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Patterns and Driving Mechanisms of β‐Diversity in Mountain Plant Communities of Arid Regions

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
We analyzed taxonomic and phylogenetic β‐diversity patterns in plant communities along the northern slope of the central Kunlun Mountains in arid northwestern China. Species turnover dominated β‐diversity, with climatic distance—particularly temperature—being key drivers.
Tiantian Qin, Hongyang Chen, Shengjie Chen, Pengwei Zhang, Zhifang Xue, Shengtianzi Dong, Hanyue Wang   +6 more
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The Impacts of Taklimakan Dust Events on Chinese Urban Air Quality in 2015

Atmosphere, 2018
Aerosols are an important factor affecting air quality. As the largest source of dust aerosol of East Asia, the Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China witnesses frequent dust storm events, which bring about significant impacts on the downstream air quality.
Xiaoyu Li, Xiaodong Liu, Zhi-Yong Yin
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Aeolian dust movement and deposition under local atmospheric circulation in a desert-oasis transition zone of the northeastern Taklimakan desert

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Taklimakan Desert, in the northwest China, is one of the main sources of dust storms in the world. Frequent dust storms have seriously affected the ecological environment of surrounding oases. Quantification of dust deposition on the different underlying
Aishajiang Aili, Hailiang Xu, Qiao Xu, Kun Liu   +3 more
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Distillation Plays an Important Role Also in A Dew Desert

Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 1, January 2026.
Whereas dewfall may be the main non‐rainfall water source under dry condition, distillation may be a major vapour source under wet conditions following rain events. ABSTRACT Non‐rainfall water (NRW), principally dew, was regarded as the main factor responsible for the relatively high productivity of the Negev Desert.
Giora J. Kidron, Rafael Kronenfeld, Abraham Starinsky, Bo Xiao   +3 more
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Population structure, genetic diversity and prolificacy in pishan red sheep under an extreme desert environment

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Extreme environmental conditions are a major challenge for livestock production. Changes in climate conditions, especially those that lead to extreme weather, can reduce livestock production.
Cheng-long Zhang, Cheng-long Zhang, Jihu Zhang, Jihu Zhang, Mirenisa Tuersuntuoheti, Mirenisa Tuersuntuoheti, Qianqian Chang, Qianqian Chang, Shudong Liu, Shudong Liu   +9 more
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Dust Storms and Long‐Range Transport of Dust by Kelvin Waves in East Asia

Advances in Meteorology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
A detailed study of the role of Kelvin waves in the development of dust storms resulting in the subsequent large‐scale transport of dust was performed for three severe dust storm cases that occurred in China and Mongolia on May 3, 2020, March 15, 2021, and March 20, 2023. Observational and numerical model data were analyzed in depth. These data include
Ashok Kumar Pokharel, Michael L. Kaplan, Jiwei Xu   +2 more
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Population structure and selective signature of sheep around Tarim Basin

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Extreme climate change may lead to a decline in biodiversity and species extinction. And it also results in different population structure and genetic diversity of sheep.
Jihu Zhang, Jihu Zhang, Cheng-long Zhang, Cheng-long Zhang, Mirenisa Tuersuntuohe, Mirenisa Tuersuntuohe, Shudong Liu, Shudong Liu   +7 more
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Nine-year spatial and temporal evolution of desert dust aerosols over South and East Asia as revealed by CALIOP [PDF]

, 2018
We present a 3-D climatology of the desert dust distribution over South and East Asia derived using CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) data.
Alexandri, Georgia, Amiridis, Vassilis, Binietoglou, Ioannis, Che, Huizheng, Chimot, Julien, Daskalopoulou, Vasiliki, de Leeuw, Gerrit, Georgoulias, Aristeidis K., Kazadzis, Stelios, Kourtidis, Konstantinos A., Marinou, Eleni, Proestakis, Emmanouil, Ronald, J. van der A., Solomos, Stavros   +13 more
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In Situ Observations Reveal That the South Asian Summer Monsoon Weakens Aerosol Cloud Activation Over the Southern Tibetan Plateau

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 52, Issue 24, 28 December 2025.
Abstract The South Asian Summer Monsoon (SASM) strongly influences aerosol and moisture transport over the Tibetan Plateau (TP), shaping its environment and climate. However, its impact on aerosol activation remains unclear due to limited observations.
Zhao Ji, Yuan Wang, Jiming Li, Ping Zhang, Fang Fang, Qiudi Xu, Ruling Lv, Jinsen Shi, Jianping Huang   +8 more
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Comprehensive eco-environmental effects of the shelter-forest ecological engineering along the Tarim Desert Highway [PDF]

, 2008
In this work, we report a comprehensive study about the eco-environmental effects of the shelter forest along the Tarim Desert Highway, including the effects on aeolian environment, soil, micro-climate, biodiversity, and groundwater.
Fan DongDong, Fan JingLong, Gu Feng, Jin ZhengZhong, Lei JiaQiang, Lei, JQ, Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, Urumqi 830011, Peoples R China, Li ShengYu, Qiu YongZhi, Wang HaiFeng, Xu Bo, Zhou HongWei   +10 more
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