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Predictive mapping of plant diversity in an arid mountain environment (Gebel Elba, Egypt)
Applied Vegetation Science, Volume 24, Issue 2, April/June 2021., 2021 In this paper, we have created the first model‐based plant diversity maps for the arid mountain Gebel Elba. We found that topographical parameters and plant productivity played important roles in explaining predictive models of alpha and beta diversity on the northern slopes of this mountain.
Maged M. Abutaha +4 more
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Alhagi sparsifolia : an ideal phreatophyte for combating desertification and land degradation [PDF]
, 2022 The upcoming launch of the post-2020 biodiversity framework entails elucidating the future priorities and strategies for conserving biodiversity on a regional and global scale.
Ahmed, Zeeshan F +11 more
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Scientific Programming, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Due to the complex geographical situation in China, in this paper, the area of land desertification is 98.5% of the total land desertification area in China. Based on the measured data of GIS and remote sensing images, we will discuss the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of land desertification in China by calculating standardized ...
Li Cui, Hai Dong
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Agricultural Water Management, 2022 Farmland shelterbelt system (FSS) in oasis desert ecotones can effectively improve ecosystem services, especially in fragile agricultural areas. However, the spatial-temporal heterogeneity of its ecological effects still needs further clarity, because the interactions are complex and multiple.
Tianjiao, F. +10 more
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Long−Term Fertilization Increased Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Croplands Reclaimed from Desert
Atmosphere, 2022 Few studies have investigated how the reclamation of the desert to cropland affects soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. A study site was initiated in 2005 at the southern Taklimakan Desert by establishing four fields along the desert−oasis ecotone. Three
Yufeng Wu +4 more
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Numerical simulations of the impacts of mountain on oasis effects in arid Central Asia [PDF]
, 2017 The oases in the mountain-basin systems of Central Asia are extremely fragile. Investigating oasis effects and oasis-desert interactions is important for understanding the ecological stability of oases.
De Maeyer, Philippe +6 more
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Groundwater depth alters soil nutrient concentrations in different environments in an arid desert
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Soil nutrients are vital for plant growth and survival and present a crucial role in terrestrial function and productivity. However, little is known about the effect mechanism of groundwater table on soil nutrients in an arid desert ecological system ...
Bo Zhang +30 more
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The colonization of active sand dunes by rhizomatous plants through vegetative propagation and its role in vegetation restoration [PDF]
, 2012 Author's manuscript made available in accordance with the publisher's policy.This study aims to elucidate vegetative propagation in Phragmites communis, and its role in colonizing active sand dunes. The experiment was conducted in the Horqin Sand Land in
Liu, Bo, Liu, Zhimin, Wang, Lixin
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The spatio-temporal variability of groundwater depth in a typical desert-oasis ecotone
Journal of Earth System Science, 2015 Eight groundwater observation wells were installed along the river plain, where the landscapes varied from floodplain, to oasis farmland, to desert-oasis ecotone to desert, in a typical desert-oasis ecotone in northwestern China. Ten years of data were used to analyze temporal and spatial changes in the groundwater depth.
Guohua Wang, Wenzhi Zhao
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Academic Publications on Ecology and Environment in Western China - Qualitative Discourse Analysis Data Set [PDF]
, 2017 This data set is the result and basis of a qualitative discourse analysis on the knowledge productions and role of academia in development processes in Western China.
Ferdinand Stenglein
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