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Can remotely sensed vegetation patterns signal dryland restoration success?

Restoration Ecology, Volume 31, Issue 3, March 2023., 2023
Active restoration is frequently implemented to restore degraded drylands globally, yet predicting the overall success of these restoration projects remains challenging. Here, we aim to explore if vegetation spatial patterns can be used to monitor ecosystem recovery and anticipate the success of restoration practices. We combined field surveys and high‐
Yanning Qiu, Zhiwei Xu, Chi Xu, Milena Holmgren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Seed Bank Characteristics of Nitraria tangutorum Nebkhas in a Desert–Oasis Ecotone [PDF]

, 2022
Understanding soil seed banks (SSBs) of Nitraria tangutorum nebkhas is critical for vegetation restoration and ecological management in desert–oasis ecotones.
Cao, Qiqi, Li, Junran, Li, Min, Li, Xing, Miri, Abbas, Xiao, Huijie, Xin, Zhiming   +6 more
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Precipitation regulates the livestock dung seed bank through above ground vegetation productivity in the Qaidam basin

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 33, Issue 10, Page 1637-1648, June 2022., 2022
Abstract The livestock dung seed bank (DSB) plays an important role in the regeneration and sustainability of grasslands in grazing ecosystems. As global precipitation patterns change, the productivity of the above ground vegetation (AGV) in semiarid and arid regions may be substantially affected, as will both the size and composition of the livestock ...
Shu‐Lin Wang, Fu‐Jiang Hou
wiley   +1 more source

Active restoration efforts drive community succession and assembly in a desert during the past 53 years. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Abstract Regreening efforts in deserts have been implemented globally to combat land degradation and desert expansion, but how they affect above‐ and belowground community succession and assembly processes remains unknown. Here, we examined variations in plant and soil microbial community attributes along a 53‐year restoration chronosequence following ...
Hou Q, Hu W, Sun Y, Morriën E, Yang Q, Aqeel M, Du Q, Xiong J, Dong L, Yao S, Peng J, Sun Y, Akram MA, Xia R, Zhang Y, Wang X, Xie S, Wang L, Zhang L, Li F, Deng Y, Luo J, Yuan J, Ma Q, Niklas KJ, Ran J, Deng J.   +26 more
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The feasibility of using soil seed bank for natural regeneration of degraded sandy grasslands [PDF]

, 2022
Desertification in degraded grasslands is manifested through the development of bare sandy patches, which eventually lead to habitat fragmentation. The ability of these bare sandy patches to regenerate naturally through in-situ soil seed banks is not ...
Ala, MuSa, Chu, Lei, Lin, Jixiang, Liu, Zhimin, Qian, Jianqiang, Wang, Lixin, Wang, Yongcui, Zhou, Quanlai   +7 more
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Discriminating ecological processes affecting different dimensions of α‐ and β‐diversity in desert plant communities

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022
Environmental filtering mainly influenced species richness and Rao quadratic entropy; phylogenetic α‐diversity was mainly influenced by spatial factors. Species and phylogenetic β‐diversity were mainly influenced by turnover. Functional β‐diversity and its turnover component are largely determined by niche process.
Lamei Jiang, Dong Hu, Hengfang Wang, Guanghui Lv   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sand burial compensates for the negative effects of erosion on the dune-building shrub Artemisia wudanica [PDF]

, 2013
Author's manuscript made available in accordance with the publisher's policy.Aims Plant species response to erosion or burial has been extensively studied, but few studies have examined the combined effects of erosion and subsequent burial on plants. In
Liu, Bo, Liu, Zhimin, Lü, Xiaotao, Maestre, Fernando T., Wang, Lixin   +4 more
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[Retracted] Evaluation of Soil Quality for Different Types of Land Use Based on Minimum Dataset in the Typical Desert Steppe in Ningxia, China

Journal of Advanced Transportation, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
When the grassland ecosystem is under investigation, soil quality indexes (SQIs) are constructed to evaluate soil quality substantially, especially in desert grasslands and other ecologically fragile areas. This research used the total dataset (TDS), minimum dataset (MDS), approaches dealing with selecting better indexes, and scoring methods utilizing ...
Ying Tian, Zhe Xu, Jun Wang, Zhanjun Wang, Muhammad Arif   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agriophyllum squarrosum Moq.

Web Ecology, 2007
Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C), pp. 370-473 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 448, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
J.-L. Liu, Q. Wang, Z.-G. Huang, G. Li, L.-F. Kang, F.-R. Li   +5 more
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Influence of floodwater irrigation on vegetation composition and vegetation regeneration in a Taklimakan desert oasis [PDF]

, 2008
Naturally occurring floods in the summer months are the main source of surface water application in the foreland of Qira oasis, which is characterized by a hyperarid climate and is located at the southern fringe of the Taklimakan Desert.
Arndt, Guo HaiFeng, Liu Bo, S. K., Xing WenJuan, Zeng FanJiang, Zeng Jie, Zeng, FJ, Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, Urumqi 830011, Peoples R China   +7 more
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