Mediterranean springs: Keystone ecosystems and biodiversity refugia threatened by global change
Global Change Biology, Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2024.Mediterranean spring ecosystems are unique habitats supporting a remarkable array of biodiversity and providing important ecological functions and ecosystem services. However, global change poses important threats to these freshwater ecosystems, such as changes in climate patterns and increasing human pressures like overexploitation and pollution.
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Impact of groundwater depth and soil salinity on riparian plant diversity and distribution in an arid area of China [PDF]
, 2020 Riparian plant diversity in arid regions is sensitive to changes in groundwater. Although it is well known that groundwater has a significant influence on plant diversity, there have been few studies on how groundwater and soil salinity impact plant ...
Li, Yan +5 more
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Uncertainty in Ecohydrological Modeling in an Arid Region Determined with Bayesian Methods.
PLoS ONE, 2016 In arid regions, water resources are a key forcing factor in ecosystem circulation, and soil moisture is the critical link that constrains plant and animal life on the soil surface and underground.
Junjun Yang +4 more
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Does water-saving irrigation truly conserve water? Yes and No
Agricultural Water ManagementIrrigation is by far the largest consumer of freshwater, and is thus widely acknowledged as a major contributor to water scarcity. Consequently, water-saving technologies (WST) are considered to be effective in reducing irrigation water use and ...
Nan Zhao +5 more
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Estabilidad de varios tipos de comunidad en ecosistemas de dunas en el noreste de China [PDF]
, 2016 The stability of artificial, sand-binding communities has not yet fully studied. A similarity index was developed to evaluate the stability of artificial communities in shifting and semi-fixed sand dunes.
Busso, Carlos Alberto +3 more
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Evapotranspiration partitioning, stomatal conductance, and components of the water balance: A special case of a desert ecosystem in China [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016 Elsevier B.V. Partitioning evapotranspiration (ET) into its components reveals details of the processes that underlie ecosystem hydrologic budgets and their feedback to the water cycle.
Chang, X +7 more
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Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded land in arid and semiarid environments: Editorial [PDF]
, 2020 info:eu-repo/semantics ...
Baumgartl, Thomas +3 more
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The palms (Arecaceae) of Sonora, Mexico [PDF]
, 1999 This publication is an account of the palms (Arecaceae) in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Six native palm species in three genera are recorded for Sonora: Brahea with four species, and Sabal and Washingtonia each with one species ...
Felger, Richard S., Joyal, Elaine
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, 2009 生物地理学研究是生物学和地理学交叉非常明显的部门自然地理学学科,它具有很强的基础研究特点,同时研究成果也具有很大的应用潜力。近年来,我国生物地理学基础研究在国家自然科学基金委等部门的支持下,在山地植被与地理环境、干旱半干旱区植被与地理环境、植物区系、植物物候、土壤动物与土壤生态功能、土壤生物结皮等方面开展了全面而深入的研究。同时拓展了传统生物地理学的研究方向,在植物地理学与全球变化、植物地理学与生物多样性保护、植物地理学与生态系统管理等方面也开展了大量研究。尤为可贵的是干旱半干旱区土壤生物结皮研究 ...
冷疏影 +8 more
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Remote SensingWoody plants serve as crucial ecological barriers surrounding oases in arid and semi-arid regions, playing a vital role in maintaining the stability and supporting sustainable development of oases.
Han Wu +5 more
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