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Stone structures in the Syrian Desert [PDF]

, 2011
An arid land, known as the Syrian Desert, is covering a large part of the Middle East. In the past, this harsh environment, characterized by huge lava fields, the "harraat", was considered as a barrier between Levant and Mesopotamia. When we observe this
Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina
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A global latitudinal decline in breeding site fidelity emerges from a single biome

Ecography, EarlyView.
Species that breed in multiple years can either return to the same location to reproduce between seasons or disperse to a different location. Previous studies have shown that breeding site fidelity varies with species‐ and individual‐specific traits, but much of the observed variation remains unexplained.
Peter Santema, Eunbi Kwon, Luke Eberhart‐Hertel, Mihai Valcu, Bart Kempenaers   +4 more
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Synoptic Patterns of Dry‐Hot Winds (Sukhoviys) in Ukraine

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study analyses dry‐hot winds, or sukhoviys, a recurrent phenomenon during the warm season across Ukraine that contributes to rapid moisture loss from soil and vegetation. The activity of sukhoviy events was assessed using the introduced Sukhoviy Station Index, accounting for their meteorological characteristics and frequency of occurrence.
Inna Semenova, Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-Term Warming and Nitrogen Addition Have Contrasting Effects on Ecosystem Carbon Exchange in a Desert Steppe

, 2021
Desert steppe, a unique ecotone between steppe and desert in Eurasia, is considered highly vulnerable to global change. However, the long-term impact of warming and nitrogen deposition on plant biomass production and ecosystem carbon exchange in a desert
Zhao, Mengli, Ren, Haiyan, Wang, Zhen, Cheng, Xu, Wang, Zhongwu, Wu, Qian, Cahill, James F., Li, Yuanheng, Li, Zhiguo, Pan, Zhanlei, Liu, Yinghao, Bisseling, Ton, Chang, Scott X., Han, Guodong   +13 more
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Plant Trait‐ and Soil‐Mediated Responses of Herbaceous Aboveground Biomass Across Community Types Along a Degradation Gradient in the Desert Steppe

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Grassland degradation profoundly alters the structure and function of desert steppe ecosystems. However, the responses of herbaceous aboveground biomass (Herb‐AGB) to degradation across different plant community types and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.
Huaihai Wang, Zhaobin Song, Ya Hu, Ping Yue, Jingjuan Qiao, Xiaoxue Zhang, Zhengjiaoyi Wang, Fangwei Hao, Xiaoan Zuo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of shrubland aboveground biomass of the desert steppe from optical and C-band SAR data

, 2022
Accurately estimating the shrubland aboveground biomass (AGB) of the desert steppe and understanding its dynamic changes are vitally important for studying the regional carbon cycle and sustainable use of grassland resources.
X. Y. Wang, P. P. Pan, J. Lu
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Ecological Challenges and Strategic Responses to China's Quantitative Rigidity of Cultivated Land Protection

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing food security and ecological sustainability has become a critical challenge for land governance in rapidly urbanizing countries. China has successfully maintained national cultivated land quantity through a comprehensive farmland protection regime.
Yuzhe Wu, Zhuofan Li, Xinyan Shen
wiley   +1 more source

Reseeding Native Species Promotes Community Stability by Improving Species Diversity, Niche, and Interspecific Relationships in the Desert Steppe of Northwest China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The mechanism of community stability is a hot topic in the field of ecology. Research on the stability of the grassland community has gradually increased, and the reseeding of native species is one of the main measures to restore the degraded desert ...
Jiang H, Zhou Y, Li W, Lu Q, Xu D, Ma H, Ma X, Tian X.   +7 more
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Surface pollen spectra of meadow steppe, typical steppe and desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China.

, 2015
Surface pollen spectra of meadow steppe, typical steppe and desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China.
Wen-Li Chen (492532), Zhe Cai (533914), David K. Ferguson (318290), Qing Wang (27728), Feng Qin (133395), Hong-Zhen Ma (701280), Yu-Fei Wang (322119), Ya-Meng Li (701279), Cheng-Sen Li (318296)   +8 more
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Synergistic Regulation of Soil Function and Wind Erosion Resistance by Sand Barriers, Vegetation, and Artificial Biological Crust in the Tengger Desert

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aeolian desertification poses a critical threat to ecosystem stability in arid regions worldwide. Although the combination of sand barriers and vegetation has been widely applied for sand fixation, its long‐term effectiveness is constrained by barrier degradation, slow natural development of biological soil crusts (BSCs), and the resulting ...
Bin Pan, Chen Meng
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