Showing papers in "Journal of Arid Environments in 2023"

TL;DR: In this paper , seasonal isotopic (δ18O and d-excess) differences were used to study groundwater dynamics in semi-arid western India, in conjunction with the isotopic composition of India Summer Monsoon (ISM) to understand the rainfall - groundwater relationship, variation in recharge characteristics and quantification of groundwater recharge by rain.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors analyzed GPS-derived movement and activity data of Criollo and commercial beef cattle from eight studies conducted at sites in North and South America to determine whether seasonal and year-to-year behavior plasticity varied significantly between breeds.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors conducted a systematic search of studies that compared beef cattle breeds for behavioral trends, and found 54 studies conducted between 1966 and present day, located in 9 of the 14 major terrestrial world biomes, with 60 beef or dual-purpose breeds represented.

TL;DR: In this article , the main ecosystem services provided by Chilean Mediterranean sclerophyllous forests and shrublands (SFSh) were synthesized and used for the valuation of SFSh in order to conserve, restore and study them.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the profitability of raising Raramuri Criollo cattle in an alternative production system (grass finishing) in the Chihuahuan Desert by producing enterprise budgets for a herd of RC cattle on the Jornada Experimental Range.

TL;DR: The excavation of Har Harif 45, a campsite radiometrically dated to the 6th-5th millennia BCE, in the Negev highlands (Israel) uncovered many charcoals determined as Phoenician juniper (Juniperus phoenicea) as mentioned in this paper .

TL;DR: Foraging behavior traits observed in Raramuri Criollo cows could be critical for adaptation of cow-calf production systems of the region to increasingly variable foraging environments caused by climate change as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: In this article , Semi-structured interviews and a literature review were used to document the current status and evolution of agrotourism in rural Botswana; and identify the associated constraints and opportunities, which the subsector might offer emerging entrepreneurs.

TL;DR: In this article , a systematic review of the scientific literature on the coastal lomas, and discuss their origin, fog dependence, biodiversity patterns, and conservation, is performed, showing that there is no consensus on when coastal Lomas originated.

TL;DR: In this paper , the interactive effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (with and without), water deficit (four levels), and soil layer (topsoil and subsoil) on the biomass, growth, nutrient concentrations, and root colonization of seedlings of Commiphora myrrha , a tree species that dominates large areas of dry forest and woodland in the Horn of Africa.

TL;DR: In this paper , two sampling techniques (pitfall and vacuum sampling) were used to collect epigaeic (ground) and foliage-dwelling arthropods on heuweltjies and in the surrounding matrix, at three different sites in the Succulent Karoo during drought conditions.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explored a mix of aerial and ground transects to monitor the Grand Erg Oriental which covers the species' range in Tunisia and confirmed the presence of a slenderhorned gazelle population in Tunisia yet support the need for immediate intervention to halt its decline.

TL;DR: In this paper , the feasibility of isolating and culturing a mix of endemic coastal sage scrub cyanobacteria and green algae to inoculate native CSS soil, thereby facilitating recovery of disturbed biocrust.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors evaluated the hypotheses that the presence of trees and weaver nests alters soil properties, which vary with tree species and size as well as nest size, but that the area devoid of vegetation under nest trees is due to physiological drought, lack of viable seeds or nutrient toxicity.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors compared how selective chemical shrub control in these two land uses affected herbaceous diversity, and composition along waterhole transects (proxy for grazing pressure).

TL;DR: In this article , the authors used the maximum entropy model (MaxEnt) to evaluate the habitat suitability of the Nubian flapshell and explore its distribution decline by comparing historical and current presence data, as well as correlate the predicted past and present distribution with human population density.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used a mixed method to examine the nexus between climate variability trends, farmers' perception, and livelihood adaptation strategies in the Ethiopian arid tropics and found that farmers' perceptions of increasing temperature and decreasing rainfall were significantly correlated with meteorological trends.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors assessed the temporal patterns in community structure of zooplankton hatchlings in the sediment of intermittent wetlands of the Brazilian tropical semiarid and found that the hatchling abundance and richness peaked on the middle to late phase (third and fourth weeks), and composition showed a weekly variation over the hydration period.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors explore the synoptic-scale atmospheric circulation and water vapor transport that contribute to triggering landslides in the mid-Elqui basin (30°S, 70.5°W) since the early 20th century.

TL;DR: In this article , a structural equation model was used to model the multivariate relationships between historical and current landscape metrics, such as shape index, area and edge index, and aggregation index have important effects on PSD in different timescales and land use types.

TL;DR: In this paper , a trend analysis was carried out between the frequency of dry spells, considering years classified as dry, normal and wet, and whether this number is also influenced by the occurrence of long-duration El Niño and La Niña events, and how the classes and temporal occurrence of dry spell influence maize productivity within the study region.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors employed a multivariate probit model in which the findings of econometric modelling have been triangulated to explore the key determinants of the adoption of CSA practices.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors analyzed at a regional scale the temporal relationship between the aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) and the precipitation for different sown grasses for several growing seasons across Dry Chaco, Argentina.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the depression features, and the landscape and connectivity metrics responsible for woody vegetation composition in a savanna of Senegal and found that the area of a depression increased species richness.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated data on rainfed wheat yield derived from a satellite-based Global Dataset of Historical Yields (GDHY) over Iran from the years 1983-2016.

TL;DR: In this article , a clonal population of Mammillaria magnimamma (Hawort) located in the Valle del Mezquital, Mexico in which sexual reproduction occurs, although neither seedlings nor juveniles were observed.

TL;DR: In this article , a BEM for Prosopis pallida was proposed to estimate the aboveground biomass and tree biomass by fraction using both univariate and multivariate generalized linear models.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated Eucalyptus diseases, the extent of their damage, and the causal fungal pathogens in Ethiopia and found that the fungal species Neofusicoccum parvum, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, and Aplosporella hesperidica caused canker symptoms.

TL;DR: In this paper , an improved version of the Modified Pacific South-West Inter-Agency Committee (MPSIAC) model is proposed to determine the erosion rate and expected sediment yield in two scenarios, conservative and adverse.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors determined if Vachellia macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd) Seigler & Ebinger influences the edaphic properties in relation to an elevation gradient and distance from the plant stem.