, 466, 467, 469
Devil's Hole pupfish, 418, 430
Devonian, Saharan, 109
Dew
as algal water source, 181
lichen utilization of, 264
Diapause, 364
Diatoms, 74, 76, 170, 171, 174, 264
drought resistance, 181
Diegueno, 493
Diet
of fishes, 465-470
Piman, 514-515, 518-519
Diodorus, 549
Dissemination, of Saharan plants,
148-149
Don region, vegetation of, 253
Drinking, water gain by, 336-337
Drought
ecological plant types and, 238-239,
241
effects on fishes, 405-408
Durargids, 39
Duripan horizon, 39, 52, 57
in Orthids, 41
silica in, 57
Durorthids, 41-42
Dust, carbonates from, 54
Dust storms, in Aridisol genesis, 34
Dzungaria Desert, 84
E
Eagle, 540
East Africa
desert soils of, 79-80
halophytes of, 287
Eastern Holarctic Desert, lichens of, 190
East Fresian Islands, halophytes of, 288
Eating, water gain by, 336
Eel, 404
Egypt
fungi of, 76
microorganisms of, 73