Arid regions
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007141
- info:lc/authorities/sh85007141
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85007141#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Arid lands
- Arid zones
- Dry lands
- Dryland regions
- Drylands
- Lands, Arid
- Regions, Arid
- Regions, Semiarid
- Semi-arid regions
- Semi-arid zones
- Semiarid regions
- Sub-humid lands
- Zones, Arid
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Narrower Concepts from Other Schemes
Arid regions--Description and travel 
- Arid regions--Economic aspects
- Arid regions--Environmental aspects
- Arid regions--Government policy
- Arid regions--Information services
- Arid regions--Management
- Arid regions--Planning
- Arid regions--Remote sensing
- Arid regions--Societies, etc.
- Arid regions--Study and teaching
- Arid regions--Water-supply
Sources
- found: Heathcote, R.L. The arid lands, 1983.
- found: Google search, Mar. 21, 2006(dry lands; drylands used as noun forms)
- found: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice. Meeting (11th : 2005 : Montéal, Québec). Success stories in implementation of the programmes of work on dry and sub-humid lands and the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 2005:p. 7 (dry and sub-humid land; dryland, Mediterranean, arid, semi-arid, grassland and savannah ecosystems; dry and sub-humid lands) p. 43, etc. (arid and semi-arid zones; arid and semi-arid regions; arid regions)
- found: Ecology and management of forests, woodlands, and shrublands in the dryland regions of the United States and México, 1999.
- found: UK Clearing House Mechanism for Biodiversity website, Dec. 8, 2009:Implementing Conservation and Sustainable Development Ecosystem Themes of the CBD Ecosystem Themes - Dry and sub humid lands (Dry and sub-humid lands are located in Mediterranean areas and comprise, arid, semi-arid, grassland and savannah ecosystems)
LC Classification
- GB611-GB618
Change Notes
- 2006-03-21: new
- 2013-03-12: revised
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