HowStuffWorks "How Desert Survival Works" - 0 views
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kircher library on 29 Jul 13Introduction to how desert survival works, including tips on surviving in the desert and short videos.
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Largest Desert in the World - Desert Map - 0 views
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World Desert Map showing the locations of the major non-polar deserts of the world
Desert life threatened by climate change and human exploitation -The Independent - 2 views
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Newspaper article describing a study that has found that the deserts of the world are threatened by a combination of human exploitation and climate change that could, within decades, wipe out many unique habitats and rare species.
National Geographic Threats to Desert Pictures - 1 views
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National Geographic photographs of ecological threats to deserts worldwide
DesertUSA - 1 views
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A comprehensive resource about the North American deserts and Southwest Destinations including facts, videos, current news, blogs and a newsletter. Covers the people, flora and fauna, ecosystems, landscape, climate and geology of American deserts as well as the Sahara, Gobi and Great Sandy Desert.
Alice Springs Desert Park - 1 views
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The Alice Springs Desert Park resource for children. Includes sections on Australian desert facts,plants, animals and Aboriginal survival plus interactive activities.
desert - National Geographic Education - 0 views
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Comprehensive National Geographic encyclopaedic entry on deserts including photographs
The Formation of Desert - 1 views
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Follow the links on the right for the effects of climate on deserts, flora and fauna and people
National Museum of Australia - Extremes - 1 views
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Education kit accompanying the National Museum of Australia's exhibition Extremes: Survival in the Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere. Downloade the PDFs What is a Desert and People and the Desert.
Desert Landforms - 0 views
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A glossary of desert landforms with photos
Climate at the Desert Studies Center - 0 views
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Example of the climate of the Mojave Desert with average temperatures and weather forecasts.
Adaptations of desert amphibians and reptiles - 0 views
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Encyclopaedic entry about how amphibians and reptiles adapt to the desert.
Adaptations of desert plants - 0 views
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Encyclopaedic entry about how plants adapt to the desert.
Desert Adaptations of Birds and Mammals - 0 views
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How and why mammals and birds adapt to desert conditions.
Aboriginal hunting and burning increase Australia's desert biodiversity researchers find - 1 views
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Article describing how generations-old hunting practices, part of the Martu day-to-day routine, have reshaped Australia's Western Desert habitats.
BBC Nature - Desert diversity cut by 'human activities' - 1 views
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Humans may be destabilising desert ecosystems across the world, according to a new study.The findings are published in the Journal of Arid Environments and assess how man-made disturbances affect the role of mammals in the ecosystem.
Human Impact on the Mojave Feature Articles - 1 views
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The Mojave desert makes an ideal case study for researching long-term effects of disturbances to desert ecosystems. Land managers are now faced with the daunting task of dealing with competing demands on the land, including impacts from all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, military activities, and grazing livestock.
BBC Nature - Desert videos, news and facts - 1 views
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A collection of videos and photographs of the flora, fauna of deserts throughout the world including Australia
The Bushmen nomadic hunter gatherers of the Kalahari Desert - 0 views
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One person's account of their journey into the Kalahari Desert following the Bushmen of the Kalahari
desertSMART COOLmob Alice Springs - 0 views
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desertSMART COOLmob is a network of over 500 households in Alice Springs committed to DesertSMART living. Their website Includes resources, photos, newsletters and project details for sustainable living in the desert.