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Dryland Dynamics and Driving Forces
Drylands are the largest biomes on Earth, yet also one of the most vulnerable to climate change and human activities. Dryland ecosystems in the world...
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Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Africa
In Africa, dryland ecosystem is the largest biome complex, covering 60% of the continent and home to ~525 million people. Coupled with adverse...
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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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Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Australia
Dryland social-ecological systems in Australia are characterized by a water-limited climate, vulnerable terrestrial ecosystems, advanced ecosystem...
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Dryland Dynamics in the Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean drylands are rich in biodiversity and play an important role in global ecosystem sustainable management. This study summarizes the...
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Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Americas
American drylands account for circa 20% of the global drylands and form a critical part of the global ecosystems. This study comprehensively assessed...
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Dryland Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing in a Changing Environment and Society
The framework of the Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme (Global-DEP) combines the ecosystem service (ES) research paradigm and system dynamics...
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Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Changing Environments
This open access book prepared by a joint working group committed to critical research on dryland social-ecological systems (SESs) presents a timely...
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The Global-DEP: A Research Programme to Promote Sustainability of Dryland Social-Ecological Systems
In light of the escalating pace and heightened intensity of contemporary climate change and human interventions, a more systematic and comprehensive...
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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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Quantifying major sources of uncertainty in projecting the impact of climate change on wheat grain yield in dryland environments
Modelling the impact of climate change on crop** systems is crucial to support policy-making for farmers and stakeholders. Nevertheless, there...
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Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Central Asia
The countries of Central Asia are collectively known as Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Central Asian countries have...
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Assessing the response of dryland barley yield to climate variability in semi-arid regions, Iran
Precipitation and temperature are the most abiotic factors that greatly impact the yield of crop, particularly in dryland. Barley, as the main cereal...
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Three-dimensional modelling of soil organic carbon density and carbon sequestration potential estimation in a dryland farming region of China
Soil organic carbon density (SOCD) and soil organic carbon sequestration potential (SOCP) play an important role in carbon cycle and mitigation of...
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Monthly and seasonal streamflow forecasting of large dryland catchments in Brazil
Streamflow forecasting in drylands is challenging. Data are scarce, catchments are highly human-modified and streamflow exhibits strong nonlinear...
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Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme (G-DEP): Africa consultative meeting report
In order to enhance and restore the ecosystems of natural capital in African arid regions, the Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme (G-DEP)...
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Socioeconomic and Environmental Changes in Global Drylands
Drylands are a pivotal component of Earth’s biosphere and provide essential ecosystem services to mankind. Over the past several decades, with rapid...
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Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Drylands
Drylands are very vulnerable ecosystems because of their resource constraints and environmental pressures etc. They are sensitive to a range of...
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Long-term passive restoration of severely degraded drylands — divergent impacts on soil and vegetation: An Israeli case study
Land degradation affects extensive drylands around the world. Due to long-term misuse, the Israeli Sde Zin dryland site has faced severe degradation....
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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...