VOL. 7.2 Winter 1997 Contents
VOL. 7.2 Winter 1997 Contents
Editorial ... 4
[by A.R. Western]
The application of GIS to conservation ... 5
by Derek Gliddon & Simon Aspinall
GIS & the conservation of desert areas: a case study from Abu Dhabi ... 8
by Simon Aspinall & Derek Gliddon
A survey of the habitats, invertebrate fauna and environmental sensitivity of
the mainland coast of the UAE, with information on status and distribution of Crustaceans
... 11
by Richard Hornby
Group Meetings ... 17
A hydrological oddity: Mountain Wadis that Fork Downstream ... 18
by Gary R. Feulner
Bird populations of the Al Madam plain, UAE ... 21
by Oliver L. Wardman, Benno Böer & Simon
Aspinall
Observations in a Dhub colony ... 23
by M. Jongbloed
A preliminary note on Ceramics from the island of Qarnein ... 25
by Geoffrey King and Peter Hellyer
Notes and Queries ... 27
Hyena sightings?;
Sheikh Mubarak Prize;
WWF Mission not impossible;
ERWDA launches turtle study;
Swan Song of the Arabian Tahr in the UAE.
Corporate members of the ENHG ... 29
Round up ... 30
Archaeology review
Bird Report
Editorial (in Arabic) ... 33 [Not included]
Contents (in Arabic) ... 34 [Not included]
Cover illustrations:
English: Desert ghafs (Prosopis cineraria)
Picture by Simon Aspinall
Arabic: Young male Blue Rock Agamid (Agama sinaita)
Picture by Colin & Joy Glendenning
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