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1. Hydrological effects of large dams in Chilean rivers

Author:
Luisa Villablanca; Ramon J. Batalla; Gemma Piqué; Andrés Iroumé
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2022 v.41 pp. 101060
ISSN:
2214-5818
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; rivers; runoff; Chile;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Eight rivers regulated by large dams located in three hydro-climatic zones along the Chilean latitudinal gradient. We performed a multi-temporal scale analysis of flow records and we used data from official gauging stations to characterise the non-altered and the altered river regimes to determine the magnitude and persistence of the hydrological alteration downstream from large dams in Chile. The ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101060

2. Evaluation of five different sediment fingerprinting approaches for estimating sediment source contributions in an arid region

Author:
Zhang Xunchang John; Baicheng Niu; Benli Liu; Xunchang (John) Zhang; Fenggui Liu; Qiang Zhou; Qiong Chen; Jianjun Qu; Bing Liu
Source:
Geoderma 2022 v.427 pp. 116131
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; models; provenance; sediments; watersheds; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fingerprinting methods are widely used to quantify sediment provenance at a watershed scale. However, different fingerprinting methods often yield different estimates for the same watershed. The objectives are to discuss in detail the performance of five fingerprinting approaches, compare the efficiency of various solutions, and investigate the effects of the number of composite fingerprints and t ...
Handle:
10113/7913289
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116131

3. Changes in abrupt alternations between wet and dry over the Great Lakes Region of Central Asia during the period 1976–2015

Author:
Xuan Gao; Dongsheng Zhao; Ziwei Chen; Yu Zhu
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2022 v.613 pp. 128333
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; disaster preparedness; evapotranspiration; Central Asia;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Under climate warming, the frequency of dry-wet abrupt alternation (DWAA) events was largely increased at the global scale. In this study, we identified DWAA events, including dry-wet (D-W) alternation events and wet-dry (W-D) alternation events, based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) for the Great Lakes Region of Central Asia (GLRCA), and analyzed temporal and spa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128333

4. Effectiveness of thermal cameras compared to spotlights for counts of arid zone mammals across a range of ambient temperatures

Author:
Hugh McGregor; Katherine Moseby; Christopher N. Johnson; Sarah Legge
Source:
Australian mammalogy 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 59-66
ISSN:
0310-0049
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; ambient temperature; cameras; mammalogy; Australia;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Effective monitoring of mammal species is critical to their management. Thermal cameras may enable more accurate detection of nocturnal mammals than visual observation with the aid of spotlights. We aimed to measure improvements in detection provided by thermal cameras, and to determine how these improvements depended on ambient temperatures and mammal species. We monitored small to medium sized m ...
DOI:
10.1071/AM20040

5. From Mounds to Villages: The Social Construction of the Landscape during the Middle and Late Holocene in the India Muerta Lowlands, Uruguay

Author:
Nicolás Gazzán; Cristina Cancela-Cereijo; Camila Gianotti; Pastor Fábrega-Álvarez; Laura del Puerto; Felipe Criado-Boado
Source:
Land 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Holocene epoch; land; landscapes; occupations; India; Uruguay;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents new data on the spatial organization of mound-builder groups in the India Muerta wetlands, Uruguay. This area presents the beginning of land architecture in the region (ca. 4800–5000 years BP), associated with more arid climate. This construction tradition continues and intensifies, mainly from ca 3000 years BP, from the establishment of warmer and damper conditions. New source ...
DOI:
10.3390/land11030441

6. Feeding ecology of the endemic Atlas day gecko; Quedenfeldtia moerens in an arid zone of Morocco

Author:
Mouadi Jalal; El Mouden El Hassan; Aourir Mohamed
Source:
Journal of arid environments 2022 v.202 pp. 104755
ISSN:
0140-1963
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Coleoptera; Diptera; Formicidae; diet; habitats; lizards; Morocco;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Diet of Quedenfeldtia moerens was studied from March 2018 to April 2019, in the Arid Anti-Atlas Mountain in Morocco. This study was carried by a repetitive sampling of available prey in the field using pitfall traps and prey consumed by 130 lizards from fecal pellets. Analysis shows that lizard's diet was composed exclusively of arthropods with four major taxonomic groups: Formicidae, Coleoptera, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104755

7. Opposite Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation effects on dry/wet changes over Central and East Asian drylands

Author:
Shuyang Guo; Xiaodan Guan; Linlin Gao; Wen Sun; Chenyu Cao; Yongli He
Source:
Atmospheric research 2022 v.271 pp. 106102
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; arid lands; drought; research; water vapor; Indian Ocean;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Central Asian dryland (CAD) and East Asian dryland (EAD) are typical drylands in the globe. They are characterized by less precipitation, with vulnerable and sensitive ecosystems. Although they are located in the heart of continent, precipitation in these regions has opposite patterns on the multi-decadal time scale. In this study, we focus on different responses of precipitation changes in th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106102

8. Developmental timing of Drosophila pachea pupae is robust to temperature changes

Author:
Bénédicte M. Lefèvre; Stecy Mienanzambi; Michael Lang
Source:
Journal of thermal biology 2022 v.106 pp. 103232
ISSN:
0306-4565
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Drosophila; body temperature; pupal development; Mexico; Sonoran Desert;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Rearing temperature is correlated with the timing and speed of development in a wide range of poikiloterm animals that do not regulate their body temperature. However, exceptions exist, especially in species that live in environments with high temperature extremes or oscillations. Drosophila pachea is endemic to the Sonoran desert in Mexico, in which temperatures and temperature variations are ext ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103232

9. Assessment of the overall energy performance of an SPD smart window in a hot desert climate

Author:
Abdelhakim Mesloub; Aritra Ghosh; Mabrouk Touahmia; Ghazy Abdullah Albaqawy; Badr M. Alsolami; Atef Ahriz
Source:
Energy 2022 v.252 pp. 124073
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; automation; computer software; energy; probability; simulation models; solar radiation;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, the overall energy consumption and visual comfort of a switchable suspended particle device (SPD) smart window were investigated as part of the glazing integration of an adaptive building designed to consume less energy in a hot desert climate. A typical floor of a commercial office building in Riyadh was chosen for the energy and visual comfort simulation, which was based on Energy ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.124073

10. Contribution to the knowledge of ectoparasites of swallows in a semi arid region of Algeria

Author:
Fenghour Hind; Bouabida Hayette; Dris Djemaa; Houhamdi Moussa
Source:
Journal of entomological research 2022 v.46 no.2 pp. 428-433
ISSN:
0974-4576
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Callopsylla; Ceratophyllus gallinae; Ixodes; Menacanthus; Xenopsylla; inventories; research; Algeria;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... An inventory of ectoparasites was carried out on 120 young House martin living (Delichon urbica) in 18 nests in Tebessa province (South-Eastern Algeria). A total of 104 samples were collected and identified, nine species of ectoparsites, belonging to two classes: Arachnida and Insecta with relative abundance of 21.14% and 78.86% respectively. The identified species are: Ixodes lividus, Ixodes fron ...
DOI:
10.5958/0974-4576.2022.00076.7

11. The role of fringing vegetation in supporting avian access to arid zone waterholes

Author:
Simon E. Votto; Christine Schlesinger; Fiona Dyer; Valerie Caron; Jenny Davis
Source:
Emu 2022 v.122 no.1 pp. 1-15
ISSN:
1448-5540
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; cameras; canopy; emus; predation; shrubs; surface water; vegetation; weather; Australia;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Access to drinking water is essential for many avian species in arid landscapes, especially in hot and dry periods when metabolic requirements for water increase. The role of fringing vegetation in facilitating surface water access by arid zone bird communities was investigated over a 14-month period during which water demand increased. Bird visitation to six long-lasting waterholes in the MacDonn ...
DOI:
10.1080/01584197.2022.2041441

12. An easy method of artificial hybridization in two arid legumes, guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Taub.) and moth bean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jack.) Marechal]

Author:
Hans Raj Mahla; Ramavtar Sharma
Source:
Indian journal of genetics & plant breeding 2022 v.82 no.1 pp. 109-112
ISSN:
0975-6906
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Cyamopsis tetragonoloba; Vigna aconitifolia; genetic improvement; germplasm evaluation; hybridization; pollination; India;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Moth bean and guar are important rain-fed crops of the western arid region of India. The genetic improvement mostly realized through germplasm evaluation and selection has successfully increased the yield potential and stability. However, continued improvement has been hampered due to the inefficient or non-availability of crossing techniques for recombination breeding. We attempted direct pollina ...
DOI:
10.31742/IJGPB.82.1.16

13. Sustainable cooling strategies to minimize water consumption in a greenhouse in a hot arid region

Author:
Anwar Hegazy; Mohammed Farid; Alison Subiantoro; Stuart Norris
Source:
Agricultural water management 2022 pp. 107960
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; air; cooling; greenhouses; heat; mathematical models; relative humidity; temperature; water management;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Evaporative cooling systems are the currently used technology for providing cooling to greenhouses in arid regions where typically the greenhouse is ventilated. However, they consume a large quantity of water to cool the air. A closed greenhouse is proposed that uses earth-air heat exchangers (EAHE) and fogging to control the interior temperature and relative humidity in a water-efficient manner. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107960

14. Thermal Contribution of the Local Climate Zone and Its Spatial Distribution Effect on Land Surface Temperature in Different Macroclimate Cities

Author:
Ninglv Li; Bin Wang; Yang Yao; Liding Chen; Zhiming Zhang
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.16 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; heat; subtropics; summer; surface temperature; surface water; temperate zones; tropics; winter;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Local climate zones (LCZs) provide a comprehensive framework to examine surface urban heat islands (SUHIs), but information is lacking on their thermal contributions and spatial effects in different macroclimate cities. A standard framework for distinguishing between the cooling effect and heating effect and spatial effect analysis based on the LCZ scheme was conducted in five distinct macroclimat ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14164029

15. Why the Effect of CO2 on Potential Evapotranspiration Estimation Should Be Considered in Future Climate

Author:
Jian Zhou; Shan Jiang; Buda Su; Jinlong Huang; Yanjun Wang; Mingjin Zhan; Cheng Jing; Tong Jiang
Source:
Water 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; evapotranspiration; hydrometeorology; sustainable development; vegetation; water; water management; China;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is an important factor that needs to be considered in regional water management and allocation; thus, the reasonable estimation of PET is an important topic in hydrometeorology and other related fields. There is evidence that increased CO₂ concentration alters the physiological properties of vegetation and thus affects PET. In this study, changes in PET with and ...
DOI:
10.3390/w14060986

16. Conceptualization of arid region radioecology strategies for agricultural ecosystems of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Author:
Prasoon Raj; Nemeer Padiyath; Natalia Semioshkina; Yacine Addad; Francois Foulon; Diana Francis; Gabriele Voigt
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.832 pp. 154965
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; bioaccumulation; demography; fauna; flora; foliar uptake; geography; nuclear power; radioactivity; weather;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Since the last decade, ambitious nuclear power programmes have begun maturing in the Arab countries, most importantly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The region's environment and population, therefore, are prone to adverse, long-term impacts of radionuclide discharges. To calculate the associated exposure scenarios, to estimate doses and their consequences, and finally, to lay out a radiologica ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154965

17. Sustainability of the Al-Abila Dam in the Western Desert of Iraq

Author:
Ammar Adham; Shwan Seeyan; Rasha Abed; Karrar Mahdi; Michel Riksen; Coen Ritsema
Source:
Water 2022 v.14 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; dams (hydrology); livelihood; rain; runoff; water shortages; water use efficiency; Iraq;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Water scarcity is a major problem in the arid climate of Iraq’s Western Desert and people struggle to manage the precarious water supply. Harvesting rainwater is one sustainable method that can be used to increase the supply of water. Rainwater harvesting systems (RWH) are considered to be sustainable “if they can continue collecting, utilising, and consuming natural water resources for maximum li ...
DOI:
10.3390/w14040586

18. Dilution of PAHs loadings of particulate matter in air, dust and rivers in urban areas: A comparative study (Tehran megacity, Iran and city of Tübingen, SW-Germany)

Author:
Touraj Nasrabadi; Hermann Ruegner; Marc Schwientek; Ali Ghadiri; Seyed Hossein Hashemi; Peter Grathwohl
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.806 pp. 151268
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; air; cities; comparative study; dust; environment; particulates; sand; wind erosion; Germany; Iran;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in urban areas are usually bound to particles. Concentrations are different in different compartments (airborne particles, street dust, suspended sediments in rivers and channels). This study follows concentrations of PAHs from particles in air to street dust and finally suspended sediments in the city of Tehran, Iran compared to Tübingen, Germany. Data sets ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151268

19. Frenelopsis antunesii sp. nov., a new cheirolepidiaceous conifer from the Lower Cretaceous of Figueira da Foz Formation in western Portugal

Author:
Mário Miguel Mendes; Jiří Kvaček
Source:
Review of palaeobotany and palynology 2022 v.300 pp. 104643
ISSN:
0034-6667
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Early Cretaceous epoch; conifers; fossils; new species; paleobotany; palynology; trichomes; villages; Portugal;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Shoots of cheirolepidiaceous conifers assigned to the fossil genus Frenelopsis are very common in Portuguese Early Cretaceous mesofossil floras. In this study, a new cheirolepidiaceous conifer Frenelopsis antunesii is described from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Aptian –lower Albian) of Figueira da Foz Formation at the Carregueira site, close to the small village of Juncal, in western-central mainla ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.revpalbo.2022.104643

20. Pattern and Major Reasons of Cattle Red Offal Condemnation in the Slaughterhouse of the Arid Region of El Oued (Algeria)

Author:
Ahmed Hadef; Souad Righi; Mehdi Boucheikhchoukh; Chams Eddine Bouzid
Source:
Agriculture (Basel) 2022 v.12 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2077-0472
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; agriculture; cattle; evolution; fascioliasis; hygiene; liver; lungs; public health; slaughterhouses; tuberculosis; Algeria;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Bovine red offal is one of the main sources of animal proteins. The monitoring of the sanitary status of these foods is mandatory to protect human and animal health against transmitted diseases. The aim of this study was to establish an epidemiological situation of these diseases in the El Oued region. To do so, the registries of red offal seizures from three successive years (2018–2020) of 14,478 ...
DOI:
10.3390/agriculture12091377