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Similarities and differences in the rhizosphere biota among different ephemeral desert plants in Gurbantünggüt Desert
BackgroundThe interactions between rhizosphere microbial community and ephemeral desert plants strongly affect the ecological protection, restoration...
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Identification of the Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities Associated with Native Desert Plants in the Hajiabad Desert Region
Desert ecosystems are vulnerable due to the lack of soil moisture, sunlight intensity, sudden temperature fluctuations, poor humus, soil salinity,...
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Threats of desert locust management to people and the environment in Kenya
Desert locust invasions could lead to serious food insecurity. Desert locust invasions are therefore managed as emergencies through urgent, extreme...
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Patterns of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometry of three life-form desert plants and responses to soil and microbial biomass factors in a hyper-arid desert ecosystem
Plant, soil, and microbial biomass ratios of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) are crucial in maintaining stability of desert ecosystems....
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Assessing the impact of dust events on the Holiday Climate Index in the Taklimakan Desert region
As a significant sector within the tourism industry, desert tourism has developed rapidly in recent years, contributing significantly to local...
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Potential Agri-Business in the Thar Desert
Agri-business, in a nutshell, entails numerous supply and value changes that span operations ranging from production to distribution, marketing, and...
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Women Empowerment in Thar Desert Region
Women have a multidimensional role in the society. The largest number of rural women is engaged in farming operations either as cultivators or...
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Changing particle content of the modern desert dust storm: a climate × health problem
AbstractClimate and land use changes together are altering the particle content of desert dust storms on regional and local scales. These storms now...
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Rapid recovery of desert shrubs is attributed to imbalance of water supply to demand after disturbance in Northwest China
BackgroundDisturbance is a key driver of changes in terrestrial ecosystems, especially in water limited regions. In the desert ecosystem of Northwest...
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Arid Agroforestry for Thar Desert
Agroforestry is a sustainable land use system which involves woody components such as trees and shrubs along with agriculture crops; including...
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Multidimensional Development in Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan
Development is a multidimensional process and its impact cannot be fully captured by a single indicator. A number of indicators when analyzed...
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An Overview of World Deserts with Special Reference to Thar Desert
The deserts are found on every continent on the earth and cover about one fifth of the land area and one sixth of population on the earth. The types...
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Monitoring dynamics of biocrust rehabilitation in acid-saturated desert soils
The study explores the aftermath of a wastewater reservoir failure in a phosphate fertilizer industry, resulting in the release of acidic water...
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People and Culture of the Thar Desert
The people and culture of the Rajasthan state have made Thar Desert as ‘the Most Colourful Desert in the World’. People of various faith, castes,...
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Desert dunes transformed by end-of-century changes in wind climate
Sand dunes in arid regions are conspicuous mobile landforms that require adaptation and mitigation strategies to protect human infrastructure and...
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Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Thar Desert-Way Ahead
This chapter aims to recapture the concept and types of natural resources and the importance of sustainable development with special focus on Thar...
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Livestock and Its Management Practices in Thar Desert, Rajasthan
This chapter highlights the livestock management practices in the Thar Desert. It also examines the temporal changes in the composition of livestock,...
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Assessing climatic, edaphic, vegetation cover data, and their trends around cities located in desert environments using online remote sensing
Air, water, soil, and plant resources have been endangered by human activities in recent years. The aim is to study the trend of changes in these...
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Geospatial modeling for planning an optimum and least-cost route to link three historical sites in El-Fayoum desert, Egypt
Improving the accessibility to archaeological sites in a desert is a crucial issue; it enhances the landscape value and helps in achieving...
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Effects of recharge process on groundwater nitrate concentration in an oasis of Tengger Desert hinterland, China
Groundwater nitrate concentrations cannot be effectively diluted in an oasis of desert hinterland without direct recharge from external rivers....
