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Ecological Features and Adaptive Capabilities of Cyanobacteria in Desert Ecosystems: A Review
AbstractDeserts represent one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth characterized by extreme daily variations in temperature, limited...
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Evolution of Drought Climatology and Variability in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, for the Period 1970–2020
In this study, drought climatology and drought variability in the continental semi-arid and dry sub-humid Central Anatolia Region were analyzed using...
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Introduction
This chapter provides an extensive review of the literature on a variety of topics, including aeolian processes, the geo-environment, land...
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Spatiotemporal variations of drought and driving factors based on multiple remote sensing drought indices: A case study in karst areas of southwest China
Droughts are recurrent in southwest China due to the fragility and sensitivity of the karst environment. These events have serious impacts on local...
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Application of nonlinear models and groundwater index to predict desertification case study: Sharifabad watershed
The level of groundwater can also be used in monitoring desertification and land degradation. In this study, three models, namely: partial least...
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Impact of land use/land cover (LULC) changes on latent/sensible heat flux and precipitation over Türkiye
Land use and land cover (LULC) changes have some implications on land–atmosphere interactions, surface energy budget, and hydrological cycle. The...
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Morphological characteristics of rock fissure networks and the main factors affecting their soil nutrients and enzyme activities in Guizhou Province, China
Rock fissures constitute the main habitat type in the karst rocky desertification (KRD) area, but the effects of their network morphology on soil...
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Evolution and control of overburden fracture in extra-thick coal seam mining with hard roofs: ground grouting sealing and case study
In the process of coal mining, the original state of rock strata is seriously damaged and a large number of fractures are produced. If the fracture...
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North Western Sahara aquifer system hydrothermal and petroleum reservoirs dynamics: a comprehensive overview
In the last decades, anthropogenic activities (e.g., intense agricultural activity, over-exploitation of water and petroleum resources, surface and...
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Remote monitoring of land degradation in the mining context: an updated review focusing on potentials and challenges
Land degradation is a global challenge with profound impacts on both people’s livelihoods and the environment. Mining activities present significant...
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Simulation of geothermal evolution of an opencast coal mine during the excavation-backfilling process in permafrost region
The excavation and backfilling of opencast coal mines in permafrost regions inevitably changes the geothermal state and degenerates surrounding...
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An assessment of land degradation and its effects on geomorphology using LADA model: a case study of Ilam Province, west of Iran
Land degradation is an environmental issue and it is described as the decrease of land stability. The available definitions of land degradation,...
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Integrating mitigation measures for karst rocky desertification land in the Southwest mountains of China
Karst rocky desertification is a unique landscape phenomenon that causes land degradation. Scientists throughout the world are continuously exploring...
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Thermal-water-salt coupling process of unsaturated saline soil under unidirectional freezing
Salinization and desertification are closely related to water-salt migration caused by a temperature gradient. Based on the Darcy Law of unsaturated...
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Wind erodibility indices of aeolian sandy soils impacted by different vegetation restoration: a case study from the Shannan valley of the Yarlung Zangbo River
Controlling aeolian desertification is a key ecological target on the Tibetan Plateau, especially within the widespread river valleys. Vegetation...
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Modeling and assessing driving factors of the spatial and temporal dynamics of the sand dunes in the district of Errachidia, Morocco
The desertification affects more than 250,000 ha in the district of Errachidia (Morocco) and results in the expansion of desert landscapes such as...
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Earth’s sediment cycle during the Anthropocene
The global sediment cycle is a fundamental feature of the Earth system, balancing competing factors such as orogeny, physical–chemical erosion and...
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Prediction of drought-driven land use/land cover changes in the Bakhtegan Lake watershed of Iran using Markov chain cellular automata model and remote sensing data
The southern region of Iran is a dry land zone where the drought is a driving force of land-use changes controlling water resources and aquatic...
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Driving Factors of Karst Wetland Degradation from the Perspective of Hydrogeology: A Case Study in SW China
As the largest karst wetland in the low latitude region, Huixian Wetland is located in the watershed belt of Liujiang River and Lijiang River in SW...
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Evaluation of indicators for desertification risk assessment in part of Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan using geospatial techniques
Desertification has emerged as a major economic, social and environmental problem in the western part of India. The best way of dealing with...
