Saving the sagebrush sea: an ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities

KW Davies, CS Boyd, JL Beck, JD Bates… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Vegetation change and anthropogenic development are altering ecosystems and
decreasing biodiversity. Successful management of ecosystems threatened by multiple …

Grasslands in 'Old World'and 'New World'Mediterranean‐climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities

C Porqueddu, S Ates, M Louhaichi… - Grass and Forage …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their ecological, economic and social importance, grasslands in areas with
Mediterranean climates continue to receive limited scientific, political and media attention …

Desertification

A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …

[PDF][PDF] Risk management and decision-making in relation to sustainable development

M Hurlbert, J Krishnaswamy, E Davin, FX Johnson… - 2019 - researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz
Increases in global mean surface temperature are projected to result in continued
permafrost degradation and coastal degradation (high confidence), increased wildfire …

The vulnerability of native rangeland plant species to global climate change in the West Asia and North African regions

A Ouled Belgacem, M Louhaichi - Climatic Change, 2013 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of climate change on the geographical distribution
of selected native species from two areas from West Asia and North Africa. Three species …

[КНИГА][B] State and tribes in Syria: Informal alliances and conflict patterns

H Dukhan - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns explores the policies of the
successive Syrian governments towards the Arab tribes and their reactions to these policies …

[HTML][HTML] Drought and carbon cycling of grassland ecosystems under global change: a review

T Lei, Z Pang, X Wang, L Li, J Fu, G Kan, X Zhang… - Water, 2016 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the increased intensity and duration of droughts have dramatically altered
the structure and function of grassland ecosystems, which have been forced to adapt to this …

Rainwater harvesting for restoring degraded dry agro-pastoral ecosystems: a conceptual review of opportunities and constraints in a changing climate

TY Oweis - Environmental Reviews, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Water resources in dry environments are becoming scarcer, especially under the changing
climate. In response, rainwater harvesting (RWH) is being reemphasized with calls to revive …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of meat and milk production of Awassi sheep in Syria: A Cobb-Douglas production function estimation approach

NK AlFraj - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Awassi is a fat-tailed sheep breed, and the best breed in Syria is famous. Awassi sheep are
Syria's main source of red meat and milk production. In this study, we estimated the …