Contents	5
	Preface	10
	Foreword	11
	Figures	13
	Tables	16
	Abbreviations and acronyms	17
	About the author	18
	The climate system	19
	From climate to vegetation	38
	Plants on the move	71
	Microclimates and vegetation	95
	The desert makes the desert: Climate feedbacks from the vegetation of arid zones	116
	Forests	145
	Plants and the carbon cycle	167
	The direct carbon dioxide effect on plants	205
	Bibliography	241
	Index	244
	Color section	246