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World atlas of thematic maps of desertification
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The author describes the contents and participation of former Soviet republics in the compilation of a global atlas of desertification, published under the auspices of the United Nations.Abstract:
The author describes the contents and participation of former Soviet republics in the compilation of a global atlas of desertification, published under the auspices of the United Nations. Translated by H. L. Haslett, Leamington Spa, UK, from: Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, seriya geograficheskaya, 1991, No. 6, p. 130.read more
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Coordinated Tree Responses to Drought -Vulnerability and Sustainable Production: Hypotheses on Arid Ecosystem Adjustments to Limitations in Water Resources
TL;DR: In this article, a field and controlled greenhouse experiments were carried out to investigate tree responses to declining soil water content in the Mediterranean region of Portugal, where the selected field sites were regions that experience regular drought periods during the year.
The CCD as a Strategic Framework for Natural Resource Management in Dry Zones - Mainstreaming the CCD, and Synergies between the Conventions
TL;DR: In this article, the degradation of soils and vegetation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid zones is a worldwide problem affecting the dry lands of all continents (see Figure 1).
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Impacts of Present and Future Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture and Forestry in the Arid and Semi-Arid Tropics
TL;DR: In this article, issues of present and future climate variability and change on agriculture and forestry in the arid and semi-arid tropics of the world were examined and discussion under each of these issues had been presented separately for Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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A review of groundwater–surface water interactions in arid/semi‐arid wetlands and the consequences of salinity for wetland ecology
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the current knowledge of the role that groundwater-surface water (GW-SW) interactions play in the ecology of arid/semi-arid wetlands.
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Variations in species and functional plant diversity along climatic and grazing gradients
TL;DR: It is hypothesize that the degree of dependence of functional diversity on species diversity might be mostly related to the amplitude of the species' traits pool and on how species partition the niche space available.
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Dryland opportunities : a new paradigm for people, ecosystems and development
Michael Mortimore,Simon P. Anderson,Lorenzo Cotula,Jonathan Davies,Kristy Faccer,Ced Hesse,John Morton,Wilfrid Nyangena,Jamie Skinner,Caterina Wolfangel +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a new dryland paradigm is built on the resources and capacities of dryland peoples, on new and emergent economic opportunities, on inward investment, and on the best support that dryland science can offer.
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Land degradation in South Asia: Its severity, causes, and effects upon the people
Abstract: The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, of the United Nations Development Programme or of the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal statue of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.