desert ecology

Describes the lives and interaction of animals and plants in the desert.

Describes some of the plants and animals that live in the desert.

Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life.

"A highly illustrated introduction to many of the animals that live in the world's desert and scrubland regions. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index".

Describes how desert plants adapt to their environment with its extreme temperatures, occasional downpour, almost constant drought, unrelenting sun, and shifting sands.

Describes the migration of the desert elephants of Mali, West Africa; and discusses how the Tuareg, Dogon, and Fulani people work together to protect the balance of life in the desert.

Describes the world's deserts and the plants, animals, and people that live in them.

Describes deserts, their locations, and the inhabitants of this ecological biome.

An introduction to the natural wonders of the desert and two peoples who live there, the San and the Tuareg.

Documents the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus and the desert animals it helps to support.