Vegetation Degradation in Central Asia under the Impact of Human Activities

Download or read book Vegetation Degradation in Central Asia under the Impact of Human Activities written by N. Kharin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about desertification. The author describes vegetation degradation as a part of the integral process of desert ecosystem degradation in Central Asia under the impact of human activities. A connection is made between political and social factors and degradation of desert environments in historical perspective. Fragile desert ecosystems suffer first of all from the loss of vegetation. Wildlife is reduced, productivity of desert rangelands fall and the people also suffer from a shortage of food. The after-effect of this process is catastrophic, not only for the desert itself but also for the people living in the desert. Several measures are also discussed in the book for conservation of desert vegetation and rehabilitation of desert lands.