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The Sahara comprises several distinct ecoregions. With their variations in temperature, rainfall, elevation, and soil, these regions harbor distinct communities of plants and animals. Gadisar Lake: This lake is among the tourist places in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Thousands of migratory birds come to this place every year. a b c White, Kevin; Mattingly, David J. (2006). "Ancient Lakes of the Sahara". American Scientist. 94 (1): 58–65. doi: 10.1511/2006.57.983.

a b Wilford, John Noble (14 August 2008). "Graves Found From Sahara's Green Period". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012 . Retrieved 15 August 2008. The French took advantage of long-standing animosity between the Chaamba Arabs and the Tuareg. The newly raised Méhariste camel corps were originally recruited mainly from the Chaamba nomadic tribe. In 1902, the French penetrated the Hoggar mountains and defeated Ahaggar Tuareg in the battle of Tit.Dean, Warren (1997). Brazil and the Struggle for Rubber: A Study in Environmental History. Cambridge University Press. a b c Kea, Ray. "Expansions and Contractions: World-Historical Change And The Western Sudan World-System (1200/1000 B.C. - 1200/1250 A.D.)". ResearchGate. Journal of World-Systems Research. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022 . Retrieved 24 May 2021. Most of the Saharan states achieved independence after World War II: Libya in 1951; Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia in 1956; Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger in 1960; and Algeria in 1962. Spain withdrew from Western Sahara in 1975, and it was partitioned between Mauritania and Morocco. Mauritania withdrew in 1979; Morocco continues to hold the territory (see Western Sahara conflict). [105]

New technologies are also being developed to combat desertification. “ Nanoclay” is a substance sprayed on desertsands that acts as a binding agent. Nanoclay keeps the sand moist, clumping it together and preventing it from blowing away.Morley, Robert J. (2000). Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rain Forests. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-98326-2. The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert. [17] [18] It is located in the horse latitudes under the subtropical ridge, a significant belt of semi-permanent subtropical warm-core high pressure where the air from the upper troposphere usually descends, warming and drying the lower troposphere and preventing cloud formation. Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund . Retrieved 29 December 2007. Woodroffe, R.; Sillero-Zubiri, C. (2020). " Lycaon pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T12436A166502262. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T12436A166502262.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.