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Why is liana abundance low in semiarid climates? [PDF]

, 2021
Lianas are abundant in seasonal tropical forests, where they avoid seasonal water stress presumably by accessing deep‐soil water reserves. Although lianas are favoured in seasonal environments, their occurrence and abundance are low in semiarid ...
Martins, Fernando Roberto, Carvalho, Ellen Cristina Dantas, Araújo, Francisca Soares, Oliveira, Rafael Silva, Soares, Arlete Aparecida   +4 more
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A Geomorphometric Approach to Estimate the Deterioration of Earthen Archaeological Sites by Rainfall and Diffusion Processes: The Huaca Chornancap (Eighth–14th Century ad), Lambayeque, Peru

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rain‐induced erosion processes can severely damage Earthen archaeological sites. Huaca Chornancap (HCH; eighth–14th century ad) is a platform located in the Lambayeque region (Peru) exposed to seasonal rain due to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
Luigi Magnini, Maria Ilaria Pannaccione Apa, Robert Gutiérrez Cachay, Marco Fernández Manayalle, Carlos Eduardo Wester La Torre, Guido Ventura   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity of soil organic carbon stocks and fractions to soil surface mulching in semiarid farmland [PDF]

, 2015
There is little information regarding the impact of plastic film and gravel mulching on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and labile fractions in semiarid areas of northwest China.
Yue, Shanchao, Li, SQ (reprint author), Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Peoples R China., Zhu, Lin, Li, Shiqing, Bu, Lingduo, Luo, Shasha, Liu, Jianliang, Shen, Yufang   +7 more
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Adaptive Genomic Divergence Across Altitudes in Capsella bursa‐pastoris

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Genomic divergence was observed between high‐altitude and low‐altitude populations of Capsella bursa‐pastoris in China, consistent with an important role of ecological factors. Candidate adaptive loci associated with enhanced energy metabolism, photoprotection, and growth plasticity under altitudinal stress were identified.
Lu Liu, Jia Li, Xin Liu, Xue‐Jun Ge, Hui‐Run Huang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facing north or south: Does slope aspect impact forest stand characteristics and soil properties in a semiarid trans-Himalayan valley? [PDF]

, 2015
An understanding of the differences in vegetation and soil characteristics between slope aspects in high altitude semiarid environments is fundamentally important for efficient management of these semi-natural systems; however, few studies have ...
Shrestha, Bharat Babu, Prajapati, Chanda, Måren, Inger Elisabeth, Karki, Sikha, Yadav, Ram Kailash   +4 more
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Nonlinear carbon cycling responses to precipitation variability in a semiarid grassland [PDF]

, 2021
Changes in precipitation amount and variability would profoundly affect carbon (C) cycling in arid and semiarid grasslands. However, compared to the effects of precipitation amounts, little is understood about the impacts of precipitation temporal ...
Wang, W, Kang, X, Che, R, Wang, Y, Li, L, Xu, Z, Liu, W, Ran, Q, Hao, Y, Biederman, JA, Qian, R, Zhang, B, Cui, X, Zheng, Z, Xu, C   +14 more
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Climate‐driven resource availability drives medium‐ and broad‐scale temporal changes in owl–prey interactions over 24 years in a semi‐arid ecosystem

Ecography, EarlyView.
Predator–prey interactions are vital to ecosystem functioning but may be disrupted by climate change. We investigated a food‐web network involving three owl species over 24 years in a semi‐arid ecosystem at Bosque Fray Jorge National Park, Chile.
Jazmin M. Quiroz‐Calizaya, Adriana Lozada, Douglas A. Kelt, Alejandra J. Troncoso, Peter L. Meserve, M. Andrea Previtali, W. Bryan Milstead, Julio R. Gutiérrez, Craig Weideman, Nicolas Gouin, Tyler R. Kartzinel, Karin Maldonado, Angéline Bertin   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building a System Dynamics Model to Support Water Management: A Case Study of the Semiarid Region in the Brazilian Northeast [PDF]

, 2019
In recent centuries, water consumption rates have more than doubled and the population growth rate is rising constantly. As a result, water scarcity is now one of the main problems to be faced, mainly in semiarid regions. In light of such a dilemma, this
Oz Sahin, Oliveira Esquerre, Karla Patricia, Sahin, Oz, Karla Oliveira Esquerre, Wanderbeg Correia de Araujo, de Araujo, Wanderbeg Correia   +5 more
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Evaluation of vegetative growth of forage palm in the Alagoas Semiarid Region

Diversitas Journal, 2021
The forage palm is adapted to regions with a semi-arid climate, constituting an important source of food for herds in the dry season, especially in Northeast Brazil.
Francisca Márcia França Soares, Ariane Loudemila Silva de Albuquerque, Wesley Reniberg Timoteo Silva   +2 more
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Adaptive Fuzzy Energy Management of Wind‐Battery Systems With Flexible Desalination Load

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
An adaptive fuzzy energy management strategy is proposed for a wind‐battery‐powered reverse osmosis desalination system. The controller dynamically adjusts the desalination load based on wind power availability and the battery state of charge to reduce battery stress.
Mustafa Fadel, Fajer M. Alelaj, Hussain Al‐Sairfi, Mansour Ahmed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source