SUBJECT INDEX
575
lichen growth and, 192-193
reproduction in fishes and, 457-459,
460
Lime, see Carbonates
Limestone
algal weathering of, 186
springs in, 393
streams in, 3
Lithium, 70
Lithosols, 33, 37, 47
Little Colorado River spinedace, 441
Lizards, 504, 513, 514, 542
Loach, 437
Loach minnow, 416, 453, 467, 468, 511
Locust
body temperature, 350-351, 352
morphological adaptations, 359
multiplication of, 364, 365
phenology, 364-365
water balance, 320, 325-326, 327, 331,
332-333, 334, 338-339, 345-346
Loess, 52
Loma Desert, 89
Longear sunfish, 441
Longfin dace, 400, 402, 406, 408, 416,
440, 442, 448, 449, 456, 465, 511
Lower Cambrian, Saharan, 107
Lower Pimas, see Piman Indians
Luminosity, in Sahara Desert, 122
Lungfish, 404, 407, 408
M
Macromycetes, 202
Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia, 532, 538,
541-547
Magnesium, 60, 70
in Argids, 40
in groundwater, 18, 20
Magnesium hydroxide, 57
Mali
clay plains in, 44
locust outbreak in, 364
piping in, 51
Malpighian tubules, 316, 328-330, 331,
334
Man, see also Piman Indians
decimation of desert bighorn sheep
by, 507
effects of wind on, 119
effects on fish distribution, 444-445
influence on desert rivers, 392-393
salt tolerance, 18
study of, in deserts, 490-493
tolerance of dehydration, 348
Manchuria, saline soils in, 277
Manganese
deficiency, 67
in desert varnish, 186-187
Manganese oxides, 48
Manna, 190
Mannitol, effect on halophytes, 279-280
Mantids, microclimate and, 156
Marshes, 397
Marsh killifish, 464
Matric potential, salt uptake and,
280-281
Mauritania
clay plains in, 44
fungi of, 76
Mayos, 493
Mealworm, water balance, 320, 321, 326,
334-335, 336, 340, 346
Medina, Saudi Arabia, 532
Mediterranean region
osmotic potential in, 237
soil aggregation in, 52
xerophytes of, 266-267, 269
Mescal, 507
Mesothoracic ganglia, 331
Mesozoic
Nubian Aquifer deposition during, 21
Saharan, 107, 109
sandstone of, 23
Mesquite, 16, 90, 392, 499, 506, 509,
515, 519, 521
Metabolic heat, 350
Metabolism
in fishes, temperature and, 469-470
water balance and, 337, 338-339
Mexican crucillo, 506
Mexican elder, 510
Mexican pinon, 507
Mexican stoneroller, 511
Mexican tea, 507
Mexican tetra, 401, 444, 458
Mexico, see also Sonoran Desert
desert algae of, 170, 178
desert soils of, 41, 90
Mica, 47
Microclimates, 122, 318
575
lichen growth and, 192-193
reproduction in fishes and, 457-459,
460
Lime, see Carbonates
Limestone
algal weathering of, 186
springs in, 393
streams in, 3
Lithium, 70
Lithosols, 33, 37, 47
Little Colorado River spinedace, 441
Lizards, 504, 513, 514, 542
Loach, 437
Loach minnow, 416, 453, 467, 468, 511
Locust
body temperature, 350-351, 352
morphological adaptations, 359
multiplication of, 364, 365
phenology, 364-365
water balance, 320, 325-326, 327, 331,
332-333, 334, 338-339, 345-346
Loess, 52
Loma Desert, 89
Longear sunfish, 441
Longfin dace, 400, 402, 406, 408, 416,
440, 442, 448, 449, 456, 465, 511
Lower Cambrian, Saharan, 107
Lower Pimas, see Piman Indians
Luminosity, in Sahara Desert, 122
Lungfish, 404, 407, 408
M
Macromycetes, 202
Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia, 532, 538,
541-547
Magnesium, 60, 70
in Argids, 40
in groundwater, 18, 20
Magnesium hydroxide, 57
Mali
clay plains in, 44
locust outbreak in, 364
piping in, 51
Malpighian tubules, 316, 328-330, 331,
334
Man, see also Piman Indians
decimation of desert bighorn sheep
by, 507
effects of wind on, 119
effects on fish distribution, 444-445
influence on desert rivers, 392-393
salt tolerance, 18
study of, in deserts, 490-493
tolerance of dehydration, 348
Manchuria, saline soils in, 277
Manganese
deficiency, 67
in desert varnish, 186-187
Manganese oxides, 48
Manna, 190
Mannitol, effect on halophytes, 279-280
Mantids, microclimate and, 156
Marshes, 397
Marsh killifish, 464
Matric potential, salt uptake and,
280-281
Mauritania
clay plains in, 44
fungi of, 76
Mayos, 493
Mealworm, water balance, 320, 321, 326,
334-335, 336, 340, 346
Medina, Saudi Arabia, 532
Mediterranean region
osmotic potential in, 237
soil aggregation in, 52
xerophytes of, 266-267, 269
Mescal, 507
Mesothoracic ganglia, 331
Mesozoic
Nubian Aquifer deposition during, 21
Saharan, 107, 109
sandstone of, 23
Mesquite, 16, 90, 392, 499, 506, 509,
515, 519, 521
Metabolic heat, 350
Metabolism
in fishes, temperature and, 469-470
water balance and, 337, 338-339
Mexican crucillo, 506
Mexican elder, 510
Mexican pinon, 507
Mexican stoneroller, 511
Mexican tea, 507
Mexican tetra, 401, 444, 458
Mexico, see also Sonoran Desert
desert algae of, 170, 178
desert soils of, 41, 90
Mica, 47
Microclimates, 122, 318