When desert ecosystems have been damaged or destroyed, how do we restore ecological functions, including those directly benefiting humans? Desert restoration is difficult, but possible.

2008). Figure 1 shows a simplified food web in a desert ecosystem. In this food web, grasshoppers feed on plants; scorpions prey on grasshoppers; kit foxes prey on scorpions. While the food web ...

Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert regions. Deserts cover more than one-fifth of the Earth's land area, and they are found on every ...

But in 2016, the newlyweds saw an ad for an ecologist and project coordinator to move to Sturt National Park for Wild Deserts, a 10-year initiative aimed at restoring the desert ecosystem by ...

Moss crusts, an advanced form of biological soil crusts, play a crucial role in stabilizing soil phosphorus levels in desert ecosystems. A recent study, published in CATENA, highlights how patch size ...

Pokemon like Cacturne, Flygon, Sandile, and Bramblin would fit right in with this region, and show how vibrant a desert ecosystem can be. With the ever-changing landscape, players would have to ...

Many of us may know Dubai as a holiday destination. But what do we really know about the desert ecosystem in this part of the United Arab Emirates? I’m here in one of the world’s largest hot ...

A variety of ecosystems are spread across the world, each with distinctive interacting characteristics and components. They range from small (eg a freshwater pond) to global (eg the desert biome).