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    <namePart>Ward, David</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1961 June 15-</namePart>
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    <publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2009</dateIssued>
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    <extent>1 online resource (xi, 339 p.) : ill., maps.</extent>
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  <abstract>This text offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology. As with other titles in this series, the emphasis is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered.</abstract>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">David Ward.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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