Desert Dune Sand and its Potential for Modern Agricultural Development

Haim Tsoar; Yehuda Zohar

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-5396-3_12

Desert Dune Sand and its Potential for Modern Agricultural Development

Haim Tsoar
, Yehuda Zohar

Department of Environmental, Geoinformatics and Urban Planning Sciences

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Abstract

Active sand dunes occur in several large sand seas (ergs) that cover an area of about 4 000 000 km2 in the big deserts of the Sahara, Arabia, Asia, South Africa and Australia (Figure 1). Other areas of the same deserts, about 2 000 000 km2 in all, are covered by fixed sand (Wilson, 1973). These vast areas are the largest potential reserves of soil for agriculture for the overpopulated world.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Desert Development
Subtitle of host publication	Man and Technology in Sparselands
Editors	Yehuda Gradus
Publisher	Springer, Dordrecht
Pages	184-200
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9789400953963
ISBN (Print)	9789027720436
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5396-3_12
State	Published - Oct 1985

Keywords

Sand Dune
Coastal Dune
Sand Sheet
Coastal Sand Dune
Barchan Dune

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