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LandVegetation in desert ecosystems is strongly affected by seasonal climatic fluctuations and soil physical and chemical properties. Rawdat Nourah is a natural watershed depression within the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve in Saudi Arabia.
Asma A. Al-Huqail +4 more
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Drones, 2022 The use of drones for vegetation monitoring allows the acquisition of large amounts of high spatial resolution data in a simple and fast way. In this study, we evaluated the accuracy of vegetation cover estimation by drones in Mediterranean semi-arid ...
Antonio J. Pérez-Luque +5 more
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Frontiers in Environmental ScienceMangrove ecosystems are vital to arid environments like Saudi Arabia, offering crucial ecological services and enhancing biodiversity. This study investigates the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of mangrove coverage in the Al Wajh lagoon area,
Asma A. Al-huqail +2 more
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BMC Plant BiologyPlant diversity in arid environments is very important for ecosystem function and services. Raudhat habitat is among the most important ecosystems in the arid regions which is characterized by its rich biodiversity and specific environmental conditions ...
Asma A. Al-Huqail +10 more
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Ecological Stress Modeling to Conserve Mangrove Ecosystem Along the Jazan Coast of Saudi Arabia
LandMangrove ecosystems are increasingly threatened by climate change and coastal development, making precise ecological stress modeling essential for informing conservation strategies.
Asma A. Al-Huqail +2 more
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Parabolic dunes in north-eastern Brazil
, 2007 In this work we present measurements of vegetation cover over parabolic dunes with different degree of activation along the north-eastern Brazilian coast.
Bezerra, L. J. C. +4 more
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A Multi-Temporal Object-Based Image Analysis to Detect Long-Lived Shrub Cover Changes in Drylands [PDF]
, 2019 Climate change and human actions condition the spatial distribution and structure of vegetation, especially in drylands. In this context, object-based image analysis (OBIA) has been used to monitor changes in vegetation, but only a few studies have ...
Alcaraz Segura, Domingo +4 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Intelligent radiative cooling devices, adaptable to various weather conditions, have the potential for year‐round energy savings. This study introduces a sustainable dual‐mode film made from polycaprolactone nanofibers and upcycled chip bags for effective thermal management.
Qimeng Song +4 more
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Frontiers in Environmental ScienceThe soil seed bank (SSB) composition is crucial for ecosystem vitality and restoration. The present study aimed to evaluate the SSB and vegetation composition in Raudhat Altinhat, Saudi Arabia, an arid ecosystem.
Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad +10 more
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Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity [PDF]
, 2010 Urban biodiversity studies provide important inputs to studying the interactions between human societies and ecological systems. However, existing urban biodiversity methods are time intensive and/or too complex for the purposes of rapid biodiversity ...
James, P, Tzoulas, K
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