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A Contribution to the Empirics of Welfare Growth [PDF]
This paper compares the determinants of economic growth and welfare growth. Our main result is that determinants may differ or have different impact on welfare outcomes as compared to economic outcomes.
Konstantinos Vrachimis +1 more
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Desert-steppe elements in the flora of the Mountain Altai
This study examines the characteristics of vegetation in the semi-arid regions of Southern Siberia (Southeast Altai, South-Western and Southern Tuva, and the southern areas of Transbaikalia and Dauria). Extreme temperature conditions (average January temperature: –25 to –30 °С, average July temperature: +25 to +30 °С) and low precipitation (100–150 mm)
null Ревушкин А. С. +1 more
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Wintering Birds in Northern Saudi Arabia: February 2009 [PDF]
The northern plains of Saudi Arabia are an area of approximately 231,000 km2, or roughly equivalent to the size of the whole of the United Kingdom. During previous ABBA Surveys in this area in late winter and spring significant numbers of wintering ...
Abu Qabous, Baleegh +3 more
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Precipitation variability profoundly influences soil microbial diversity, community assembly processes, and co-occurrence networks. However, the responses of soil microbial structure to relative precipitation changes in alpine regions remain uncertain ...
Jianyu Xiao +5 more
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SWiM Team Project Newsletter - March 2007 [PDF]
Report to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada on the SWiM (Sustainable Water in Mongolia ...
Bazely, Dawn
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Introduction: With global warming, the disaster losses caused by extreme precipitation events are increasing. The poor natural conditions and climate change make the arid and semi-arid mountainous grassland area a sensitive region of climate change.
Wei Li +13 more
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Plant community stability and diversity play crucial roles in maintaining the stable performance of grassland ecosystem functions. In this study, we selected 55 representative grassland community sample plots in the Habahe Forest region of the Altai ...
Guoyan Zeng +9 more
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Monitoring land degradation in southern Tunisia: A test of LANDSAT imagery and digital data [PDF]
The possible use of LANDSAT imagery and digital data for monitoring desertification indicators in Tunisia was studied. Field data were sampled in Tunisia for estimation of mapping accuracy in maps generated through interpretation of LANDSAT false color ...
Hellden, U., Stern, M.
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Evaluation of soil quality in Inner Mongolia desert steppe-A case study of Siziwang Banner. [PDF]
Jiang H +6 more
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Tribes, state, and technology adoption in arid land management, Syria: [PDF]
Arid shrub-lands in Syria and elsewhere in West Asia and North Africa are widely thought degraded. Characteristic of these areas is a preponderance of unpalatable shrubs or a lack of overall ground cover with a rise in the associated risks of soil ...
Arab, Georges +4 more
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