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Deserts

Alpha, Beta and Gamma Diversity Differ in Response to Precipitation in the Inner Mongolia Grassland

Qing Zhang, Xiangyang Hou, Frank Yonghong Li, Jianming Niu, Yanlin Zhou, Yong Ding, Liqing Zhao, Xin Li, Wenjing Ma, Sarula Kang

published 27 Mar 2014

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Dormancy-Related Seed Positional Effect in Two Populations of an Annual Grass from Locations of Contrasting Aridity

Sergei Volis

published 27 Mar 2014

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Quantifying Phytogeographical Regions of Australia Using Geospatial Turnover in Species Composition

Carlos E. González-Orozco, Malte C. Ebach, Shawn Laffan, Andrew H. Thornhill, Nunzio J. Knerr, Alexander N. Schmidt-Lebuhn, Christine C. Cargill, Mark Clements, Nathalie S. Nagalingum, Brent D. Mishler, Joseph T. Miller

published 21 Mar 2014

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Pontibacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a Novel Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium of the Family Cytophagaceae

Linghua Xu, Xian-Chun Zeng, Yao Nie, Xuesong Luo, Enmin Zhou, Lingli Zhou, Yunfan Pan, Wenjun Li

published 19 Mar 2014

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Racemization in Reverse: Evidence that D-Amino Acid Toxicity on Earth Is Controlled by Bacteria with Racemases

Gaosen Zhang, Henry J. Sun

published 19 Mar 2014

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Local Extinction and Unintentional Rewilding of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) on a Desert Island

Benjamin T. Wilder, Julio L. Betancourt, Clinton W. Epps, Rachel S. Crowhurst, Jim I. Mead, Exequiel Ezcurra

published 19 Mar 2014

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Identification of Factors Influencing the Restoration of Cyanobacteria-Dominated Biological Soil Crusts

Chongfeng Bu, Shufang Wu, Yongsheng Yang, Mingguo Zheng

published 13 Mar 2014

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Use of Spatial Analysis to Test Hypotheses on Plant Recruitment in a Hyper-Arid Ecosystem

Jan J. Quets, Stijn Temmerman, Magdy I. El-Bana, Saud L. Al-Rowaily, Abdulaziz M. Assaeed, Ivan Nijs

published 10 Mar 2014

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Short-Term Effects of the Particulate Pollutants Contained in Saharan Dust on the Visits of Children to the Emergency Department due to Asthmatic Conditions in Guadeloupe (French Archipelago of the Caribbean)

Gilbert Cadelis, Rachel Tourres, Jack Molinie

published 06 Mar 2014

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Risky Business: Do Native Rodents Use Habitat and Odor Cues to Manage Predation Risk in Australian Deserts?

Emma E. Spencer, Mathew S. Crowther, Christopher R. Dickman

published 28 Feb 2014

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Metabolomic Response of Calotropis procera Growing in the Desert to Changes in Water Availability

Ahmed Ramadan, Jamal S. M. Sabir, Saleha Y. M. Alakilli, Ahmed M. Shokry, Nour O. Gadalla, Sherif Edris, Magdy A. Al-Kordy, Hassan S. Al-Zahrani, Fotouh M. El-Domyati, Ahmed Bahieldin, Neil R. Baker, Lothar Willmitzer, Susann Irgang

published 10 Feb 2014

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Fractal Scaling of Particle Size Distribution and Relationships with Topsoil Properties Affected by Biological Soil Crusts

Guang-Lei Gao, Guo-Dong Ding, Bin Wu, Yu-Qing Zhang, Shu-Gao Qin, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Yan-Feng Bao, Yun-Dong Liu, Li Wan, Ji-Feng Deng

published 07 Feb 2014

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Seedling Responses to Water Pulses in Shrubs with Contrasting Histories of Grassland Encroachment

Steven R. Woods, Steven R. Archer, Susan Schwinning

published 27 Jan 2014

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