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Desert Plants of Egypt's Wadi El Gemal National Park
Tamer Mahmoud
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Description for Desert Plants of Egypt's Wadi El Gemal National Park
Paperback. A comprehensive illustrated guide to the botanical resources of an Egyptian national park Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 colour photographs, 120 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; WNP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 580.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774163500
SKU
V9789774163500
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About Tamer Mahmoud
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.
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