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Rachkovskaya, E. I., and N. V. Nelina. "The vegetation of the Nature Reserve «Altyn-Dala»." Geobotanical mapping, no. 2018 (2018): 91–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.31111/geobotmap/2018.91.

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The generalized large-scale maps as well as characteristic of the vegetation of three cluster sites of the new nature reserve “Altyn-Dala” (Kazakhstan) were compiled. The studied territory is located in two natural zones – steppe (sub-zone of desert steppes on light chestnut soils) and desert (subzone of northern deserts on brown soils). 7 types of vegetation – steppe, desert, forest, shrub, meadow, paludal and aquatic (aquatic macrophytes) occur on the territory of the nature reserve. Interesting and rare plant communities were recorded.

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Maharramov, M., and Yu Rustamli. "Anthophila Fauna of Semi-desert and Mountain Ecosystems in Nakhchivan." Bulletin of Science and Practice, no. 11 (November 15, 2023): 89–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.33619/2414-2948/96/11.

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As a result of long-term (2004-2021) studies conducted in the Nakhchivan, 405 species of Anthophila belonging to 6 families and 50 genera were registered. Vertical zones and plant formations of semi-desert and mountainous ecosystems are given according to literature data. The distribution of Anthophila in these ecosystems is given based on the results of many years of scientific research. Desert and semi-desert ecosystems, limited by elevations of 700-1200 m, occupy the majority of the territory. Divided into separate plains along the left bank of the Araz river. The plain is covered with dese

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Bahadir, Yuldashov, and Beghanov Jemshit. "THE ROLE OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM PLANTS IN DRAINAGE PURIFICATION." International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Transactions 5, no. 4 (2023): 162–63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7783123.

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<em>Turkmenistan is located in the center of the Eurasian continent, far from the world ocean, in the desert and semi-desert zones of the temperate zone. The main part of its territory (80%) is occupied by the Karakum desert. As such, the majority of the country's population lives in oases, i.e. river valleys and foothills with underground streams. However, today the role of the Karakum desert in the development of various sectors of the national economy of Turkmenistan is indispensable. Its subsoil is rich in hydrocarbon raw materials, and the fuel and energy sector occupies an important

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Bockheim, James G., and Fiorenzo C. Ugolini. "A Review of Pedogenic Zonation in Well-Drained Soils of the Southern Circumpolar Region." Quaternary Research 34, no. 1 (1990): 47–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(90)90072-s.

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AbstractThe concept of zonality is used to link well-drained mineral soils and processes along a bioclimatic gradient extending from ca. 48° to 87° S, including southernmost Chile, the subantarctic islands, and maritime and continental Antarctica. The following environmental factors decline along this gradient: mean annual temperature and precipitation and the type and number of plant species. Six pedological zones (along with representative soils) are identified along the gradient: (1) Subantarctic Forest Zone (Podzol?), (2) Subantarctic Low Tundra zone, (3) Subantarctic High Tundra Zone (Sub

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Jawad, Thaer K., Osama T. Al-Taai, and Yaseen K. Al-timimi. "Evaluation of Drought Characteristics in Iraq using SC-PDSI." Science Journal of University of Zakho 6, no. 3 (2018): 94–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.25271/sjuoz.2018.6.3.511.

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Evaluation of drought characteristics in Iraq by analysis annual growing season of Self-Calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index (SC-PDSI) for three climatic zones using run theory method. The efficiency of SC-PDSI for drought monitoring was examined from compared with Rainfall Departure from the mean (RD) for three zones (Arid and Semi-Arid, Steppes and Desert) for the period 1981-2015, were derived from Climatic Research Unit (CRU). The spatial interpolation techniques in ArcGIS package has been used, to cover the whole extent of country and extracting the zones. Statistical methods were ap

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Jawad, Thaer K., Osama T. Al-Taai, and Yaseen K. Al-Timimi. "Evaluation of Drought Characteristics in Iraq using SC-PDSI." Science Journal of University of Zakho 6, no. 4 (2018): 177–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.25271/sjuoz.2018.6.4.547.

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Evaluation of drought characteristics in Iraq by analysis annual growing season of Self-Calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index (SC-PDSI) for three climatic zones using run theory method. The efficiency of SC-PDSI for drought monitoring was examined from compared with Rainfall Departure from the mean (RD) for three zones (Arid and Semi-Arid, Steppes and Desert) for the period 1981-2015, were derived from Climatic Research Unit (CRU). The spatial interpolation techniques in ArcGIS package has been used, to cover the whole extent of country and extracting the zones. Statistical methods were ap

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Wan, H., X. Y. Wang, P. Guo, and X. Y. Jin. "DIGITAL EXTRACTION AND CHANGE ANALYSIS OF ALTITUDINAL NATURAL ZONES IN TIANSHAN TOMUR NATURAL HERITAGE SITE." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-3/W10 (February 7, 2020): 649–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-3-w10-649-2020.

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Abstract. The Tomur Natural Heritage Site possesses the most typical altitudinal natural zones on the south slope of the Tianshan Mountains. Five altitudinal zones have developed on the south faced slope, including: warm temperate desert zone, mountain steppe zone, alpine meadow zone, alpine cushion vegetation zone and ice-snow zone. The demarcation elevation of the altitudinal natural zones on the south slope was extracted based on surface classification data, DEM and NDVI of the 1992 and 2016 Landsat TM/OLI data. The results showed that the demarcation elevation between the warm temperate de

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Fałtynowicz, Wiesław, Ireneusz Izydorek, and Elżbieta Budzbon. "The lichen flora as bioindicator of air pollution of Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia." Monographiae Botanicae 73 (2014): 1–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5586/mb.1991.001.

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Four zones of lichen occurrence have been distinguished in Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia (N Poland). They are: 1) a total lichen desert zone, 2) a relative lichen desert zone, 3) a stunted growth zone, 4) a normal growth zone. Four groups of indicator species have been distinguished — they enable one to identify and characterize the lichen growth zones and the boundaries between them. Changes in the boundaries of the lichen growth zones have been predicted on the basis of the results of this study. 269 lichen species have been recorded from the study area, of which 183 have been discovered or refou

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Robin, Libby, Steve Morton, and Mike Smith. "Writing a History of Scientific Endeavour in Australia’s Deserts." Historical Records of Australian Science 25, no. 2 (2014): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hr14011.

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This special issue of Historical Records of Australian Science explores some of the sciences that have contributed to our understanding of inland Australia, country variously known as desert, the arid zone, drylands and the outback. The sciences that have concentrated on deserts include ecology, geomorphology, hydrology, rangeland management, geography, surveying, meteorology and geology, plus many others. In recognition that desert science has surged ahead in the past few decades, we have invited contributors who describe various different desert initiatives. We use these case studies to open

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Fan, Zemeng. "Dynamic Patterns of the Vertical Distribution of Vegetation in Heihe River Basin since the 1980s." Forests 12, no. 11 (2021): 1496. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12111496.

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The vertical distribution of vegetation in Heihe River Basin has presented a significant dynamic change in the different elevation zones since the 1980s. To explore the dynamic patterns of vegetation types located in the different elevation zones of Heihe River Basin, this study collected 440 field sampling datapoints of vegetation types, remote sensing images, climatic observation data, and DEM and preprocessed them. On the basis of the vegetation distribution and the terrain characteristics of Heihe River Basin, this study classified the vertical distribution of vegetation in Heihe River Bas

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Sun, Mingyue, Hongguang Liu, Yingsheng Dang, et al. "Landscape structure evolution and ecological risk evaluation of oasis desert cities: A case study of Tiemenguan city." PLOS One 20, no. 5 (2025): e0321762. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321762.

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The rapid development of oasis desert cities adversely affects fragile ecosystems, preventing regional sustainable development. This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and potential quantitative relationship between oasis landscape structure (OLS) and the ecological risk index (ERI) and the trend in different development scenarios in Tiemenguan City, a typical oasis city in an arid zone in northwestern China, from 1990 to 2020. We calculated the ERI thresholds for different landscape types, classified ecological risk levels, and examined the factors influencing eco

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Stamenković, Slaviša, Tatjana Djekić, Svetlana Ristić, Vladica Novković, Tatjana Mitrović, and Marija Marković. "Air quality lichen monitoring at three selected urban areas in the Southern Serbia." Biologica Nyssana 7, no. 1 (2016): 19–29. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.159100.

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The results of a study using epiphytic lichens as bioindicators, on teritory of three different urban areas in the Southern Serbia (Leskovac, Vlasotince, Lebane) are reported. The analysis of samples from 142 investigated points indicates presence of 53 lichens taxa. The aim of the study is to present the difference in air quality over a certain time interval. Using the Index of Atmospheric Purity- IAP values, it has been found that there are different air pollution zones: „normal“ zone, „struggle“ zone and „lichen desert“ zone. The comparison of the results obtained in 2002 and 2013 in Vlasot

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Davydov, Denis. "Checklist of cyanobacteria from the European polar desert zone." Botanica 24, no. 2 (2018): 185–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/botlit-2018-0018.

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Abstract Davydov D., 2018: Checklist of cyanobacteria from the European polar desert zone. - Botanica, 24(2): 185- 201. The present study compiles the results of inventory of cyanobacteria species from the polar desert zone of Europe. The checklist includes actualized literature data from Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya archipelagos, most of which are published in Russian, and the data from Svalbard archipelago. After the revision of nomenclature, the current checklist contains 176 species of cyanobacteria. The data on site characteristics, habitats, species frequency are provided. The stud

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JURAEV, D. "WINTER WHEAT ASSESSMENT FOR GROWTH, GRAIN YIELD, AND QUALITY PARAMETERS UNDER DIVERSE SOIL AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS." SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics 55, no. 4 (2023): 1193–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.54910/sabrao2023.55.4.15.

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The presented study aims to select the early-maturing and high-yielding winter wheat genotypes via the assessment of various eco-geographical groups and to illustrate their scientific significance for the diverse environmental conditions of the Kashkadarya Region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Twentyfour advanced wheat lines underwent selection and evaluation for comparison with six regional and promising cultivars to further improve and use for crossbreeding. Overall, eight cultivars showed promising in the desert zone of the Kashkadarya Region, 24 in the middle area, and 13 in the region’s f

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Baisholanov, S., and N. Oralbekova. "Features of agrometeorological conditions in the Turkestan region." BULLETIN of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Chemistry. Geography. Ecology Series 142, no. 1 (2023): 106–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.32523/2616-6771-2023-142-1-106-118.

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The trends of changes in agrometeorological indicators in the Turkestan region for the period from 1991 to 2022 are analyzed. There is a tendency to increase the sums of air temperature for the growing season, a tendency to decrease the sums of precipitation for the growing season, a tendency to decrease the values of the humidification coefficient K and the drought index HTC. Such conditions imply an increase in the heat supply of the growing season, an increase in the number of hot days, a decrease in humidification and an increase in the aridity of the growing season. Years with favorable w

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Ding, Zhongli, Jimin Sun, Nat W. Rutter, Dean Rokosh, and Tungsheng Liu. "Changes in Sand Content of Loess Deposits along a North–South Transect of the Chinese Loess Plateau and the Implications for Desert Variations." Quaternary Research 52, no. 1 (1999): 56–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/qres.1999.2045.

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Geological records have shown that the deserts east of the Helan Mountains in northern China were covered by grass during the Holocene Optimum, whereas during marine oxygen isotope stages 2 and 4 distribution of the deserts was almost the same as at present. The wide advance–retreat cycles of the deserts may have exerted an important control on grain-size changes in the loess of the Loess Plateau by altering the distance between the source and the accumulation zone of the loess. This challenges the widely accepted model that winter monsoon winds were the sole factor responsible for spatial and

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Wang, Zhaobin, Yue Shi, and Yaonan Zhang. "Review of Desert Mobility Assessment and Desertification Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing." Remote Sensing 15, no. 18 (2023): 4412. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs15184412.

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Desertification seriously hinders economic development and ecological security, which has led to increased research on desertification monitoring and control. Remote sensing technology is widely used in desert research due to its large detection range and ability to obtain target feature information without touching objects. In order to better monitor and control desertification, the research methods on desert mobility and dune morphology in mobile deserts were reviewed. Among them, an important index to distinguish mobile and nonmobile deserts is desert vegetation coverage. The research progr

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Tashkuziev, M. M., T. T. Berdiev, S. K. Ochilov, and O. G. Karabekov. "Agrotechnology of Soil Enrichment with Organic Substance in the System of Crops of Cotton Crop Rotation." Alinteri Journal of Agricultural Sciences 36, no. 1 (2021): 131–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.47059/alinteri/v36i1/ajas21019.

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The article deals with the issues of the state of soil fertility in the serozem and desert zones of the Republic of Uzbekistan, provides the results of research on the application of agricultural technology aimed at improving the basic properties of the soil, enriching it with organic matter and plant nutrients, and increasing the productivity of cotton crops. The developed and applied agricultural technologies for improving the properties of soils in the serozem zone and modifying them for soils in the desert zone, as well as for soils subject to secondary salinization, are described.

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Sudnik-Wójcikowska, Barbara, and Ivan Moysiyenko. "Zonal character of the flora of kurgans in central and southern Ukraine." Biodiversity: Research and Conservation 17, no. 1 (2010): 47–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10119-010-0002-6.

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Zonal character of the flora of kurgans in central and southern UkraineIn the years 2004-2010 floristic studies were carried out on kurgans in 4 different climatic/vegetation zones: 3 steppe zones (west and central Pontic desert steppe, west Pontic grass steppe, west and central Pontic herb-rich grass-steppe) and a forest steppe zone. Among the 450 kurgans surveyed, 106 barrows met the selection criteria. The species composition and the contribution of different life forms to the flora of kurgans changed along the north-south gradient. Jaccard's similarity coefficient and Wards clustering meth

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Brown, Dominic, John Taylor, and Martin Bell. "The demography of desert Australia." Rangeland Journal 30, no. 1 (2008): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj07043.

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In recent years, with the formation of organisations such as the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre, social science interest in the Australian desert has re-surfaced with a research emphasis that is focused on creating sustainable futures for the region. One consequence of this is a demand for detailed demographic information to allow an assessment of different quanta of need in social and economic policy, and for assessment of the impact of these in environmental policy. However, demographic analysis on human populations in the desert to date has attracted very little research atten

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Steinberg, Spencer, and Vernon Hodge. "Copper Complexation by Dissolved Organic Matter in arid Soils: A Voltametric Study." Environments 5, no. 11 (2018): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments5110125.

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A voltammetric method was used to estimate the complexing capacity of water extracts from both desert soils sampled at the root zone of creosote and salt cedar plants, and in soils from interspace or background regions where no vegetative influence was apparent. The copper complexing capacity of water extracts of these desert soils was influenced by contact time and pH. In soils from the root zones of creosote and salt cedar plant, copper complexation capacities at pH 8 were from 5 µM to 60 µM after five min contact periods, while 18 h contact periods yielded copper complexation capacities of

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Safronova, I. N. "Phytoecological mapping of the Northern Caspian Region." Geobotanical mapping, no. 2001-2002 (2002): 44–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.31111/geobotmap/2001-2002.44.

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We have performed the phytoecological mapping of the Northern Caspian Region in scale 1 : 2 500 000. The territory includes the Caspian Lowland and the Mangyshlak Peninsula between 45°-53°30 E and 49°-42° N. The earlier published maps of the same scale showed either vegetation of the Caspian Lowland or that of the Mangyshlak Peninsula. We have shown both territories on one map, which has permitted to reflect the peculiar features of the Northern Caspian Region: extensive distribution of the dwarf-semishrub communities not only in desert but also in the steppe zone; differences of desert vegeta

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Chen, Long, Songyao Ma, Liping Shang, Aijun Ding, and Zeyu Teng. "Effects of wind farm on surface soil in desert steppe, China." E3S Web of Conferences 131 (2019): 01030. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201913101030.

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In recent years, the wind farm has developed rapidly in northern China. However, the construction and operation of wind farm directly or indirectly result in the change of soil structure, thus affecting the regional ecological environment. According to the characteristics of wind turbine engineering, the disturbance area of wind farm can be divided into the core disturbed zone, the secondary disturbed zone and the indirect disturbed zone. A field study was conducted to investigate the physical and chemical properties of surface soil in different disturbed zones. The results show that: (1) soil

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Wu, Shupu, Xin Gao, Jiaqiang Lei, Na Zhou, and Yongdong Wang. "Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Their Driving Factors in the Desert/Grassland Biome Transition Zone of the Sahel Region of Africa." Remote Sensing 12, no. 24 (2020): 4119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12244119.

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The ecological system of the desert/grassland biome transition zone is fragile and extremely sensitive to climate change and human activities. Analyzing the relationships between vegetation, climate factors (precipitation and temperature), and human activities in this zone can inform us about vegetation succession rules and driving mechanisms. Here, we used Landsat series images to study changes in the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) over this zone in the Sahel region of Africa. We selected 6315 sampling points for machine-learning training, across four types: desert, desert/gras

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Kaushal Singh, KC Lakhera, R Mohnot, Harpal Singh, R. Srivastava, and D. Goyal. "Energy consumption pattern for household activities for selected villages of Thar Desert." Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India) 38, no. 2 (2001): 23–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.52151/jae2001382.0963.

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The paper attempts to examine the role of woman in carrying out different household activities in rural areas of Western Rajasthan, commonly known as Thar Desert. The study is based on primary data collected for 213 farm women from two villages selected from Zones III (300 ~ rainfall < 400 mm/yr) and Zone IV (rainfall ~ 400 mml yr) of Jodhpur and Pali Districts, respectively. The data pertained to the agricultural. year 1999-00-200 I. The study revealed that maximum time (35.8%) of a farm women was spent in cooking followed by washing and cleaning (25.7) % in the village Siwas (Zone IV). In

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Lessani, Naqi, Hanfeng Wang, and Ahmad Hamed Nikmal. "Study on the Effect of Shrubs on Wind Erosion Control in Desert Regions." Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 21, no. 2 (2022): 517–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.46488/nept.2022.v21i02.010.

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The wind velocity reduces by encountering vegetation; thus, a shelter zone is generated at downstream of vegetation. Hence, planting vegetation, mainly shrubs, has widely been used to control sand transportation. However, plant shrubs in a large area of the desert are practically unsustainable and uneconomical. In this study, Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) and wind tunnel experiments were carried out to optimize the planting method of shrubs that could decrease the number of shrubs and increase wind erosion controlling efficiency in desert regions. The effects of shrub height, porosity, the

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Chursin, A. I., E. A. Nartova, P. M. Chebotarev, and A. A. Melentyev. "Agrarian landscape ecological regional assignment of middle Volga." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 981, no. 3 (2022): 032039. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/981/3/032039.

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Abstract Based on modern data of environmental information, an assessment of agricultural landscape ecological state in Middle Volga was made, the state of which is unsatisfactory, this is due to assessments of land prevailing types ecological state in natural agricultural zones: in broad-leaved forest zone, the crisis-stressed state of agricultural landscape is distinctive(including arable land - heavy, natural forage lands - intense-heavy, forest - from intense to crisis; radioactive contamination - up to 10% of zone territory); - in the forest-steppe zone, a crisis-stressed state is distinc

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Chen, Yaning, Yapeng Chen, Honghua Zhou, et al. "Research Advances in Plant Physiology and Ecology of Desert Riparian Forests under Drought Stress." Forests 13, no. 4 (2022): 619. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13040619.

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Under drought stress, desert riparian forest plants are highly self-regulating and have their own unique water use and regulation strategies, which can respond positively in several aspects such as physiology, ecology, and individual phenotypes when coping and adapting to the stresses brought by external environmental changes. In addition, as an important component of arid zone ecosystems, desert riparian forest plants maintain the cycling process of energy and material in desert areas. Therefore, it is of great ecological value to study the role played by desert riparian forest plants in dese

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Moseby, K. E. "The desert dweller: forging a career in arid zone ecology." Pacific Conservation Biology 24, no. 3 (2018): 230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc18022.

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Australia’s deserts can appear to be desolate and harsh environments, but they are extremely dynamic places that support a range of species adapted to the boom and bust conditions. Despite the resilience of the arid zone, extinction rates in arid Australia are the highest in the country and the majority of medium-sized mammals have been lost since European settlement. Katherine Moseby is a conservation biologist who lives and works in the Australian arid zone, with a particular focus on threatened species and reintroductions. She provides a brief background on arid zone ecology in Australia an

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Gundareva, Anna, and Olga Borisovna Soprunova. "COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MIXED HERB HONEY SAMPLES COLLECTED IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF RUSSIA." Bulletin of KSAU, no. 9 (October 29, 2024): 142–50. https://doi.org/10.36718/1819-4036-2024-9-142-150.

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The aim of the study is a comparative assessment of mixed-herb honey samples collected in different regions of Russia based on organoleptic and physicochemical parameters and determination of the amount of vitamin C in them in order to establish the influence of geographical origin on the content of this vitamin in the studied samples. The objects of the study are mixed-herb honeys produced in the period from 2019 to 2022 in the following regions of Russia: Moscow, Voronezh, Tula, Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Rostov and Sverdlovsk, Krasnodar, Stavropol, Altai and Kamchatka Regions; Kabar

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Sudnik-Wójcikowska, Barbara, and Ivan I. Moysiyenko. "The synanthropic flora of kurgans within three steppe zones in southern Ukraine." Biodiversity: Research and Conservation, no. 11-12 (December 30, 2008): 41–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2008.11-12.6.

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The aim of the studies conducted in 2004-2008 was to estimate and compare the diversity of synanthropic flora of the kurgans and their microhabitats in three steppe zones in southern Ukraine. Kurgans located among large fields and pastures are very characteristic element of the Ukrainian landscape. Among the 400 visited kurgans, 81 were investigated within an area of about 20 000 km2 in the desert steppe, Pontic grass steppe and herb-grass steppe zones. The total number of species (613), as well as percentage of synanthropic species (55%) was estimated. The number of species on the kurgans in

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Corbera-Hincapie, Montserrat A., Kristen S. Kurland, Mark R. Hincapie, et al. "Geospatial Analysis of Food Deserts and Their Impact on Health Outcomes in Children with Cystic Fibrosis." Nutrients 13, no. 11 (2021): 3996. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13113996.

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Food insecurity (FI) is defined as “the limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” One root cause of FI is living in a food desert. FI rates among people with cystic fibrosis (CF) are higher than the general United States (US) population. There is limited data on the association between food deserts and CF health outcomes. We conducted a retrospective review of people with CF under 18 years of age at a single pediatric CF center from January to December 2019 using demographic information and CF health parameters. Using a Geographic Information System, we conducted a spatial overlay analysi

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SALAMA, Fawzy Mahmoud, Monier Mohammed ABD EL-GHANI, Ahmed Abd El Rahman AMRO, Ali El Saeid GAAFAR, and Ayat Abd El Monem ABD EL-GALIL. "Vegetation Dynamics and Species Diversity in a Saharan Oasis, Egypt." Notulae Scientia Biologicae 10, no. 3 (2018): 363–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nsb10310296.

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The present study provides an analysis of the floristic composition, habitat types, vegetation structure and species diversity, elucidating the role of the environmental factors that affect species distribution in Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. The vegetation was sampled from 89 permanently visited stands in 12 sites situated along N - S line transect across the oasis, and extending for about 185 km to cover as much as possible the physiognomic variation in habitats. Four main habitats were recognized and forming concentric zones (from inside to outside): farmlands and date-palm orchards

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Collingwood, Cedric, and Harold Heatwole. "Ants from Northwestern China (Hymenoptera, Fomficidae)." Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 103, no. 1-2 (2000): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/97127.

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An ecological survey of the ant fauna of the southern part of the Junggar Basin and adjacent mountains, Xinjiang, China, revealed 46 species of which 27 (59%) were new records for China. Most of the species are widespread and no endemics were found. A largely boreal fauna occupies the spruce forest zone at high elevations of the Tienshan Mountains, giving way, lower down, in elm forest, to a mixed, but primarily mesic temperate fauna. Loess desert and degraded steppe at mid-elevations and in the foothills are overgrazed and have only a few species that elsewhere occur in temperate mesic and/or

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Yang, Yan, Zhengli Zhou, Liuji Shen, Yachong Zhao, Yuansheng Tang, and Jiahe Tian. "Effects of Stand Structure of Artificial Shelter Forest on Understory Herb Diversity in Desert-Oasis Ecotone." Diversity 15, no. 10 (2023): 1083. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15101083.

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The relationship between the spatial structure of shelter forests and the diversity of understory herbaceous plants in desert–oasis ecotones is important for maintaining biodiversity indices and protecting the oasis ecosystem. In this paper, we explore the coupling relationship between tree layer structure (competition index, angle scale, neighborhood comparison, DBH, etc.) and understory herb diversity in the transition zone of shelter forest plots near oases and near deserts; in addition, we also aim to elucidate the dominant stand structure factors affecting herb biodiversity. The results i

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Pate, Russell R., Marsha Dowda, Ruth P. Saunders, et al. "Operationalizing and Testing the Concept of a Physical Activity Desert." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 18, no. 5 (2021): 533–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2020-0382.

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Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity is higher in economically and socially deprived areas. Higher levels of physical activity reduce the risk of excessive weight gain in youth, and research has focused on environmental factors associated with children’s physical activity, though the term “physical activity desert” has not come into wide use. Methods: This exploratory study operationalized the term “physical activity desert” and tested the hypothesis that children living in physical activity deserts would be less physically active than children who do not. A cross-sectional study de

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Han, Baohua, Liyang Cui, Mengting Jin, and Hegan Dong. "Ecological Adaptation Strategies of Desert Plants in the Farming–Pastoral Zone of Northern Tarim Basin." Sustainability 17, no. 7 (2025): 2899. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17072899.

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Plant functional traits are indicative of the long-term responses and adaptations of plants to their environment. However, the specific mechanisms by which desert plant functional groups (PFGs) adjust their ecological adaptation strategies to cope with harsh environments remain unclear, particularly in ecologically fragile farming–pastoral zones. To address this gap, this study investigates and analyzes the morphological and chemical characteristics of 13 desert plant species in the farming–pastoral zone of the northern Tarim Basin. Through cluster analysis, these desert plants were categorize

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Yao, Litang, Xuebin Zhang, Jiale Yu, Yanni Liu, Hucheng Du, and Xuehong Li. "Exploring Ecological Management Plans for Typical Systems in Arid Areas from the Perspective of Ecosystem Service Value Evolution." Systems 12, no. 5 (2024): 166. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems12050166.

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Ecological management zoning plays a significant role in optimizing resource utilization, improving ecosystem service function, and promoting coordinated regional development. Taking Hexi Corridor as a representative region of the Mountain–Oasis–Desert composite system in arid regions of Asia, this study analyzed the spatial and temporal evolution of ecosystem service values and explored the influencing mechanism based on the optimal parameters-based geographical detector model. We have comprehensively divided ecological management zones and proposed corresponding control strategies. The resul

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Stamenkovic, S., and Mirko Cvijan. "Using of epiphytic lichens for bioindication of air pollution in Vranje." Archives of Biological Sciences 56, no. 3-4 (2004): 139–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/abs0404139s.

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Epiphytic lichens were used dor bioindication of air pollution in the city of Vranje for the first time. In 43 investigated places, the authors established the presence of 38 lichen taxa from 20 genera. By calculating the index of atmospheric purity (IAP), they established three zones with different air pollution levels (a "lichen desert zone", a "transitional zone", and a "normal zone") and two subzones (a "narrow transitional zone", and a "wider transitional zone"). The species Melanelia exasperatula, M. glabra, Lecanora allophana, Lecidella elaechroma, Ochrolechia sp, Ramalina sp., and Parm

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Oblakulov, Kh.A. "ANNUAL LIFE CYCLES OF THE RURAL POPULATION LIVING IN VARIOUS NATURAL-ECONOMIC ZONES OF THE NAVOI REGION." Центральноазиатский журнал географических исследований 1-2 (May 24, 2025): 78–86. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15501067.

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<em><strong>Abstract. </strong></em>The territory of the Navoi region is characterised by significant heterogeneity of natural and economic conditions and the lifestyle of the rural population determined by them. The territory of the region is divided into three large natural and economic zones: the irrigated agriculture zone, the desert-pasture livestock farming zone, the rainfed agriculture zone and the foothill-mountain-pasture livestock farming zone. The article describes the annual cycles of the rural population of all three natural and economic zones of the region, st

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Kuznetsova, I., N. Azovtseva, and A. Bondarev. "NORMS OF CHANGE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS OF STEPPE, ARID AND SEMI-DESERT ZONES OF EUROPEAN RUSSIAN TERRITORIES." Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin, no. 67 (June 30, 2011): 3–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.19047/0136-1694-2011-67-3-19.

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Norms of change of physical properties of arable land have been developed chernozems of steppe, chestnut soils of dry-steppe and light-chestnut soils of desert steppe zones of the European territory of Russia depending on the nature of anthropogenic impact. The limits of optimum, admissible and critical values of physical properties of these soils for growth and development of plants are established. For each zone, expert estimates of the distribution of soil areas with optimal, acceptable and critical values of the basic physical properties of soils are given. The greatest differences are obs

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Aqrawi, Adnan A. M. "Paleozoic Stratigraphy and Petroleum Systems of the Western and Southwestern Deserts of Iraq." GeoArabia 3, no. 2 (1998): 229–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/geoarabia0302229.

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ABSTRACT A stratigraphic scheme for the Paleozoic of the Southwestern Desert of Iraq is proposed based upon the review of recently published data from several deep wells in the western part of the country and from outcrops in other regions in Iraq. The main formations are described in terms of facies distribution, probable age, regional thickness, and correlations with the well-reported Paleozoic successions of the adjacent countries (e.g. Jordan and Saudi Arabia), as well as with the Thrust Zone of North Iraq. The Paleozoic depositional and tectonic evolution of the Western and Southwestern D

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Liu, Yuanyuan, Caihong Ma, Zhonghua Yang, and Xin Fan. "Ecological Security of Desert–Oasis Areas in the Yellow River Basin, China." Land 12, no. 11 (2023): 2080. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12112080.

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The desert–oasis interaction zone plays a crucial role in safeguarding oasis ecological security and maintaining stability within oases. This paper proposed a framework of EN-DSS, based on long-term remote sensing data and fundamental data, adopted morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) and Linkage Mapper among other methods, and it took Lingwu City in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which is located in the desert–oasis interaction zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, as a case study. The results indicate the following: since 1995, this desert–oasis system has exhibited the

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Yang, Xinran, Jun Peng, Bing Liu, and Yingna Liu. "Multi-Scale Analysis of Grain Size in the Component Structures of Sediments Accumulated along the Desert-Loess Transition Zone of the Tengger Desert and Implications for Sources and Aeolian Dust Transportation." Atmosphere 15, no. 2 (2024): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos15020239.

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Aeolian sediments accumulated along the desert-loess transition zone of the Tengger Desert include heterogeneous textures and complex component structures in their grain-size distributions (GSD). However, the sources of these aeolian sediments have not been resolved due to the lack of large reference GSD sample datasets from adjacent regions that contain various types of sediments; such datasets could be used for fingerprinting based on grain-size properties. This lack of knowledge hinders our understanding of the mechanism of aeolian dust releases in these regions and the effects of forcing o

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Labus, Małgorzata. "Geology of Almería – semi-desert zone of Spain." Geotourism/Geoturystyka 16-17, no. 1 (2009): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/geotour.2009.16-17.33.

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Zhu, Bing-Qi. "Paleo-Atmospheric Precipitation Recharged to Groundwater in Middle-Latitude Deserts of Northern China." Atmosphere 14, no. 5 (2023): 774. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos14050774.

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It is a difficult and hot issue in the hydrological studies of arid areas to choose suitable methods to evaluate the recharge of atmospheric precipitation to groundwater and its response to climate change in desert areas. This study reviews the theories and problems of vadose (unsaturated)-zone tracing methods selected by predecessors in hydrological studies and takes the deserts in middle latitudes of northern China as an example to extract decadal, centennial, and millennian information of atmospheric precipitation to groundwater recharge on a regional scale since the late Holocene. The fluc

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PRMANSHAEV, M. "ADAPTATION OF FAT-TAILED SHEEP OF DIFFERENT BREEDS TO THE CONDITIONS SOUTH-EAST OF KAZAKHSTAN." Sheep, goats, woolen business, no. 1 (2021): 19–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.26897/2074-0840-2021-1-19-21.

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The indicators of live weight and measurements of body weight in fat-tailed sheep of diff erent breeds in age dynamics in the conditions of the semi-desert zone of the South-east of Kazakhstan are given. The change in these indicators in sheep of diff erent breeds in the age dynamics under the infl uence of environmental factors can be considered as one of the indicators of their adaptation to these conditions, in this case, to the conditions of the semi-desert zone of the South-East of Kazakhstan

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Stamenkovic, S., and Mirko Cvijan. "Bioindication of air pollution in Nis by using epiphytic lichens." Archives of Biological Sciences 55, no. 3-4 (2003): 133–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/abs0304133s.

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Bioindication of air pollution in the city of Nis, by using epiphytic lichens, was performed for the first time in 1992. In this paper the authors present the results of repeated investigations in 2002, by using new, modern method, and their comparison with the former investigations. In repeated investigations, on 59 investigated spots, the authors established the presence of 42 lichen taxa, 3 zones with different air pollution level ("lichens desert", "transitional zone" and "normal zone") and two subzones ("narrow transitional zone" and "wider transitional zone"), as well. As the most sensit

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Torayeva, Nargiza, Khudoynazar Tashov, and Jasur Abdukhakimov. "Flora of the Yozgokkum desert and the food problem." E3S Web of Conferences 389 (2023): 02010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338902010.

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the article is devoted to the importance of the desert zone of Bukhara region in food security. Because 88% of the territory consists of deserts. The flora of the Yozgoqqum desert was analyzed using the methods of inventory and landscape indication, and it was revealed that the number of plant species and bioproductivity increased by 2-7 centners. In particular, they harvested and dried plants such as yulgun, reed, mat reed, yam, shirminiya, lux, kendir, yantok growing in the 4x4 m2 area in the forests around Janam ditch and Janam lake, which are important for pasture cattle breeding, and thei

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Fedorova, Valentina A. "Promising cultivars of winter triticale for grain production in the north-west of the Astrakhan region." RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries 17, no. 3 (2022): 251–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2312-797x-2022-17-3-251-262.

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Triticale, due to its specific properties to form stable grain yields in the zones with risky agriculture, should find wider application in acutely arid conditions. Therefore, the use of highly productive cultivars of winter triticale in semi-desert zone of the north-west of the Astrakhan region is relevant. The aim of the research was a comprehensive assessment of promising winter triticale cultivars of different ecological and geographical origin for adaptability to stressful meteorological factors in semi-desert zone of the northwestern Astrakhan region. To determine the main indicators of

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