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100	1		_aMahmoud, Tamer, _d1975-
245	1	0	_aDesert plants of Egypt's Wadi El Gemal National Park / _cTamer Mahmoud.
250			_a1st. pub.
260			_aCairo: _bThe American University in Cairo Press, _c2010.
265			_aThe American University in Cairo Press,
300			_a161 P; _bIll.; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes Bibliographic Referances,.
520			_aThe 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 guide, which includes photographs of each plant, the scientific name and local name in Arabic and English, and information on location, distribution, uses, and ecology. A glossary, bibliography, visitors’ information section and distribution maps make this a comprehensive reference work that will interest visitors, scientists, anyone interested in the flora of arid areas, and even anthropologists.
650	1	7	_2qarmak _aNational Park and Reserves- _xWadi El Gemal _zEgypt
650	1	7	_aDesert Plants
942			_2ddc _cBK _iFOTH _6FOTH