Are coastal deserts necessarily dew deserts? An example from the Tabernas Desert
Vapor condensation, whether due to dew or fog, may add a stable and important source of water to deserts. This was also extensively assessed in the Negev, regarded as a dew desert.
Kidron Giora J., Lázaro Roberto
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Introducing Coastal Deserts [PDF]
Coastal deserts sit at the interface of two quite different environments, one arid or semi-arid and terrestrial, the other littoral but becoming fully marine as one moves away from the shore (see B...
Peter Mitchell, Gustavo Martinez
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ASSESSMENT OF LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE DETECTION BY USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES IN THE COASTAL DESERTS, SOUTH OF IRAN [PDF]
Land use/land cover (LULC) changes have become a central issue in current global change and sustainability research. Due to the large expanse of land change detection by the traditional methods is not sufficient and efficient; therefore, using of new ...
S. A. R. Hosseini +2 more
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Development of a Model for the Implementation of the Circular Economy in Desert Coastal Regions
Food production is the main challenge for developing arid regions due to the restricted access to fresh water. This study combines the environmental know-how of two coastal desert regions on the American continent with similar geographical ...
Mayuki Cabrera-González +2 more
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Effects of Seed Biopriming with Rhizospheric Bacterium Pseudomonas putida (Trevisan) on Growth Trend of Milkweed Seedling (Calotropis procera Ait) [PDF]
The present study was conducted to improve root, shoots growth, and seedling quality index of milkweed (Calotropis procera) using biopriming bacteria Pseudomonas putida (Trevisan) strain 169.
Fatemah Sohrabi +1 more
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Plant diversity and structure in desert communities of the Andean piedmont in Ica, Peru [PDF]
Aims: There is extensive documentation of the floristic composition and plant diversity patterns in the South American coastal deserts and the adjoining arid Puna.
Angie Montenegro-Hoyos +2 more
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Roccellinastrum, Cenozosia and Heterodermia: Ecology and phylogeny of fog lichens and their photobionts from the coastal Atacama Desert [PDF]
Some deserts on Earth such as the Namib or the Atacama are influenced by fog which can lead to the formation of local fog oases - unique environments hosting a great diversity of specialized plants and lichens.
Patrick Jung +4 more
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The Phytogeography and Ecology of the Coastal Atacama and Peruvian Deserts
P W Rundel
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Spherical Interpretation of Infiltration from Trickle Irrigation
The hypothesis of this paper is that infiltration into drip irrigated soils can be described by simple spherical considerations as well as two dimensional (2D) numerical modeling.
Jiftah Ben-Asher +2 more
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Coastal Deserts Management by Assessing the Land Suitability of Mangrove Wetland Ecosystems in Attracting Tourists [PDF]
One of the most important services of mangrove wetland ecosystems Avecenniamarina, Forssk. Vierh in addition to protecting the beach from sea waves, reducing fine dust and preventing coastline erosion, is their high visibility feature.
Maryan Bagharzadeh homai +2 more
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