Utility-scale solar energy (USSE) is rapidly expanding and expected to compose the largest
source of renewable-generated electricity in the United States and globally over the coming …

Abstract Changes in climate are expected to alter fire regimes, with critical implications in
soils and ecosystems. Biological soil crusts or biocrusts are communities of photosynthetic …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are widely distributed in global drylands and have multiple
significant roles in regulating dryland soil and ecosystem multifunctionality. However, maps …

With ongoing climate change, the probability of crossing environmental thresholds
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …

Soil salinization poses an important threat to terrestrial ecosystems and is expected to
increase as a consequence of climate change and anthropogenic pressures. Conventional …

Dryland soil degradation is increasing due to global change and traditional restoration
methods are not successful due to water scarcity. Thus, an alternative technology based on …

This paper outlines a novel simple protocol for tuning the structure and properties of jute
using sodium periodate (NaIO 4) oxidation and coating with alginate. When compared to the …

Summary Drylands, which cover> 40% of Earth's terrestrial surface, are dominant drivers of
global biogeochemical cycling and home to more than one third of the global human …

The complex web of interactions between ecological communities and the physical
landscape (biogeomorphology) is being affected by the global scale environmental changes …

Biological soil crusts (BSCs) could strengthen soil particles, increase soil nutrients, and
reduce soil erosion. However, available information on stabilizing mine tailing sand by …