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Deserts

Profile Changes in the Soil Microbial Community When Desert Becomes Oasis

Chen-hua Li, Li-song Tang, Zhong-jun Jia, Yan Li

published 01 Oct 2015

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Effects of Simulated Nitrogen Deposition on Soil Respiration in a Populus euphratica Community in the Ebinur Lake Area, a Desert Ecosystem of Northwestern China

Xuemin He, Guanghui Lv, Lu Qin, Shunli Chang, Min Yang, Jianjun Yang, Xiaodong Yang

published 17 Sep 2015

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Epidermal Micromorphology and Mesophyll Structure of Populus euphratica Heteromorphic Leaves at Different Development Stages

Yubing Liu, Xinrong Li, Guoxiong Chen, Mengmeng Li, Meiling Liu, Dan Liu

published 10 Sep 2015

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Short-Term Space-Use Patterns of Translocated Mojave Desert Tortoise in Southern California

Matthew L. Farnsworth, Brett G. Dickson, Luke J. Zachmann, Ericka E. Hegeman, Amanda R. Cangelosi, Thomas G. Jackson Jr., Amanda F. Scheib

published 09 Sep 2015

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The Perfect Burrow, but for What? Identifying Local Habitat Conditions Promoting the Presence of the Host and Vector Species in the Kazakh Plague System

Bethany Levick, Anne Laudisoit, Liesbeth Wilschut, Elisabeth Addink, Vladimir Ageyev, Aidyn Yeszhanov, Valerij Sapozhnikov, Alexander Belayev, Tania Davydova, Sally Eagle, Mike Begon

published 01 Sep 2015

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Primary Productivity and Precipitation-Use Efficiency in Temperate Grassland in the Loess Plateau of China

Xiaoxu Jia, Baoni Xie, Ming’an Shao, Chunlei Zhao

published 21 Aug 2015

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How the Plant Temperature Links to the Air Temperature in the Desert Plant Artemisia ordosica

Ming-Han Yu, Guo-Dong Ding, Guang-Lei Gao, Bao-Ping Sun, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Li Wan, De-Ying Wang, Zi-Yang Gui

published 17 Aug 2015

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Agave Chewing and Dental Wear: Evidence from Quids

Emily E. Hammerl, Melissa A. Baier, Karl J. Reinhard

published 31 Jul 2015

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Biophysical Assessment and Predicted Thermophysiologic Effects of Body Armor

Adam W. Potter, Julio A. Gonzalez, Anthony J. Karis, Xiaojiang Xu

published 22 Jul 2015

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Changes in Temperature Sensitivity and Activation Energy of Soil Organic Matter Decomposition in Different Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Grasslands

Jie Li, Nianpeng He, Xuehong Wei, Yang Gao, Yao Zuo

published 15 Jul 2015

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Survey of Wild and Domestic Mammals for Infection with Leishmania infantum following an Outbreak of Desert Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis in Jiashi, People's Republic of China

Chun-hua Gao, Jun-yun Wang, Song Zhang, Yue-tao Yang, Yong Wang

published 15 Jul 2015

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Water Use Patterns of Sympatric Przewalski’s Horse and Khulan: Interspecific Comparison Reveals Niche Differences

Yongjun Zhang, Qing S. Cao, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Sen Zang, Melissa Songer, Peter Leimgruber, Hongjun Chu, Jie Cao, Kai Li, Defu Hu

published 10 Jul 2015

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The Sap Flow Dynamics and Response of Hedysarum scoparium to Environmental Factors in Semiarid Northwestern China

Jifeng Deng, Guodong Ding, Guanglei Gao, Bin Wu, Yuqing Zhang, Shugao Qin, Wenhui Fan

published 02 Jul 2015

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