Desert Plants of Egypt’s Wadi El Gemal National Park

Tamer Mahmoud (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2010
The American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-977-416-350-0 (ISBN)

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The vegetation in Wadi El Gemal National Park in Egypt’s Eastern Desert is more diverse than might first be expected, but even more surprising is the relationship that the desert dwellers continue to have with the plant life in their habitat, despite the increasing modernization of their world. As a ranger in the park, Tamer Mahmoud quickly realized the importance of surveying, identifying, and documenting the indigenous plants, and recording the information he compiled from interviews with the local community about how they use the plants for food, healing, animal fodder, and fuel. The result is this detailed and colorful guide, which includes photographs of each plant, the scientific name and local name in Arabic and English, and information on location, distribution, uses, and ecology. A glossary, bibliography, visitors’ information section and distribution maps make this a comprehensive reference work that will interest visitors, scientists, anyone interested in the flora of arid areas, and even anthropologists.

Tamer Mahmoud received his B.Sc. in microbiology from Suez Canal University in 1999. He has been a park ranger in Egypt’s Wadi El Gemal National Park since 2003.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2010
Zusatzinfo	350 color photographs, 120 maps
Verlagsort	Cairo
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 241 mm
Gewicht	575 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Afrika ► Ägypten
ISBN-10	977-416-350-8 / 9774163508
ISBN-13	978-977-416-350-0 / 9789774163500
Zustand	Neuware