Many arid grasslands around the world are affected by woody plant encroachment and by
the replacement of a relatively continuous grass cover with shrub patches bordered by bare …

Aeolian processes affect the biosphere in a wide variety of contexts, including landform
evolution, biogeochemical cycles, regional climate, human health, and desertification …

Rangelands cover 70% of the world's land surface, and provide critical ecosystem services
of primary production, soil carbon storage, and nutrient cycling. These ecosystem services …

Land degradation in drylands is one of the major environmental issues of the 21st century
particularly due to its impact on world food security and environmental quality. Climate …

Co‐locating solar photovoltaics with vegetation could provide a sustainable solution to
meeting growing food and energy demands. However, studies quantifying multiple co …

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is being deployed at an unprecedented rate. However,
utility-scale solar energy development is land intensive and its large-scale installation can …

The deposition of aeolian, or windblown, dust is widely recognized as an important physical
and chemical flux to ecosystems. Dust deposition adds exogenous mineral and organic …

Wind erosion and associated dust emissions play a fundamental role in many ecological
processes and provide important biogeochemical connectivity at scales ranging from …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

Dust provides ecosystem-sustaining nutrients to landscapes underlain by intensively
weathered soils. Here we show that dust may also be crucial in montane forest ecosystems …