574
SUBJECT INDEX
Ironwood, 500, 506, 509, 515
Irrigation, 18
aquifer recharge and, 13
in Arabian Desert, 80, 81
effect on xerophytes, 269
Nubian Aquifer and, 23
of oases, 131
in Sahara Desert, 131-133
Isopods
cuticle permeability in, 321
evaporative cooling in, 352-354
respiratory system of, 324-325
water consumption in, 337
Israel, see also Negev Desert
soil aggregation in, 52
Italy, halophytes and glycophytes of,
290, 297
J
Jackrabbit, 514
Javelina, 503
Jebel ( = Jabel), 125, 533-534, 537, 545
Jimson weed, 352
Jojoba, 506
Judean Desert, fungi of, 76
Juniper, 507
Jurassic
Saharan, 109
sandstone of, 23
K
Kakakum sand desert, algae of, 203
Kalahari Desert, 20, 405
climate, 215, 223-224
soils of, 57, 77-78
Kalahari region, 271
Kamia, 493
Kangaroo rat, 504
water balance of, 314
Kara kum Desert, xerophytes of, 264
Karroo Desert
algae of, 173
climate, 224, 271
lichens of, 191
Kazakhstanian-Dzungarian Desert,
climate, 224
Kenya
actinomycetes of, 75
desert soils of, 79-80
Killifish, 409
Kit fox, 503
Knervslakte Desert, algae of, 173
Kopet-Dag, xerophytes of, 264
Kuwait, silicates in, 57
Kyzyl Kum, pavements of, 50
L
Lake LeConte, 399
Lakes, 398-399
Lambayeque Valley, groundwater
recharge in, 15
Lambsquarter, 515
Land forms, 33
Largemouth bass, 445, 451, 452
Leaves
regulation of salt content in, 300-301
of Saharan plants, 143-144
sun and shade, 247, 249
Lechuguilla Desert, 498
Legumes, 136
response to phosphorus, 62-63
salt tolerance, 18
Lepismatids, water gain by eating in,
336
Libya, 21
Libyan Desert, 106, 108
climate, 104, 224
lichens of, 190, 199
soils of, 79
Lichens, 134, 177, 187, 264
algal association with, 172, 174-175,
194-196
ecology, 203
floristics, 187-190, 203
hydrature of, 229
morphology, 192-196
physiology, 196-199
phytogeography, 190-192
rock weathering and, 196
of Sahara Desert, 134, 188, 191
water source for, 181
Light
algae and, 169-170, 176, 179, 183
C0 2 absorption and transpiration and,
273
fish activity cycles and, 445
fish morphology and, 463
fungi and, 201
SUBJECT INDEX
Ironwood, 500, 506, 509, 515
Irrigation, 18
aquifer recharge and, 13
in Arabian Desert, 80, 81
effect on xerophytes, 269
Nubian Aquifer and, 23
of oases, 131
in Sahara Desert, 131-133
Isopods
cuticle permeability in, 321
evaporative cooling in, 352-354
respiratory system of, 324-325
water consumption in, 337
Israel, see also Negev Desert
soil aggregation in, 52
Italy, halophytes and glycophytes of,
290, 297
J
Jackrabbit, 514
Javelina, 503
Jebel ( = Jabel), 125, 533-534, 537, 545
Jimson weed, 352
Jojoba, 506
Judean Desert, fungi of, 76
Juniper, 507
Jurassic
Saharan, 109
sandstone of, 23
K
Kakakum sand desert, algae of, 203
Kalahari Desert, 20, 405
climate, 215, 223-224
soils of, 57, 77-78
Kalahari region, 271
Kamia, 493
Kangaroo rat, 504
water balance of, 314
Kara kum Desert, xerophytes of, 264
Karroo Desert
algae of, 173
climate, 224, 271
lichens of, 191
Kazakhstanian-Dzungarian Desert,
climate, 224
Kenya
actinomycetes of, 75
desert soils of, 79-80
Killifish, 409
Kit fox, 503
Knervslakte Desert, algae of, 173
Kopet-Dag, xerophytes of, 264
Kuwait, silicates in, 57
Kyzyl Kum, pavements of, 50
L
Lake LeConte, 399
Lakes, 398-399
Lambayeque Valley, groundwater
recharge in, 15
Lambsquarter, 515
Land forms, 33
Largemouth bass, 445, 451, 452
Leaves
regulation of salt content in, 300-301
of Saharan plants, 143-144
sun and shade, 247, 249
Lechuguilla Desert, 498
Legumes, 136
response to phosphorus, 62-63
salt tolerance, 18
Lepismatids, water gain by eating in,
336
Libya, 21
Libyan Desert, 106, 108
climate, 104, 224
lichens of, 190, 199
soils of, 79
Lichens, 134, 177, 187, 264
algal association with, 172, 174-175,
194-196
ecology, 203
floristics, 187-190, 203
hydrature of, 229
morphology, 192-196
physiology, 196-199
phytogeography, 190-192
rock weathering and, 196
of Sahara Desert, 134, 188, 191
water source for, 181
Light
algae and, 169-170, 176, 179, 183
C0 2 absorption and transpiration and,
273
fish activity cycles and, 445
fish morphology and, 463
fungi and, 201