Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations
respond to their surroundings, this essential text offers the most complete discussion of …

Agronomic management practices present an opportunity to improve the sustainability of
crop production, including reductions of greenhouse gas emissions through impacts on soil …

Tecomella undulata is a valuable tree that is threatened owing to unlawful harvesting and
habitat fragmentation. The current study looked at this species' ecological niches in hot, arid …

The soil water behavior of sandy soils was studied under semiarid conditions in the
Shendong mining area (China). The soil water content (θ) was measured under different …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) and inorganic carbon (SIC) are important carbon reservoirs in
terrestrial ecosystems. But, little attention was paid to carbon dynamics in hot arid regions of …

Purpose Soil moisture is the main factor limiting the growth of vegetation in semiarid areas.
A large area of the Loess Plateau has undergone vegetation restoration efforts following an …

In order to maintain crop productivity in arid western plain of India, there is a need for
understanding the nutrient supplying capacity of soil, which poses many challenges for crop …

Background Appraisal of arid land status is very crucial one to know the extent and factors
associated with their degradation. Previous studies from arid regions are mostly qualitative …

Across the globe, the plant biodiversity have been gauged with many gradients like
altitude/slope, grazing, nutrients and land uses. However, relationships between land forms …

Species richness-biomass relationship has become a primary focus in plant community
ecology. The most commonly reported pattern of species richness and biomass is the …