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Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris syn. Pennisetum ciliare) was introduced to Sonoran Desert in the early 20th century and has become widespread at low el...
Read moreFragmentation of tropical forest is accelerating at the same time that already cleared land reverts to secondary growth. Fragments inexorably lose dee...
Read moreDensity of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) was similar but plant size and cover were greater inside than outside a 48-yr-old livestock (cattle) exclosur...
Read moreExotic annual plants are an increasingly important ecological issue and new, creative approaches to management are required. In desert ecosystems of t...
Read moreThe long-term effects of small-scale spatial heterogeneity of livestock (cattle) grazing on vegetation dynamics were studied with a grid-based model o...
Read moreOvergrazing is one of the main drivers of desertification in drylands, and livestock production is expected to increase in the next decades. The analy...
Read moreDeveloping methods to use biocrusts in restoration is becoming more important as land use and climate change impact the health and intactness of high-...
Read moreWindblown dust, an environmental problem in many disturbed arid lands, has the potential to affect the physiological performance of desert shrubs. Phy...
Read morePatch structural complexity affects local species richness and population densities. Anthropogenic disturbance may alter complexity and heterogeneity,...
Read moreThe Thar Desert of western India has provided several 'miracle' plants of immense food and medicinal value. Native communities have adopted a unique i...
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