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Opening of the Alte Kalköfen Bird Observatory in southern Namibia, February 2025 [PDF]
The Alte Kalköfen Bird Observatory, probably the fifth in Africa, was formally opened on 8 February 2025 after a two-year proof-of-concept study. Unlike most bird observatories, the research opportunities it presents are primarily focused on resident and
Underhill, Les G
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Journal of Plant Interactions, 2014 Spatial patterns and associations of plant species are important for revealing how species interact with each other and with the environment, and hence have important implications for the understanding of species interaction and underlying ecological processes with apparent patterns in temperate desert vegetation.
Guangming Chu, Mei Wang, Shuoxin Zhang
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Water Use Strategy of Four Desert Shrubs in Gonghe Basin, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
, 2016 Gonghe basin is located in the ecotone from the semi-arid to arid zone on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Caragana intermedia and Caragana korshinskii are dominant on sand dunes. Salix psammophila and Salix cheilophila are mainly distributed on
Zhu, Yajuan
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Journal of Arid Environments, 2017 Abstract The interactive relationships between ecological and hydrological processes drive plant performance, community structure, and community succession in arid areas. Yet the nature of potential hydrologic thresholds for responses of vegetation remains poorly understood.
Fang Li, Wenzhi Zhao
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Quantitative Assessment of Desertification Using Landsat Data on a Regional Scale – A Case Study in the Ordos Plateau, China [PDF]
, 2009 Desertification is a serious threat to the ecological environment and social economy in our world and there is a pressing need to develop a reasonable and reproducible method to assess it at different scales. In this paper, the Ordos Plateau in China was
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The Transition to Agriculture: Climate Reversals, Population Density, and Technical Change [PDF]
Until about 13,000 years ago all humans obtained their food through hunting and gathering, but thereafter people in some parts of the world began a transition to agriculture.
Clyde G. Reed +2 more
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Remote SensingOur understanding of water and salt changes in the context of declining groundwater levels in the Tarim Basin remains limited, largely due to the scarcity of hydrological monitoring stations and field observation data.
Fei Wang +4 more
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Bibliography of Publications by Paul B. Sears (1891-1990) [PDF]
, 2009 Author Institution: Department of Biology, Denison universityAuthor Institution: Department of Pathology, The Ohio State UniversityPaul B. Sears authored or coauthored more than 550 publications from 1914 to 1988.
Mulroy, Juliana, Oblinger, Janet L.
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Different contributions of plant diversity and soil properties to the community stability in the arid desert ecosystem. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2022 Jiang LM +5 more
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Fractal features of soil grain-size distribution in a typical Tamarix cones in the Taklimakan Desert, China. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Dong Z, Mao D, Ye M, Li S, Ma X, Liu S.
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