Agriculture sustainability in arid lands of southern Tunisia: Ecological impacts of irrigation water quality and human practices *
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DOI: 10.1002/ird.2492
Abstract: Groundwater resources in southwestern Tunisia are facing serious quantity and quality degradation. Given that they are the only source used for oasis irrigation, serious impacts on the soil of the region are expected. Accordingly, the… read more here.
Keywords: agriculture sustainability; water; irrigation; quality ... See more keywords
Private adaptation in semi-arid lands: a tailored approach to ‘leave no one behind’
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DOI: 10.1017/sus.2019.26
Abstract: Non-technical abstract Globally, semi-arid lands (SALs) are home to approximately one billion people, including some of the poorest and least food secure. These regions will be among the hardest hit by the impacts of climate… read more here.
Keywords: semi arid; one behind; arid lands; adaptation ... See more keywords
Grindelia squarrosa: A Potential Arid Lands Biofuel Plant
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DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02315
Abstract: Gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) has potential as a biofuel/biomaterial crop in arid lands. Two years of biomass production data at University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) field plots varied from 6700 kg/ha up to 14 900 kg/ha with… read more here.
Keywords: biofuel; plant; squarrosa potential; grindelia squarrosa ... See more keywords
Restoration ecology of arid lands (RE‐AL)
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.13214
Abstract: This issue of Restoration Ecology inaugurates a thematic series on arid land (dryland) restoration. This initiative is a collabora-tive effort between the Society for Ecological Restoration and the Kuwait Institute for Scienti fi c Research… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; ecology arid; restoration; restoration ecology ... See more keywords
Arid lands, imperial ambitions
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adf4887
Abstract: Description Desert knowledge exchange cloaked imperial goals, argues a political geographer Desert knowledge exchange cloaked imperial goals, argues a political geographer read more here.
Keywords: arid lands; imperial ambitions; lands imperial;