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Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life, Study Shows
As the climate gets warmer,
arid soils lose nitrogen as
gas, reports a new study.
That could lead to deserts
with even less plant life
than they sustain today, say
... > full story
Nasca People Of Ancient Peru: Forest Clearances Sealed Civilization's Downfall
An ancient South American
civilisation which
disappeared around 1,500
years ago helped to cause
its own demise by damaging
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Satellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification
With land degradation in
dryland regions continuing
to worsen, the UN Convention
to Combat Desertification
has agreed on
... > full story
Sand Dunes Reveal Unexpected Dryness During Heavy Monsoon
The windswept deserts of
northern China might seem an
odd destination for studying
the heavy monsoon rains that
routinely drench the more
tropical regions of
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Panama Butterfly Migrations Linked To El Niño, Climate Change
October 6, 2009 — A 16-year study of tropical butterfly migration links a global climate pattern, El Niño, to local increases in plant production and peak ... > full story -
Researchers Go Underground To Reveal 850 New Species In Australian Outback
September 28, 2009 — Australian researchers have discovered a huge number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian ... > full story -
Perennial Vegetation: An Indicator Of Desertification In Spain
September 4, 2009 — A team of scientists in Spain has analyzed 29 esparto fields from Guadalajara to Murcia and has concluded that perennial vegetation cover is an efficient early warning system against desertification ... > full story -
Sandfish Tucks Legs And 'Swims' Like A Snake Under Desert Sand
August 31, 2009 — A new study details how sandfish -- small lizards with smooth scales -- move rapidly underground through desert sand. In this first thorough examination of subsurface sandfish locomotion, researchers ... > full story -
Revised Understanding Of San Andreas Fault Geometry Near Desert Hot Springs
August 18, 2009 — The Mission Creek and Banning faults are two principal strands of the San Andreas fault zone in the northern Coachella Valley of southern California. The two faults merge at depth to form one fault ... > full story -
Study On Birds And Streams Included In Federal Guidelines To Safeguard Waterways
August 18, 2009 — The results of a Wildlife Conservation Society study that rapidly measures stream habitat have been adopted by a government agency working with private landowners to restore waterways throughout the ... > full story -
Declining Aral Sea: Satellite Images Highlight Dramatic Retreat
July 12, 2009 — New Envisat images highlight the dramatic retreat of the Aral Sea's shoreline from 2006 to 2009. The Aral Sea was once the world's fourth-largest inland body of water, but it has been steadily ... > full story -
World's First 'Self-Watering' Desert Plant: Desert Rhubarb
July 5, 2009 — Researchers have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this region ... > full story -
Desert Dust Alters Ecology Of Colorado Alpine Meadows
July 5, 2009 — Accelerated snowmelt -- precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains -- changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Drinking Water From Air Humidity
June 8, 2009 — Not a plant to be seen, the desert ground is too dry. But the air contains water, and research scientists have found a way of obtaining drinking water from air humidity. The system is based ... > full story
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