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Evaluation of restoration success in arid rangelands of Iran based on the variation of ecosystem services
The plantation of non-native species is one of the most expensive ecological restoration measures in arid and semi-arid areas, while its impacts on...
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Reclamation during oasification is conducive to the accumulation of the soil organic carbon pool in arid land
Soil organic carbon (SOC) and its stable isotope composition reflect key information about the carbon cycle in ecosystems. Studies of carbon...
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Urban expansion and intra-urban land evolution as well as their natural environmental constraints in arid/semiarid regions of China from 2000–2018
Rapid urbanization has occurred in arid/semiarid China, threatening the sustainability of fragile dryland ecosystems; however, our knowledge of...
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Morphological and physiological responses to drought stress of carob trees in Mediterranean ecosystems
The greatest failure rate of reforestation programs is basically related to water deficit, especially at the seedling stage. Therefore, the main...
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Structure, Functions, and Interactions of Dryland Ecosystems
Understanding the interactions between the structures and functions underlying regime shifts in dryland social-ecological systems (SESs) and how they...
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Structure and Functioning of China’s Dryland Ecosystems in a Changing Environment
China has one of the largest dryland areas worldwide, covering 6.6 million km2 and supporting approximately 580 million people. Conflicting findings...
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Enhanced soil moisture improves vegetation growth in an arid grassland of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Climate change impacts on grasslands that cover a quarter of the global land area, have become unprecedented during the 21 st century. One of the...
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Estimating above-ground biomass of trees outside forests using multi-frequency SAR data in the semi-arid regional landscape of southern India
Trees outside forests are vital for sustainable resource management and play a crucial role in the sequestration of carbon. This study attempted to...
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Urban growth scenario projection using heuristic cellular automata in arid areas considering the drought impact
Arid areas with low precipitation and sparse vegetation typically yield compact urban pattern, and drought directly impacts urban site selection,...
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The study of artificial intelligence for predicting land use changes in an arid ecosystem
During the 21st century, artificial intelligence methods have been broadly applied in geosciences to simulate complex dynamic ecosystems, but the use...
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Projecting future precipitation change across the semi-arid Borana lowland, southern Ethiopia
Climate change caused by past, current, and future greenhouse gas emissions has become a major concern for scientists in the field in many countries...
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Environmental dynamics of nitrogen and phosphorus release from river sediments of arid areas
Human activities lead to the accumulation of a large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in sediments in rivers. Simultaneously, nitrogen and...
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Analyzing environmental flow supply in the semi-arid area through integrating drought analysis and optimal operation of reservoir
This study proposes a novel form of environmental reservoir operation through integrating environmental flow supply, drought analysis, and...
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Spatiotemporal variability of rain-on-snow events in the arid region of Northwest China
Rain-on-snow (ROS) events involve rainfall on snow surfaces, and the occurrence of ROS events can exacerbate water scarcity and ecosystem...
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Exploring groundwater quality in semi-arid areas of Algeria: Impacts on potable water supply and agricultural sustainability
Groundwater quality assessment is important to assure safe and durable water use. In semi-arid areas of Algeria, groundwater represents the main...
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Water table dynamics of dune slacks in an arid zone
In this study, a characterisation is undertaken of the humid dune slacks water table situated in the arid transgressive coastal dune field of the...
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Soil quality assessment for desertification based on multi-indicators with the best-worst method in a semi-arid ecosystem
Since there are some signs of land degradation and desertification showing how soil sustainability is threatened, it is crucial to create a soil...
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Plant property regulates soil bacterial community structure under altered precipitation regimes in a semi-arid desert grassland, China
Variations of precipitation have great impacts on soil carbon cycle and decomposition of soil organic matter. Soil bacteria are crucial participants...
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Driving Force and Ecosystem Service Values Estimation in the Extreme Arid Region from 1975 to 2015: A Case Study of Alxa League, China
The research on ecosystem service values (ESVs) estimation in arid region is weak. We took the Alxa League of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous...
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Potential responses of vegetation to atmospheric aerosols in arid and semi-arid regions of Asia
Changes in atmospheric aerosols have profound effects on ecosystem productivity, vegetation growth and activity by directly and indirectly...