Nowadays, the most significant consequence of climate change is drought stress. Drought is
one of the important, alarming, and hazardous abiotic stresses responsible for the …

River fragmentation by drying and damming is occurring more frequently in the
Anthropocene era, yet there is limited knowledge of how this fragmentation influences …

Fungi are among the most abundant and diverse organisms on Earth and play pivotal roles
in global carbon processing, nutrient cycling and food webs. Despite their abundant and …

Climate change and anthropogenic water demand have increased the frequency and
duration of drying periods across rivers and streams worldwide. However, the …

Concerns about energy crisis and CO 2 emission have motivated the development of
microbial electrosynthesis (MES); recent studies have showed the potential of novel slurry …

Abstract The Namib Desert of south-western Africa is one of the oldest deserts in the world
and possesses unique geographical, biological and climatic features. While research …

Sandy sediments of lowland streams are transported as migrating ripples. Benthic
microorganisms colonizing sandy grains are exposed to frequent moving–resting cycles and …

Rivers significantly contribute to global biogeochemical cycles; however, we have a limited
understanding of how drying may influence these cycles. Drying fragments river networks …

Climate change and erosion from agricultural areas cause increased drying periods and
bedform migration of riverbeds, respectively, worldwide. Both sediment drying and bedform …

The implementation of phytoremediation strategies under arid and semiarid climates
requires the use of appropriate plant species capable of withstanding multiple abiotic …