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The Ecosystem and Biotic Diversity of the Southeastern Altai-Tuva Desert-Steppe Orobiome
AbstractBased on the biome concept in biogeography and the ecological-geographical approach to the analysis of biodiversity, a regional assessment of...
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The Arid Savanna Biome
The Arid Savanna Biome of Angola (and Africa) is home to the richest wildlife diversities and abundances of the continent. This Chapter describes the...
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Comparative Weevil Diversity (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) in Different Parts of the Russian Steppe Zone
AbstractA list of 179 weevil species collected from 1996 to 2019 at an isolated steppe site in plain northwestern part of Stavropol Territory in...
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Shifts in plant resource use strategies across climate and soil gradients in dryland steppe communities
Background and aimsDespite being Earth’s largest biome and a key contributor to global energy budgets, arid regions (or drylands) are critically...
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Steppe Ecosystems in Chilean Patagonia: Distribution, Climate, Biodiversity, and Threats to Their Sustainable Management
Steppe ecosystems in Chilean Patagonia are located in the Andean rain shadow zones in the Aysén and Magallanes administrative regions, on the eastern...
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Linking plant nitrogen use efficiency with single traits, ecological strategies and phylogeny in a temperate steppe
Background and aimsNitrogen use efficiency (NUE), defined as plant biomass production per unit N assimilated, is an important component of plant...
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Analysis adapted from text mining quantitively reveals abrupt and gradual plant-community transitions after fire in sagebrush steppe
ContextPlant communities vary both abruptly and gradually over time but differentiating between types of change can be difficult with existing...
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The effect of changes vegetation cover on the chemical properties of steppe soils during climate aridization
AimsIn time to the climate changes occurring in the recent decades, studies on the assessment of the influence of climatic factors on the changing...
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Terrihabitans rhizophilus sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere soil of plant in temperate semi-arid steppe
A bacterial strain PJ23 T was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Elymus dahuricus Turcz. sampled from a temperate semi-arid steppe in the northern...
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The Patterns of the Distribution of Allergenic Plants in the Plains Biomes of Russia
AbstractThis article analyzes a set of species of allergenic plants in the lowland biomes of Russia. Their species diversity was revealed, a...
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Recovery of a plant community in the central Anatolian steppe after small-scale disturbances
How plant communities in Anatolian steppes recover after disturbances has remained unknown. To study the effects of small-scale disturbances on plant...
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Oak regeneration at the arid boundary of the temperate deciduous forest biome: insights from a seeding and watering experiment
Previous studies found that pedunculate oak, one of the most widespread and abundant species in European deciduous forests, regenerates in open...
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The Southern Steppes and Other Grassy Oddballs of the Southern Hemisphere
Grassland biomes are either of azonal nature or, when zonal, associated with regions experiencing prolonged periods of drought. In the Southern...
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Middle Pleistocene Steppe Lion Remains from Grotte de la Carrière (Têt Valley, Eastern Pyrenees)
Late Pleistocene cave lions are one of the most iconic species of Northern Hemisphere Quaternary taphocoenoses. Despite their often-scarce record in...
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Emergence of Amphibious Insects from an Old Beaver Pond in the Upper Khoper Valley under Conditions of the Forest Steppe
AbstractThis work presents the results of studies of the emergence of amphibiotic insects from the old beaver pond on the Yuzhnaya River of the...
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Synthesis: A New Global Zonobiome Paradigm
Walter’s zonobiome system is poorly applicable in the Southern Hemisphere. Strictly applying the climato-genetic criteria in the delimitation of...
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Effect of burn season and grazing deferment on mountain big sagebrush plant communities
Fire and grazing play an important role in managed rangeland ecosystems. These disturbances interact to shape plant communities and outcomes for...
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Restoring steppe landscapes: patterns, drivers and implications in Russia’s steppes
ContextAgricultural land abandonment across the steppe belt of Eurasia has provided an opportunity for the restoration of steppe landscapes in recent...
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Biomes of the Southern Hemisphere: Introduction and Approach
Biomes are large-scale biotic communities (ecosystems) distinguished by specific ecological functionality and evolutionary origins. They can be...
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Phylogeny and ecological processes influence grass coexistence at different spatial scales within the steppe biome
Phylogenetic analyses are essential for disentangling how environmental filtering and competition determine species coexistence across spatial...
