Bioclimatology and Biogeography of Africa Book

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Scope 2

1.2 Basic Concepts 2

1.3 Classification Criteria 15

2 Bioclimatic Classification 79

2.1 General 79

2.2 Extra-tropical African Bioclimates, Particularly Mediterranean 80

2.3 Inter-tropical Bioclimates 86

2.4 Relations to Other Classifications 99

3 Land Degradation, Desertization and Rehabilitation 125

3.1 Causes of Land Degradation 125

3.2 Land Desertization 130

3.3 Land Rehabilitation 131

4 Conclusions 133

Appendix 139

Bibliography 221