| General Introduction | | Desert Sand Dunes and Aims of the Book - Special Characteristics of the Nizzana Research Site by S.-W. Breckle and A. Yair and M. Veste | | 1 |
| 1 | | Geological Background of the Nizzana Area by R. Ben-David and A. Yair | | 9 |
| 2 | | Geo-Ecology of the North-Western Negev Sand Field by A. Yair and M. Veste and S.-W. Breckle | | 17 |
| 3 | | Formation and Geomorphology of the North-Western Negev Sand Dunes by H. Tsoar and D. G. Blumberg and R. Wenkart | | 25 |
| 4 | | The Regional Climatic Setting by T. Littmann and S. M. Berkowicz | | 49 |
| 5 | | Soil Characteristics and Pattern of the Nizzana Research Site by H.-P. Blume and L. Beyer and U. Pfisterer and P. Felix-Henningsen | | 65 |
| 6 | | Land Use and its Effect on the Mobilization and Stabilization of the North-Western Negev Sand Dunes by H. Tsoar | | 79 |
| 7 | | The Flora of the Nizzana Research Site by K. Tielborger and R. Prasse and H. Leschner | | 93 |
| 8 | | The Vegetation of the Nizzana Research Site by K. Tielborger and R. Prasse and R. Bornkamm | | 105 |
| 9 | | A Glance on the Fauna of Nizzana by J. Filser and R. Prasse | | 125 |
| 10 | | Biological Crusts by B. Budel and M. Veste | | 149 |
| 11 | | Land Cover in the Nizzana Sandy Arid Ecosystem. Mapping Surface Properties with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Data by J. Hill and T. Udelhoven and T. Jarmer and A. Yair | | 157 |
| 12 | | Topoclimate and Microclimate by T. Littmann | | 175 |
| 13 | | Evapotranspiration, Transpiration and Dewfall by T. Littmann and M. Veste | | 183 |
| 14 | | Morphological Changes at Active Dune Crests by A. Allgaier | | 201 |
| 15 | | Aeolian Sand Transport and Vegetation Cover by A. Allgaier | | 211 |
| 16 | | Soil Processes and Salt Dynamics in Dune Soils by P. Felix-Henningsen and B. Rummel and H.-P. Blume | | 225 |
| 17 | | Runoff and Erosion Processes Within a Dune System by G. J. Kidron and A. Yair | | 239 |
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