Seasonal diversity of the bacterial communities associated with petroglyphs sites from the Negev Desert, Israel
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DOI: 10.1007/s13213-019-01509-z
Abstract: Rock art sites in the form of petroglyphs are found in the Negev Desert in southern Israel. These petroglyph sites include thousands of images depicting the life and culture of people in the region over… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; bacterial communities; seasonal diversity; associated petroglyphs ... See more keywords
Understanding changes in biocrust communities following phosphate mining in the Negev Desert.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112200
Abstract: Biocrusts are key ecosystem engineers that are being destroyed due to anthropogenic disturbances such as trampling, agriculture and mining. In hyper-arid regions of the Negev Desert, phosphate has been mined for over six decades, altering… read more here.
Keywords: mining; post mining; bacterial communities; restoration ... See more keywords
Sustainable farming in the Roman-Byzantine period: Dating an advanced agriculture system near the site of Shivta, Negev Desert, Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104134
Abstract: Abstract Ancient agricultural systems in the Negev Desert preserves abundant evidence of dryland farming from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods. These systems consist of dams, field plots, field towers, cisterns and thousands of… read more here.
Keywords: system; agriculture; shivta; period ... See more keywords
Vertical Divergence of Cultured Microfungal Communities at the Hallamish Dune Field, Western Negev Desert, Israel
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DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2016.1243597
Abstract: ABSTRACT We examined the depthwise distribution of microfungi through 0–40 cm of sandy profiles under bare surface and different shrub species at the Nizzana research site (NRS) in the Negev Desert, Israel. A total of… read more here.
Keywords: vertical divergence; divergence cultured; microfungal communities; cultured microfungal ... See more keywords
Gorerite, CaAlFe11O19, a new mineral of the magnetoplumbite group from the Negev Desert, Israel
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DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2024.30
Abstract: Abstract Gorerite, ideally CaAlFe11O19 is a new mineral and M-type hexaferrite of the magnetoplumbite group. It was found in ferrite-rich segregations of esseneite–gehlenite–wollastonite–anorthite melted rock of the ‘olive’ subunit of pyrometamorphic rocks located near Hatrurim… read more here.
Keywords: negev desert; caalfe11o19 new; new mineral; group ... See more keywords
A Closer Look at the Role of the Cyprus Low on Dust Events in the Negev Desert
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos11101020
Abstract: The Negev Desert in Israel is susceptible to frequent atmospheric events of high dust loading which have been linked with negative human health outcomes, including cardiovascular and respiratory distress. Previous research suggests that the highest… read more here.
Keywords: dust events; negev desert; dust; cyprus low ... See more keywords
Atmospheric conditions leading to an exceptional fatal flash flood in the Negev Desert, Israel
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DOI: 10.5194/nhess-21-1583-2021
Abstract: Abstract. The study deals with an intense rainstorm that hit the Middle East between 24 and 27 April 2018 and took the lives of 13 people, 10 of them on 26 April during the deadliest… read more here.
Keywords: flash flood; atmospheric conditions; cut low; negev desert ... See more keywords