576
SUBJECT INDEX
activity cycles and, 368-370
Saharan, 156-157
Microcrustaceans, in fishes' diets, 466
Micromycetes
ecology and physiology, 200-202
flora, 199-200
Micronutrients, 66-67
Microorganisms, in soils, 71-76, 156,
see also Bacteria
Middle Eastern deserts, see also specific
deserts
algae of, 175, 202-203
Midge, tolerance of high temperature,
349
Migration, oxidation water and, 338-339
Millipede, 312
Minnows, 400, 408, 416, 429, 434, 452,
456, 468
Miocene, lichen origins during, 190-191
Mirage, 399, 534
Mite, 312
starvation in, 364
water vapor absorption in, 340, 342,
346, 347
Moapa dace, 438
Mohave, see Mojave
Mohawk Valley-Tule Desert, 498
Mojave club, 449
Mojave Desert
climate, 224
insects of, 352
iron of, 58
rainfall and plant density of, 217
soil of, 34, 35
Mold, survival of vacuum, 181
Mole cricket, tolerance of high temperature, 348
Molluscs, in fishes' diets, 466
Molly, 411
Molybdenum, deficiency, 67, 68
Mongolian deserts, see also specific
deserts
lichens of, 190
Monsoons, in Sonoran Desert, 496, 505
Monte Desert, soils of, 88
Mosquitofish, 406, 408, 444, 452, 453,
454, 466, 467
Mosses, 264
of Sahara Desert, 134
Moth, body temperature, 350
Mountain(s), vegetation of, 154-155
Mountain lion, 504, 510
Mountain sheep, 514-515
Mountain yucca, 506
Mudstone, 21
Muhly grass, 90
Mule deer, 503, 507
Murray-Darling River system, 387, 388
Mushrooms, of Sahara Desert, 134
Muskrat, 510
Myrrh, 548
N
Nabateans, 532, 542, 547-550
Nadurargids, 40
Namib Desert, 405
climate, 104, 215, 224, 225
insects of, 321, 349, 352, 359, 363,
368
soils of, 77-78, 278
vegetation of, 264, 265-266
Natrargids, 40
Natric horizon, 38, 43
in Argids, 40
Nebka, 124, 125
Needlegrass, 90, 91
Negev Desert
algae of, 167, 170, 173, 176, 177, 178
fungi of, 76, 200, 201, 202
lichens of, 188-189, 191, 192, 196-198,
203
soils of, 81
vegetation of, 70, 264
water supply in, 222
Netleaf hackberry, 506
Nevada
carbonate aquifers of, 25-27
desert fungi of, 76, 200, 202
Nevada pupfish, 402, 416, 448-449, 466
Niger
clay plains in, 44
locust outbreak in, 364
Niger Valley, piping in, 51
Nile River, 387
Nitrates, 59, 61, 70
in lyotropic series, 285
Nitrification, 156
Nitrogen
excretion by insects, 328
SUBJECT INDEX
activity cycles and, 368-370
Saharan, 156-157
Microcrustaceans, in fishes' diets, 466
Micromycetes
ecology and physiology, 200-202
flora, 199-200
Micronutrients, 66-67
Microorganisms, in soils, 71-76, 156,
see also Bacteria
Middle Eastern deserts, see also specific
deserts
algae of, 175, 202-203
Midge, tolerance of high temperature,
349
Migration, oxidation water and, 338-339
Millipede, 312
Minnows, 400, 408, 416, 429, 434, 452,
456, 468
Miocene, lichen origins during, 190-191
Mirage, 399, 534
Mite, 312
starvation in, 364
water vapor absorption in, 340, 342,
346, 347
Moapa dace, 438
Mohave, see Mojave
Mohawk Valley-Tule Desert, 498
Mojave club, 449
Mojave Desert
climate, 224
insects of, 352
iron of, 58
rainfall and plant density of, 217
soil of, 34, 35
Mold, survival of vacuum, 181
Mole cricket, tolerance of high temperature, 348
Molluscs, in fishes' diets, 466
Molly, 411
Molybdenum, deficiency, 67, 68
Mongolian deserts, see also specific
deserts
lichens of, 190
Monsoons, in Sonoran Desert, 496, 505
Monte Desert, soils of, 88
Mosquitofish, 406, 408, 444, 452, 453,
454, 466, 467
Mosses, 264
of Sahara Desert, 134
Moth, body temperature, 350
Mountain(s), vegetation of, 154-155
Mountain lion, 504, 510
Mountain sheep, 514-515
Mountain yucca, 506
Mudstone, 21
Muhly grass, 90
Mule deer, 503, 507
Murray-Darling River system, 387, 388
Mushrooms, of Sahara Desert, 134
Muskrat, 510
Myrrh, 548
N
Nabateans, 532, 542, 547-550
Nadurargids, 40
Namib Desert, 405
climate, 104, 215, 224, 225
insects of, 321, 349, 352, 359, 363,
368
soils of, 77-78, 278
vegetation of, 264, 265-266
Natrargids, 40
Natric horizon, 38, 43
in Argids, 40
Nebka, 124, 125
Needlegrass, 90, 91
Negev Desert
algae of, 167, 170, 173, 176, 177, 178
fungi of, 76, 200, 201, 202
lichens of, 188-189, 191, 192, 196-198,
203
soils of, 81
vegetation of, 70, 264
water supply in, 222
Netleaf hackberry, 506
Nevada
carbonate aquifers of, 25-27
desert fungi of, 76, 200, 202
Nevada pupfish, 402, 416, 448-449, 466
Niger
clay plains in, 44
locust outbreak in, 364
Niger Valley, piping in, 51
Nile River, 387
Nitrates, 59, 61, 70
in lyotropic series, 285
Nitrification, 156
Nitrogen
excretion by insects, 328