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Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
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Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
Series: Geobotany, 25
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The inspiration for this book came from our ten years of journeys
and wanderings through the varied landscapes of Arabia, and in
particular through those of its hospitable southeastern corner,
Oman. We owe a particular debt to Sultan Qaboos University, which
during this time has provided us with both a stimulating working
environment and a home. Transliteration of Arabic place and other
names into English script is a task fraught with difficulties. We
have followed 'accepted' spellings wherever these were not contrary
to our common sense, and in other cases we have rendered names into
Roman English script using phonetic spellings. Our main task in
this respect was to ensure conformity between the fIfteen
contributing authors. Diacritical signs have mostly been avoided,
since their use is neither widely followed nor readily understood.
Arabic words which have been commonly taken into the English
language, such as 'sabkha' for a salt flat and 'wadi' for a valley
with a seasonal watercourse, are not italicised in usage. However,
other Arabic terms which are occasionally used in English but not
as widely known, such as harrah for a basaltic lava fIeld and hima
for a traditional grazing reserve, are italicised throughout the
text.
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