the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for funding the field studies and for the research productivity fellowship (CNPq/PQ) awarded to Pedro Henrique Augusto MEDEIROS and José Carlos de ARAúJO;the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for the doctoral scholarship awarded to Teresa Raquel Lima FARIAS (2117/13-4);the Foundation for the Support of Scientific and Technological Development in the State of Ceará (FUNCAP) for the master scholarship awarded to Maria Thereza Rocha CHAVES。
Vegetation plays a major role in soil protection against erosion effects,and studies have also highlighted its importance in retaining sediments from roadside slopes.Yet,hydro-sedimentological studies under natural pr...
In most agricultural areas in the semi-arid region of the southern United States, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production is a primary economic activity. This region is drought-prone and projected to have a drier clim...
funded by Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2023NSFSC0195).
Background Changes in precipitation alter soil moisture,thereby afecting the aboveground and belowground ecological processes.However,it remains unclear whether plant root systems alter these efects through rhizospher...
funded by the Central Guidance on Local Science and Technology Development Fund of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,China(2022ZY0153);the“One Region Two Bases”Supercomputing Capacity Building Project of Inner Mongolia University,China(21300-231510).
Against the backdrop of global warming,climate extremes and drought events have become more severe,especially in arid and semi-arid areas.This study forecasted the characteristics of climate extremes in the Xilin Rive...
Sudan’s semi-arid land constitutes a diversity of habitats, species, and genetic resources of high ecological and economic value. This diversity is gradually degrading due to climate change and human misuse. Biodiver...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)play a vital role in plant productivity and ecosystem functions.However,their responses to abiotic factors(i.e.,climate,physiography,and soil properties)are unknown,especially across c...
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42277448,41971104 and 41807431);the National Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(2019JQ-325);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(GK201903068 and GK202206032).
Episodes of drought-induced decline in tree growth and mortality are becoming more frequent as a result of climate warming and enhanced water stress in semi-arid areas.However,the ecophysiological mechanisms under-lyi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No.41376123);the Youth Project of Shanxi Basic Research (Nos.20210302124317,201901D211383);the Research and Promotion Project of Water Conservancy Science and Technology in Shanxi Province (No.2023GM41);the Science and Technology Innovation Fund of Shanxi Agricultural University (No.2018YJ21)。
Different from rivers in humid areas,the variability of riverine CO_(2) system in arid areas is heavily impacted by anthropogenic disturbance with the increasing urbanization and water withdrawals.In this study,the wa...
The economy of most rural locations in the semi-arid region of Llano Estacado in the southern United States is predominantly based on agriculture, primarily beef and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. This regio...
National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD1300803);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42377357).
Soil erosion caused by unsustainable grazing is a major driver of grassland ecosystem degradation in many semi-arid hilly areas in China.Thus,grazing exclusion is considered as an effective method for solving this iss...