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1. Analysis of late Quaternary dunefield development in Asia using the accumulation intensity model

Author:
Thomas, David S.G.; Bailey, Richard M.
Source:
Aeolian research 2019 v.39 pp. 33-46
ISSN:
1875-9637
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; Holocene epoch; databases; models; Asia;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Asia possesses many extensive desert dune systems within the northern hemisphere subtropical belt and more northerly continental drylands. Collectively these may preserve important sedimentary records of dune system responses to climatic and environmental changes in the Quaternary period. We use the Accumulation Intensity (AI) methodology, which quantifies dune accumulation using luminescence-date ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aeolia.2019.04.005

2. The relative contributions of intra- and inter-specific variation in driving community stoichiometric responses to nitrogen deposition and mowing in a grassland

Author:
Hou, Shuang-Li; Lü, Xiao-Tao; Yin, Jiang-Xia; Yang, Jun-Jie; Hu, Yan-Yu; Wei, Hai-Wei; Zhang, Zhi-Wei; Yang, Guo-Jiao; Liu, Zhuo-Yi; Han, Xing-Guo
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 887-893
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; biogeochemical cycles; grasslands; mowing; nitrogen; nitrogen content; phosphorus;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The stoichiometric characteristics of plant communities are important controller for several fundamental ecological processes. The effects of environmental changes on community stoichiometric characteristics are driven by intra- and inter-specific variation. However, the relative importance of both pathways has seldom been empirically examined.We quantified the relative contribution of intra- and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.322

3. Abrupt temperature change and a warming hiatus from 1951 to 2014 in Inner Mongolia, China

Author:
Ma, Long; Li, Hongyu; Liu, Tingxi; Liang, Longteng
Source:
Journal of Arid Land 2019 v.11 no.2 pp. 192-207
ISSN:
1674-6767
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; autumn; climate; mutation; spring; summer; temperature; winter; China;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... An abrupt temperature change and a warming hiatus have strongly influenced the global climate. This study focused on these changes in Inner Mongolia, China. This study used the central clustering method, Mann-Kendall mutation test and other methods to explore the abrupt temperature change and warming hiatus in three different temperature zones of the study region based on average annual data serie ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40333-019-0100-z

4. Climate change will constrain the rapid urban expansion in drylands: A scenario analysis with the zoned Land Use Scenario Dynamics-urban model

Author:
Liu, Zhifeng; Yang, Yanjie; He, Chunyang; Tu, Mengzhao
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 2772-2786
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; climate change; climate models; land use; urbanization; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Evaluation of climate change impacts (CCIs) on urban expansion is important to improving the urban sustainability in drylands. Taking the agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern China (APTZNC) as an example, this study evaluates potential CCIs on urban expansion in 2015–2050. First, we set up six climate change scenarios (CCSs) based on the simulated results of global climate model and regiona ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.177

5. Correction to: Life cycle assessment of oilseed crops produced in rotation with dryland cereals in the inland Pacific Northwest

Author:
Ankathi, Sharath Kumar; Long, Dan S.; Gollany, Hero T.; Das, Prajesh; Shonnard, David
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2019 v.24 no.1 pp. 177-178
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; crop rotation; grains; life cycle assessment; oilseed crops;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. Figure 12 was incorrect. The correct Fig. 12 is given below: ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-018-1498-9

6. Erratum to: Estimating occupancy of the Vulnerable northern tiger cat Leopardus tigrinus in Caatinga drylands

Author:
Marinho, PauloHenrique; Bezerra, Daniel; Antongiovanni, Marina; Fonseca, CarlosRoberto; Venticinque, EduardoMartins
Source:
Mammal research 2018 v.63 no.1 pp. 113
ISSN:
2199-2401
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; Leopardus tigrinus; caatinga;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The original version of this article, unfortunately, contained an error.In the “Results” section of the above article originally published with an error. Originally reading “...significant lack of fit (test statistic = 144.83, p = 0.29)”, this should instead have read “...significant lack of fit “([Formula: see text]; Test statistic = 144.83, p = 0.29)”. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13364-017-0335-z

7. Wind flow and sedimentation in artificial vegetation: Field and wind tunnel experiments

Author:
Hesp, Patrick A.; Dong, Yuxiang; Cheng, Hong; Booth, Jennifer L.
Source:
Geomorphology 2019 v.337 pp. 165-182
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; canopy; dowels; dunes; grasslands; hydrodynamics; leaves; plant density; sand; wind speed; wind tunnels;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The flow dynamics within and immediately above an artificial plastic vegetation canopy are measured in the field and wind tunnel. Artificial plants created from wooden dowels and cable (zip) ties were arranged in a variety of arrays on pegboards where plant cover (or lateral cover) could be accurately controlled. Plant covers examined ranged from ~12% to 60%. Wind velocity profiles and the bedform ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.03.020

8. Dry/wet pattern changes in global dryland areas over the past six decades

Author:
Li, Yupeng; Chen, Yaning; Li, Zhi
Source:
Global and planetary change 2019 v.178 pp. 184-192
ISSN:
0921-8181
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; dry environmental conditions; drying; evaporation; global warming; Africa; Central Asia;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... As reported in previous studies, global warming has caused a clear uptick in dryland areas since the 1950s. Meanwhile, the accelerated expansion of drylands has become particularly evident over the past 40 years, with dry/wet patterns showing significant differences prior to and after 1980. This paper uses the Precipitation/Potential evaporation (P/PET) index to analyze changes occurring in the dr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.04.017

9. The impairment of environmental sustainability due to rapid urbanization in the dryland region of northern China

Author:
Liu, Zhifeng; Ding, Meihui; He, Chunyang; Li, Jingwei; Wu, Jianguo
Source:
Landscape and urban planning 2019 v.187 pp. 165-180
ISSN:
0169-2046
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; biodiversity; environmental impact; structural equation modeling; sustainable development; urbanization; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Rapid urbanization has been taking place in the world’s drylands where water and other essential natural resources are scarce. Assessing the environmental impacts of urban expansion is highly important for the sustainable development of these dryland regions and beyond. Thus, this study aimed to assess the effects of urban expansion on environmental sustainability in the agro-pastoral transitional ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.10.020

10. Mechanisms, monitoring and modeling of shrub encroachment into grassland: a review

Author:
Cao, Xin; Liu, Yu; Cui, Xihong; Chen, Jin; Chen, Xuehong
Source:
International journal of digital earth 2019 v.12 no.6 pp. 625-641
ISSN:
1753-8955
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; anthropogenic activities; climate change; ecosystems; environmental impact; grasslands; models; monitoring; remote sensing; shrubs;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Shrub encroachment into arid and semi-arid grasslands has elicited extensive research attention worldwide under the background of climate change and increasing anthropogenic activities. Shrub encroachment may considerably impact local ecosystems and economies, including the conversion of the structure and function of ecosystems, the shift in ambient conditions, and the weakness of local stock farm ...
DOI:
10.1080/17538947.2018.1478004

11. Product vs. process? The role of geomorphology in wetland characterization

Author:
Lisenby, Peyton E.; Tooth, Stephen; Ralph, Timothy J.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.663 pp. 980-991
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; ecosystem services; floodplains; inventories; landscapes; sediments; topography; wetland management; wetlands; Africa; Australia; North America;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Wetland classification has become a primary tool to characterize and inventory wetland landscapes, but wetlands are difficult to classify because they straddle the terrestrial and aquatic boundary and occur in a variety of hydroclimatic and topographic settings. Presently, many ecological wetland classification schemes are focused on the ‘hydrogeomorphic’ unit, which attempts to account for the ph ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.399

12. Responses of subshrub sagebrush rangeland in North-Western China to changes in livestock numbers and rainfall over 10 years (2004–2013)

Author:
Zhao, W. Y.; Li, Z.; Yin, H.; Wang, Y.
Source:
Arid land research and management 2019 v.33 no.2 pp. 212-233
ISSN:
1532-4990
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; Artemisia; drought; herd size; livestock; mountains; overgrazing; phytomass; rain; rangelands; surveys; vegetation; China;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Seriphidium transiliense, or subshrub sagebrush, is one of the most important forage resources for livestock in many arid lands, but such resources have been threatened by overgrazing for a long time. A 2013 vegetation survey of an original sagebrush rangeland (2400 ha) in the Tianshan Mountains revealed that nearly half of the area once under sagebrush has been replaced by annual species. This is ...
DOI:
10.1080/15324982.2018.1466004

13. ‘All sunshine makes a desert’. Building interdisciplinary understanding of survival strategies of ancient communities in the arid Zerqa Triangle, Jordan Valley

Author:
Kaptijn, Eva; Ertsen, Maurits W.
Source:
Journal of arid environments 2019 v.163 pp. 114-126
ISSN:
0140-1963
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; climate change; dry environmental conditions; groundwater; humans; livelihood; models; people; solar radiation; temperature; Jordan;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Archaeological studies typically describe arid areas as extremely unpleasant areas for human occupation and use. Without suggesting that arid areas are pleasant places, however, this paper provides a reassessment of the meaning of aridity for an area showing a vast amount of evidence of (past) human activities. Several climatic proxy data suggest that at the transition between the late Bronze Age ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.11.006

14. Fluvial sediments in the Alagxa Plateau as a dust source: iron mineralogical and geochemical evidence

Author:
Wang, Youjun; Jia, Jia; Lu, Hao; Lu, Caichen; Xia, Dunsheng
Source:
Journal of Arid Land 2019 v.11 no.2 pp. 217-227
ISSN:
1674-6767
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; dust; goethite; hematite; iron; loess; magnetism; rivers; silt; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Alagxa Plateau, in the margin of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, is one of the most important dust source areas in East Asia, and the widespread sandy desert in the area is important both as a reservoir and a source of eolian silty. The northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau is one of the most actively-growing mountain belt on earth, and has large amounts of debris, with masses of fine g ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40333-019-0125-3

15. Grass-Shrub Competition in Arid Lands: An Overlooked Driver in Grassland–Shrubland State Transition?

Author:
Pierce, Nathan A.; Archer, Steven R.; Bestelmeyer, Brandon T.; James, Darren K.
Source:
Ecosystems 2019 v.22 no.3 pp. 619-628
ISSN:
1432-9840
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; Bouteloua eriopoda; Prosopis glandulosa; asexual reproduction; biocenosis; grasses; grasslands; herbicides; models; rain; shrublands; shrubs;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Traditional models of state transition in arid lands emphasize changes in disturbance regimes and abiotic feedbacks that promote the degradation of grassland into shrubland, whereas biotic interactions like competition and facilitation are often overlooked. Here, we conducted an experiment to determine whether shrubs have a positive, neutral, or negative effect on grasses and if these interactions ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10021-018-0290-9

16. Style and stages of valley fill aggradation-incision cycles in the Northern Hill Range, Kachchh, Western India

Author:
Prizomwala, S.P.; Yadav, Gunjan; Solanki, Tarun; Das, Archana; Chauhan, Gaurav; Makwana, Nisarg
Source:
Quaternary international 2019 v.510 pp. 18-27
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; Holocene epoch; climate change; deformation; landscapes; stratigraphy; tectonics; terraces; India;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sedimentary sequences often provides ample of clues to reconstruct the past climatic as well as tectonic perturbations undergone by a region, however owing to similar residual products the differentiation is an intricate issue. We report the aggradation and incision phases along the Northern Hill Range (NHR), Kachchh; one of the most seismically active, but poorly explored, intraplate environments ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2018.11.020

17. Dryland changes under different levels of global warming

Author:
Koutroulis, Aristeidis G.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.655 pp. 482-511
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; climate; climate models; dry environmental conditions; ecosystems; global warming; hydrology; ice; land degradation; watersheds;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Drylands are vital ecosystems which cover almost 47% of the Earth's surface, hosting 39% of the global population. Dryland areas are highly sensitive to climatic changes and substantial impacts are foreseen under a warming climate. Many studies have examined the evolution of drylands in the future highlighting the need for improved capability of climate models to simulate aridity. The present stud ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.215

18. Plant species–area relationships are determined by evenness, cover and aggregation in drylands worldwide

Author:
DeMalach, Niv; Saiz, Hugo; Zaady, Eli; Maestre, Fernando T.
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2019 v.28 no.3 pp. 290-299
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; dry environmental conditions; ecosystems; models; perennials; prediction; soil pH; species richness; vegetation;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: Species–area relationships (also known as “species–area curves” and “species accumulation curves”) represent the relationship between species richness and the area sampled in a given community. These relationships can be used to describe diversity patterns while accounting for the well‐known scale‐dependence of species richness. Despite their value, their functional form and parameters, as we ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12849

19. High rainfall frequency promotes the dominance of biocrust under low annual rainfall

Author:
Jia, Rongliang; Chen, Ning; Yu, Kailiang; Zhao, Changming
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.435 no.1-2 pp. 257-275
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; biological soil crusts; climate; climate change; deserts; ecosystems; grasses; models; rain; shrubs; vascular plants;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIMS: Global climate change may greatly alter the structure and stability of drylands, creating an urgent need to recover their functions and services. Biological soil crust (biocrust), an interface between the soil and atmosphere, plays a crucial role in ecohydrological processes, and thus in influencing the restoration dynamics of dryland ecosystems. Previous studies have generally investigated ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-018-3880-6

20. Assessing multidecadal runoff (1970–2010) using regional hydrological modelling under data and water scarcity conditions in Peruvian Pacific catchments

Author:
Rau, Pedro; Bourrel, Luc; Labat, David; Ruelland, Denis; Frappart, Frédéric; Lavado, Waldo; Dewitte, Boris; Felipe, Oscar
Source:
Hydrological processes 2019 v.33 no.1 pp. 20-35
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
arid lands,   etc   ; climate; freshwater; hydrologic models; hysteresis; runoff; water shortages; watersheds; Pacific Ocean; Peru;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In a context of water scarcity in Peruvian Pacific catchments as a crucial issue for Peru, added to the paucity of data availability, we propose a methodology that provides new perspectives for freshwater availability estimation as a base reference for unimpaired conditions. Under those considerations, a regional discharge of 709 m³/s to the Pacific Ocean is estimated with a significant increasing ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.13318