Plant life on gypsum: a review of its multiple facets

A Escudero, S Palacio, FT Maestre… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The adaptation of plants to particular soil types has long intrigued biologists. Gypsum soils
occupy large areas in many regions of the world and host a striking biological diversity, but …

Endemic plant communities on special soils: early victims or hardy survivors of climate change?

EI Damschen, S Harrison, DD Ackerly… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting and mitigating climate change effects on ecological communities is a tremendous
challenge. Little attention has been given to how endemic‐rich communities on isolated …

Community structure and distribution pattern of woody vegetation in response to soil properties in semi-arid lowland District Kasur Punjab, Pakistan

M Waheed, F Arshad, M Majeed, S Fatima, N Mukhtar… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant diversity is lower in arid regions around the world. However, semi-arid regions have
very high species richness and are notable in terms of vegetation structure and plant …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetation analysis and environmental indicators of an arid tropical forest ecosystem of Pakistan

M Majeed, AM Khan, T Habib, MM Anwar, HA Sahito… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vegetation composition and/or plant species co-existence is influenced by the
environmental variations in any region. The ecological knowledge and order of importance …

Dryness is accelerating degradation of vulnerable shrublands in semiarid Mediterranean environments

SM Vicente-Serrano, A Zouber, T Lasanta… - Ecological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Semiarid Mediterranean regions are highly susceptible to desertification processes. This
study investigated the influence of increasing climate aridity in explaining the decline in …

Splash erosion under natural rainfall on three soil types in NE Spain

M Angulo-Martínez, S Beguería, A Navas, J Machin - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
Splash detachment and transport of soil particles by raindrops impacting a soil surface are
the initiating mechanisms of water erosion. The amount of splash depends on rainfall …

Relationships between vegetation and soil and topography in a dry warm river valley, SW China

XL Xu, KM Ma, BJ Fu, CJ Song, W Liu - Catena, 2008 - Elsevier
Understanding of the relationships between vegetation and soil and topography would be
very important for ecosystem restoration and management efforts in the dry valleys of …

Complex land cover change processes in semiarid Mediterranean regions: An approach using Landsat images in northeast Spain

T Lasanta, SM Vicente-Serrano - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study we used Landsat images to analyze land cover change processes since 1984
in the middle Ebro valley (Spain). The purpose was to identify abrupt changes suggesting …

Relationships between plant spatial patterns, water infiltration capacity, and plant community composition in semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems along stress …

Y Pueyo, D Moret-Fernández, H Saiz, CG Bueno… - Ecosystems, 2013 - Springer
Water redistribution from bare soil to vegetation patches is a key feature of semi-arid
ecosystems, and is responsible for their patchy vegetation patterns. The magnitude of water …

Plant phylodiversity enhances soil microbial productivity in facilitation-driven communities

JA Navarro-Cano, M Goberna, A Valiente-Banuet… - Oecologia, 2014 - Springer
The classical relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning can be better
understood when the phylogenetic component of biodiversity is considered. We linked plant …