Journal of Arid Environments

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	168
Proactive policy options for drought resilience in the Sahel region	50
Coyotes in the Great Basin desert do not exhibit a spatial response following the removal of anthropogenic water sources	48
Trade-off dynamics in a rare cactus: What are the demographic consequences of temporal variation in fitness?	42
Exploring water use and production dynamics of an indigenous African dry forest in south-western Zimbabwe	38
Modeling biodiversity changes and conservation issues in a desert sky island	36
Constraints and incidence of camel calf morbidity and mortality in Borana rangeland, Southern Ethiopia	35
Determining the response of riparian vegetation and river morphology to drought using Google Earth Engine and machine learning	34
Climatic variations along an aridity gradient drive significant trait intraspecific variability in Mediterranean plant species	33
Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) nest site selection in central New Mexico	31
Understanding resource use of an invasive species: Diet of the common warthog in Eastern Cape succulent thicket	30
Geospatial distribution of qanats in middle eastern countries: Potential for sustainable groundwater system	28
Groundwater abstraction and woodland mortality: Lessons from Namibia	28
Potential of superabsorbent hydrogels to improve agriculture under abiotic stresses	26
Prediction of desert locust breeding areas using machine learning methods and SMOS (MIR_SMNRT2) Near Real Time product	26
Devices to measure the impacts on groundwater salinity from irrigating halophytic crops with brackish waters in a hyper-arid environment	26
Desertification and development: Some broader contexts	26
The reproductive performance of goats in a South African semi-arid savanna	25
Compounding effects of drought on long-term demography of a threatened reptile	25
Dryland river restoration via carnivore reintroduction: Nonnative fauna dominate diets of river otters reintroduced to the Upper Rio Grande	23
A novel method for adjusting cropping patterns to climate change	23
Exploring the cultural ecosystem services of arid watersheds: A social media analysis	22
Catastrophic collapses of sensitive species, including the quiver tree (Aloidendron dichotomum), following fire in the arid Nama-Karoo, South Africa	22
In Dabouki Land: Interdisciplinary notes on the cultural history of a landrace grape cultivar in Israel	21
Miners' diet in the Naḥal ‘Amram copper mines (southern ‘Arabah Valley) during the Roman-Byzantine periods	21

Grassland degradation by shrub encroachment: Mapping patterns and drivers of encroachment in Kyrgyzstan	20
Progress towards an updated checklist of the Farasan Archipelago flora	20
Resource dependence analysis of home range quality for pronghorn in south-central New Mexico, USA	20
Characterizing fungal communities on Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in Arizona to uncover potential pathogens	19
Effect of water stress on locomotor performance in Pleurodema nebulosum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) a native frog from the Argentina Monte desert	19
Editorial Board	19
Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) habitat suitability in Saudi Arabia: Insights from camera trapping and ensemble species distribution modelling	18
Land degradation means a loss of management options	18
Estimation of carbon stocks in the areas of a seasonally dry tropical forest in the Brazilian semi-arid region	18
Ecophysiological and biochemical responses of two tree species from a tropical dry forest to drought stress and recovery	18
Inter-annual variation in avian phenology and reproductive success in a semiarid agricultural area of central Mexico	17
The Nexus between Land Use/Cover changes and Land Surface Temperature: Remote sensing based Two-Decadal Analysis	17
Numerical simulation of shelter effect assessment for single-row windbreaks on the periphery of oasis farmland	16
The Indo-European flyway of migrating songbirds: Crossing the arid plains of central Eurasia	16
Reduced moisture caused by short-term grazing prohibition results in a significant decrease of fungi abundance	16
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and/or organic amendment enhance the tolerance of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) under drought stress	16
Natural distribution and phenotypic traits of Neltuma flexuosa var. depressa, a candidate taxon for the rehabilitation in the central arid region of Argentina	15
Seasonal balance of whole plant non-structural carbohydrates in a deciduous species with green stem in a dry tropical forest	15
On the use of the Land Degradation Neutrality concept in mediterranean watersheds for land restoration and erosion counteraction	15
Flint tools in Iron Age burials of Tel Erani: Interpretations in the light of mortuary practices	15
Modelling land condition to augment Land Degradation Neutrality assessments - The succulent Karoo biome of South Africa as a case study	15
Retreat site occupation and short-term movements in an oasis-dwelling frog in relation to temperature-humidity conditions	14
Feeding ecology of the endemic Atlas day gecko; Quedenfeldtia moerens in an arid zone of Morocco	14
Vegetation change on mine sites in the most arid part of the Succulent Karoo Biome and their implications for mine closure	14
Foraging behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. Angus cattle grazing California Chaparral and Colorado Plateau shrublands	14
Improved MPSIAC model for soil erosion rate assessment in semiarid zones	14
Spatial analysis of domestic water use and rural livelihoods in a semi-arid African highland	14
Habemus seeds but they are non-viable: The importance of assessing seed viability in seed rain	14
Co-occurrence of black-backed jackal and caracal in the Karoo, South Africa	14
Spread of Striga asiatica through suitable climatic conditions: Risk assessment in new areas producing Zea mays in South America	14
Response of soil water and carbon storage to short-term grazing prohibition in arid and semi-arid grasslands of China	13
Central Iranian playas: The first 3D near-surface model	13
The value of faecal N in monitoring dietary quality in desert ungulates: The Arabian oryx as a model	13
A true desert falcon with a delayed onset of heat dissipation behaviour	13
Editorial Board	13
Spatio-temporal responses of drylands to global change, and feedbacks between natural landscapes and human populations. EcoDesert international symposium in tribute to Prof Juan Puigdefábregas	13
Yield and morphology of forage cactus cultivars under drip irrigation management based on soil water matric potential thresholds	13
Short-term hydrological response of soil after wildfire in a semi-arid landscape covered by Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth	12
Invertebrate richness, diversity and hatching patterns from a semi-arid pool in peninsular India using field sampling and sediment re-hydration	12
The genesis of the Jornada criollo cattle program	12
Wind erosion caused clustered development and rapid growth of nebkhas in the eastern Qaidam Basin of the Tibetan Plateau	12
Vegetation influences desert soil arthropods and their response to altered precipitation	12
Moisture, temperature and respiration of two soil classes under pasture and tropical dry forest in the semiarid Brazilian region	12
Assessment of ecosystem resilience in Central Asia	12
Thermal ecology of a thermophilic lizard Callisaurus draconoides through a latitudinal gradient	12
Archaeobotanical analysis of food and fuel procurement from Fulayj fort (Oman, 5th-8th c. CE) including the earliest secure evidence for sorghum in Eastern Arabia	12
Effect of water stress and temperature on seed germination of five perennial grass species of the semi-arid Pampas	12
Petroglyphs as a paleobiogeographic guide for Arabian ostrich ecology and reintroduction	12
Response of herbaceous vegetation in the southern kalahari following a prolonged drought	12
Noteworthy records and updated richness of medium to large-sized mammals in arid and semi-arid ecosystems of northern Peru and southern Ecuador	12

Linking drought propagation with episodes of climate-Induced water insecurity in Pernambuco state - Northeast Brazil	12
Livestock and agriculture affect recruitment and the structure of a key palm for people and an endangered bird in semi-arid lands	12
Editorial Board	11
Seasonal phenology, shade reliance, and ecophysiology of wild Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum in Sonoran Desert	11
Climate change, the Arab spring, and COVID-19 - Impacts on landcover transformations in the Levant	11
Home ranges of African sand cats (Felis margarita margarita)	11
The impact on food security of a shrinking Lake Chad	11
Rodent communities in a neglected grassland landscape: Investigating species-specific responses of grassland rodents to habitat type and shrub presence	10
Effects of dietary supplementation on vegetation cover and its defoliation by sheep in extensive husbandry	10
Preferences of annual and ephemeral plants for inorganic N versus organic N at different growth stages in a temperate desert ecosystem	10
Response of dung beetle diversity to three livestock management systems in drylands of central Mexico	10
Dust deposition and its significance to soil nutrients in the Otindag Desert, China	10
Birds of the Caatinga revisited: The problem of enclaves within, but not of, the Caatinga	10
Seed provenance, thermoperiod, and photoperiod affect low water potential tolerance during seed germination of the multipurpose exotic tree Prosopis juliflora	10
The black-backed jackal as a seed disperser	10
How do agro-pastoralists cope with climate change? The case of the Nyangatom in the Lower Omo Valley of Ethiopia	10
Unraveling the defensive strategies of camel thorn Alhagi maurorum medik. For thriving in arid and semi-arid environments	10
Edaphic properties under Vachellia macracantha in an elevation gradient of dry scrub in southern Ecuador	10
Interacting stressors drive landscape variation in demographic response of the endangered plant, Pectis imberbis (A. Gray)	10
Machine learning and remote sensing based time series analysis for drought risk prediction in Borena Zone, Southwest Ethiopia	10
Resource-area-dependence analysis of desert mule deer habitats in the San Andres Mountains, New Mexico, USA	10
Distribution and dynamics of the Cynodon dactylon invasion to the cultivated fields of pearl millet in north-central Namibia	10
Editorial Board	10
Free-living diazotrophs differ among soil microhabitats, soil depth, and seasonality in a tropical dryland of central Mexico	10
Eucalyptus leaf diseases associated with Neofusicoccum spp. in North Africa	10
Effects of soil properties on vegetation community composition across a semiarid ecosystem	10
Diversity and fire responses in Renosterveld, the forgotten relation of fynbos, in southernmost Africa	10
Factors shaping a lizard community structure in a semiarid region of north-eastern Brazil	10
Editorial Board	9
Thermogeological function of burrow system in Phrynocephalus przewalskii	9
The role of ancient human settlements in creating nutrient hotspots in a savanna ecosystem, central Zimbabwe	9
Factors controlling spatio-temporal variations of sandy deserts during the past 110 Years in Xinjiang, Northwestern China	9
An Eltonian proxy for restoring a lost browser-tree interaction	9
Climate change impacts the distribution and suitability of two wild species of the genus Stylosanthes	9
Editorial Board	9
Quantifying herbivory in heterogenous environments: Methodological considerations for more accurate metrics	9
Adaptation to seasonal change in osmotic stressors in the Souss Valley tortoise Testudo graeca graeca, in an arid steppe-land of west-central Morocco: allostasis vs. homeostasis	9
Do seasonal dietary shifts by Temminck's pangolins compensate for winter resource scarcity in a semi-arid environment?	9
Oil lamps and hearths: A comparative study of the techniques used to illuminate domestic space at Arad and its enclaves in southern Sinai	9
Modeling past, present and future: Species-specific responses to climate changes in three shrub congeners from south American drylands	9
How does grazing affect soil water availability in the Patagonian steppe?	9
The Al-Hajar Mts as a prehistoric refugium? On the habitability of karst mountain places in Oman during arid climate periods	9
Voluntary consumption of Lantana camara L. when browsing the heterogeneous vegetation of tropical forests: A goats’ perspective	9
Mixed responses of tenebrionid beetles to solar energy development in the Mojave Desert	9
Effect of substrate properties on seedling emergence and its contribution to species selection for direct seeding in arid lands	9
Effects of landscape pattern evolution on plant species and functional trait diversity in Hunshandak Sandland	9
Optimized soil bacterial structure following grazing exclusion promotes soil nutrient cycling and plant growth	8
Editorial Board	8
Climate vulnerability and risks to an indigenous community in the arid zone of South Africa	8
Evaluation of fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and its effect on terrestrial mammal diversity in a grassland in the Chihuahuan Desert	8
Trajectory analysis of central Sonoran Desert dust storms	8
Semiarid woody plant functional groups contribute differently to canopy conductance	8
Close association between flowering time and aridity gradient for Sarcopoterium spinosum in Israel	8
Ethnobotany of Moringa stenopetala: A case study from Derashe and Konso ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia	8
Site fidelity of the plains mouse, Pseudomys australis, in refuges during the transition from bust to boom	8
Movement, activity, and landscape use patterns of heritage and commercial beef cows grazing Chihuahuan Desert rangeland	8
The way forward	8
Poplar trees in Israel's desert regions: Relicts of Roman and Byzantine settlement	8
Subterranean termite nests in residential and open crop fields in central Ethiopia: Knowledge and perception of farmers on causes and effects	7
Effect of hydrocarbons on the germination of Larrea divaricata and Pappostipa speciosa in the Monte Desert of Argentina	7
Why indigenous water systems are declining and how to revive them: A rough set analysis	7
Hydrologic similarity: Dimensionless runoff indices across scales in a semi-arid catchment	7
Do fires affects growth, seed production and germination of the globose cactus Gymnocalycium monvillei?	7
Assessing wildlife biodiversity using camera trap data on the Mongolian marmot (Marmota sibirica) colonies	7
Home range and habitat use of roan antelope Hippotragus equinus in Northern Botswana	7
Hydrologic restoration of anthropoentically altered springs in the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in the Great Basin, USA	7
Impact of soil degradation on plant communities in an overgrazed Tibetan alpine meadow	7
Where birds are rare or fill the air: Documenting Karoo complexity: Richard Dean (10 August 1940—3 August 2022)	7
Editorial Board	7
Phenophases, morphophysiological indices and cutting time in clones of the forage cacti under controlled water regimes in a semiarid environment	7
Fertility islands, keys to the establishment of plant and microbial diversity in a highly alkaline hot desert	7
Soil texture modulates the intensity of fertile islands through affecting the distribution of shrub fine roots	7
Shrub canopy effects on moss biocrust, soil properties, and microbiomes in a semi-arid ecosystem: Implications for ecosystem function and sustainability	7
High species turnover of arthropod communities associated with distinct vegetation patches (“heuweltjies”) in an arid shrubland	7
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the dimensions of farmers' adaptive capacity in the face of water scarcity	6
A photographic transect method for field measurement of vegetation cover along an ecotone gradient in a desert environment	6
The endangered Arabian tahr observed drinking seawater in Oman	6
Geographical and ecological allopatry effects on niche change in two sister species pairs of hummingbirds in western North America	6
A 19th century hydroclimate chronology for the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa: Droughts and dry periods in perspective	6
Variability in soil and foliar stable carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions in the winter rainfall biomes of South Africa	6

Occurrence of a new pest Casama innotata (Walker, 1855) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) on a nonnative host plant in an arid environment	6
Bio-fertilization of arid lands by terrestrial snails-targeting the wider physiological, geomorphological and agricultural perspectives	6
Saline soils worldwide: Identifying the most promising areas for saline agriculture	6
Ecology and social behavior of the Brandt's vole: A generalized review	6
Reproduction and vegetative growth do not follow reciprocity theory in the C3 desert shrub ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)	6
Efficiency of technologies to live with drought in agricultural development in Brazil's semi-arid regions	6
Cover-based allometric estimate of aboveground biomass of a non-native, invasive annual grass (Bromus tectorum L.) in the Great Basin, USA	6
The role of xerophytic vegetation on fog harvest	6
Drought and defoliation affect soil extracellular enzyme activity in northern temperate grasslands	6
Ecosystems managed for wildlife and livestock: Contrasting herbivore impacts in a heavily grazed African savanna	6
Diversity in smallholder dairy production systems in the Brazilian semiarid region: Farm typologies and characteristics of raw milk and water used in milking	6
Predicting current and future habitat refuges for conservation of wild goat (Capra aegagrus Erxleben 1777) under climate change in Iraq	6
Are fungus-growing termites super sediment-sorting insects of subtropical environments?	6
The influence of initial phenolic content and UV-screening effectiveness on abiotic photodegradation of Wyoming big sagebrush litter collected along an elevation gradient	6
Fog as unconventional water resource: Mapping fog occurrence and fog collection potential for food security in Southern Bolivia	6
Facilitation and its effect on vital rates of the living rock cactus Ariocarpus retusus	6
Human density impacts Nubian Flapshell turtle survival in Sub-Saharan Africa: Future conservation strategies	6
Dry spells in a semi-arid region of Brazil and their influence on maize productivity	6
Documenting the most widely utilized plants and the potential threats facing ethnobotanical practices in the Western Hajar Mountains, sultanate of Oman	6
Weather information and shocks: Policy implications to ensure food security in Tigray Region of Ethiopia	6
Evaluating satellite-based precipitation products for spatiotemporal drought analysis	6
Effect of traditional livestock grazing on abundance of small mammals and activity of mountain vizcacha in the high central semi-arid Andes	6
Determinants of pastoral household resilience to food insecurity in Afar region, northeast Ethiopia	6
Measuring the stability of soil organic carbon in Arenosols in the Senegalese Groundnut Basin	6
Gypsum in the desert landscape: Floristic variations within the Cuatro Ciénegas basin in Coahuila, Mexico	6
A regional, remote sensing-based approach to mapping land degradation in the Little Karoo, South Africa	5
Intercropping forage cactus and sorghum in a semi-arid environment improves biological efficiency and competitive ability through interspecific complementarity	5
Optimizing silage quality in drylands: Corn stover and forage cactus mixture on nutritive value, microbial activity, and aerobic stability	5
First insights on the reproductive biology of Anarthrophyllum strigulipetalum (Fabaceae), a rare bird-pollinated species from semi-arid Patagonia	5
Degradation of the Albany Thicket Biome. How much of the extent remains 20 years after the initial mapping in 1998?	5
Spring mounds of the Nefzaoua oases in Tunisia: Irreversible degradation of exceptional geomorphic structures	5
Effects of conspecific and congeneric soils and litters on the nodulation and growth of non-native invasive and native Prosopis species in arid deserts	5
The potential for using soil carbon, soil texture, and elevation as indicators of grass-cover response in Chihuahuan Desert grassland restoration practices	5
Coping and adapting to drought in semi-arid Karoo rangelands: Key lessons from livestock farmers	5
Identifying areas of conservation importance based on spatial patterns of evolutionary diversity for non-volant small mammals in the Andean Puna	5
Foraging behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. commercial crossbred cows on rangelands of the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico	5
Assessment of the agricultural water budget in southern Iran using Sentinel-2 to Landsat-8 datasets	5
Grass species diversity response to brush packing in semi-arid rangelands of South Africa	5
Modulation of structural and functional traits in facultative halophyte Salvadora oleoides Decne. For adaptability under hyper-arid and saline environments	5
The occurrence of rare corsac fox (Vulpes corsac) in Iran is mainly determined by prey presence and land use	5
Plants in the caatinga possess multiple adaptative leaf morphoanatomical traits concurrently, a pattern revealed from a systematic review	5
Top-down effects have primacy over bottom-up effects on the population dynamics of a flightless desert bird	5
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Facilitating restoration of degraded biological soil crusts using mixed culture inoculation	5
Towards sustainable conservation and domestication of Balanites aegyptiaca L. (Zygophyllaceae) in Africa: progress and challenges	5
Assessing soil productivity potential in arid region using remote sensing vegetation indices	5
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The influence of African elephants on litter and soil nitrogen attributes in mopane woodland in Hwange National Park, northwest Zimbabwe	5
Native versus non-native dominance after disturbance varies with environmental context	5
Sustainable Co-Management of arid regions in southeastern Iran: Social network analysis approach	5
Disentangling the effects of two co-occurring biotic modifiers on vegetation properties in a semi-arid savannah ecosystem	5
Long-term survival and flowering of ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) in Texas: A 33-year perspective	5
Rapid estimation of fractional vegetation cover in grasslands using smartphones	5
Foraging behavior and body temperature of heritage vs. commercial beef cows in relation to desert ambient heat	5
Corrigendum to “Keeping people in the loop: Socioeconomic valuation of dry forest ecosystem services in the Colombian Caribbean region” [J. Arid Environ. 188 (2021) 104446]	5
Impact of drought-induced herbivory by Cape porcupine on Aloe claviflora on the Wolwekraal Nature Reserve, Prince Albert	5
Understanding the rapid increase in drought stress and its connections with climate desertification since the early 1990s over the Brazilian semi-arid region	5
Local ecological knowledge on preferred vegetation of African savanna elephants in the semi-desert highlands of northwest Namibia	5
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Rangelands and crop fallows can supplement but not replace protected grasslands in sustaining Thar Desert's avifauna during the dry season	5
Effects comparison of co-occurring Vachellia tree species on understory herbaceous vegetation biomass and soil nutrient: Case of semi-arid savanna grasslands in southern Ethiopia	4
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Human-Wildlife Conflict in a ‘successful’ Community Conservation Programme: Economic and territorial impacts on Namibia's conservancies	4
The brown locust refocussed - Knowns, unknowns and the relevance of Locustana pardalina (Walker) to Karoo ecosystems and rangeland management	4
Exploring the landscape scale influences of tree cover on crop yield in an agroforestry parkland using satellite data and spatial statistics	4
Rainfed agriculture and firewood extraction have contrasting changes on biocrust functional groups and soil N dynamics in a tropical dryland	4
Goats fed with 250 g/kg of cactus do not need drink water	4
A new index for comprehensively assessing multiple ecosystem services in typical arid and semi-arid areas	4
Allelopathic effects of the invasive species (Prosopis juliflora) on seedlings of two common arid plants: Does free proline play roles?	4
Black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri): A new unsuspected tree disperser in the Dry Chaco	4
Biochar application on mine tailings from arid zones: Prospects for mine reclamation	4
Responses of plant productivity and carbon fluxes to short-term experimental manipulations of climate change and species loss in a Mongolian grassland	4
Diet of the Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul) in Mongolian steppe habitat during a population peak of Brandt's voles	4
Analysis of current and future habitat distribution models for the African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata	4
Spatial and temporal composition of herbaceous vegetation in Geoffroea decorticans (Gill. Ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart. thickets	4
Variation in sage-grouse habitat quality metrics across a gradient of feral horse use	4
Biomass estimation models for four priority Prosopis species: Tools required for forestry management in overexploited arid ecosystems	4
On opportunities and challenges to conserve the African baobab under present and future climates in Benin (West Africa)	4
Nurse plants, soil nutrients, and avian seed dispersal of wild chile peppers in a semiarid valley of Southern Mexico	4
Phenology of high- and low-density wood deciduous species responds differently to water supply in tropical semiarid regions	4
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Local ecological knowledge of forage plants for goat farming and perceptions about pollination of tree species in the arid Chaco	4
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Comparison of the uncertainty of soil organic carbon stocks in different land uses	4
The V-shaped desert kites and their contribution to the Timnian economy	4
Termite mound impacts on hydrology vary with herbaceous vegetation and topsoil texture	4
Azorella compacta's long-term growth rate, longevity, and potential for dating geomorphological and archaeological features in the arid southern Peruvian Andes	4
Cues of uncommon food habits within dung beetles: Notes from a seasonally dry tropical forest in South America	4
Soil erosion-reducing efficiency of litter cover varies with litter shape and coverage in a desert ecosystem	4
Fire as a novel disturbance and driver of vegetation change in Nama-Karoo rangelands, South Africa	4
The rolling dung master: An ecosystem engineer beetle mobilizing soil nutrients to enhance plant growth across a grassland management intensity gradient in drylands	4
Habitat use and feeding behavior of domestic free-ranging goats in a seasonal tropical dry forest	4
Tree cavities and cavity users in two caldén forests of Argentina managed as a protected area or for cattle ranching	3
Effect of biocrusts on profile distribution of soil water content and salinity at different stages of evaporation	3