Showing papers in "Journal of Arid Environments in 2021"

TL;DR: In this paper, the MaxEnt model was used to predict the potential geographical habitat range of the genus Ammopiptanthus in the future (2050 and 2070) under two greenhouse gas emission scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5).

TL;DR: The spineless forage cactus is suggested to be the primary forage to adopt in semiarid areas due to its high nutritional value and its incomparable production of energy and water per area.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a case study to investigate the climate resilience of 224 farm families in northeast Iran and found that age, adaptation strategies, household size, ownership, response efficacy and income were the main drivers of the resilience of farm families to climate extremes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the trophic state index (TSI) of semi-arid reservoirs due to interannual variations of precipitation and stored volume in the Northeast Region of Brazil (NRB).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a composite drought index (CDI) for monitoring and assessing seasonal droughts in rainfed areas of the Potwar Plateau of Pakistan, using remotely sensed and observed meteorological datasets.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether soil microbial composition would respond differentially between alpine meadows and desert grasslands located in the Qilian mountain range in the semi-arid region of northwestern China.

TL;DR: The OEM-‘467’ configuration offered better stability, biological efficiency and crop competitiveness when compared to the single systems, and the forage cactus clones were dominant over the sorghum cultivars.

TL;DR: The inoculation of B. licheniformis TRQ65 was able to mitigate the negative effects of saline soil conditions on wheat (30 days post-inoculation), since the growth promotion of inoculated seedlings under a saline soil condition was similar to inoculated wheat seedling under a non-saline soil condition, which was higher.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper used an improved version of Meteorological Drought Composite Index (MCI) as a drought indicator to analyze the spatial variation and temporal changes of the drought severity, frequency, duration, and location.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the spatio-temporal variations of drought occurrences in Somalia for the period between 1980 and 2015 as quantified by Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the mode of foredune development along 3,500 km of the west African and the Canary Islands coasts and found that rainfall is the principal driver.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of Bio-cementation through MICP and Bio-polymerization using Xanthan gum for aeolian erosion control applications was evaluated in terms of improvement in threshold friction velocity (TFV), soil mass loss (%), and soil crust thickness formed with different levels of the treatment by conducting a series of experiments in the laboratory-scale wind tunnel and the microstructural observations with the help of FESEM and X-ray diffraction techniques.

TL;DR: It is hypothesize that differences in mesophyll traits in Crassula are potentially linked to water storage and CAM performance, while differences in leaf surface properties are more closely related to water conservation and probably also to water uptake through hydathodes.

TL;DR: In this article, a random forest regressor was used to predict daily evapotranspiration in three eddy-covariance sites in Northern Australia from in-situ meteorological data and fluxes, and satellite leaf area index and land surface temperature data.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new statistical model known as GeoDetector was adopted to analyze the driving factors controlling the spatiotemporal variation in LSTs in the Syr Darya Basin (SDB) during 2001-2015.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify determinants of pastoral household resilience to food insecurity in Mille, Afar, Ethiopia using a cross-sectional survey using structured interviews of 99 randomly selected households.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the ingestion of anthropogenic waste, primarily plastic bags and rope by dromedary camels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has led to a regional mortality rate of 1%.

TL;DR: A new estimate is concluded (ET0-Hadria) which demonstrates an overall improvement in the quality and precision of ET0 assessment, mainly in flat areas and is determined that the Dorji estimate shows relatively better precision and stability while it requires advanced calibration to accommodate arid and semi-arid conditions.

TL;DR: The authors examines the challenges faced by smallholders and the limitations of traditional farming systems in Sudano-Sahelian zones in Nigeria amidst climate change and emerging armed conflicts with special focus on the Sudano Sahelian Nigerian drylands.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of changes in precipitation and temperature on spatio-temporal drought and humidity variations throughout the diverse (principally arid- and semi-arid) climates of Iran during recent decades using the Pedj Drought Index (PDI).

TL;DR: In this article, a system dynamic model that coupled economic, societal, and ecological factors was developed to simulate the water-use structure in the Alxa League of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the trends in dryland areas, aridity index (AI), precipitation (P), and potential evapotranspiration (PET), and quantified the temporal contributions of P and PET to AI.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a qualitative approach to identify and explore such barriers in the Susa county, a historic region of Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran, using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews with key informants.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Time Series Segment and Residual Trend (TSS-RESTREND) method to detect land degradation in southern Africa and to compare with linear regression, RESTREND methods.

TL;DR: In this paper, a total of 281 soil samples were taken at a 1-km resolution in order to quantify the spatial dynamics of soil physical, chemical and fertility indicators, and the results were validated using a 3-year yield values belong to parcels, and vegetation index derived from Sentinel 2A images.

TL;DR: The effect of abiotic stress on the swelling and residual acrylamide in hydrogels was evaluated in this paper, where three hydrogel (A, B and C), four temperatures (20, 30, 40 and 65°C) and two salinities (0.003 and 3.0 ǫm−1) were evaluated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors illustrate the spatio-temporal dust plume observation capabilities of CubeSat data through a dust event case study, Bolson de los Muertos playa, Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.

TL;DR: In this paper, the aim of the study was to determine suitable eco-regions and landscape corridors for reforestation and restoration based on several biotic and abiotic habitat factors using Analytic Hierarchic Processes (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in various timescales to classify and track drought events based on CHIRPS rainfall data for the period between 1981 and 2019.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the responses of microbial biomass carbon (MBC), soil basal respiration (SBR), derived coefficients and the abundance of fungi and bacteria under contrasting long-term grazing intensities in an environmental gradient.