Journal of Arid Environments

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Arid Environments is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Site fidelity of the plains mouse, Pseudomys australis, in refuges during the transition from bust to boom160
Semiarid woody plant functional groups contribute differently to canopy conductance48
Biomineralized sand facilitates the structural development of cyanobacterial biocrust43
Contribution of Tamarix aphylla to soil organic matter evolution in a natural semi-desert area in Tunisia39
How plant production in the Mongolian grasslands is affected by wind-eroded coarse-textured topsoil37
A novel vegetation index-based workflow for semi-arid, sparse woody cover mapping35
Diversity and density of the desert seed bank: Interplays between cacti and nurse shrub species34
Drought area, intensity and frequency changes in China under climate warming, 1961–201434
Assessment of wind erosion and physical and mechanical properties of bentonite clay mulch in an arid region34
Groundwater abstraction and woodland mortality: Lessons from Namibia32
Geospatial distribution of qanats in middle eastern countries: Potential for sustainable groundwater system30
A data-driven approach for assessing the wind-induced erodible fractions of soil30
Understanding resource use of an invasive species: Diet of the common warthog in Eastern Cape succulent thicket28
Ants of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in arid Australia: Diversity, faunistic composition and habitat associations27
Temporal beta diversity and plant metacommunity structure dynamics over a 43-year period in an inter-tropical mexican arid region25
Ethnobotany of Moringa stenopetala: A case study from Derashe and Konso ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia25
Analysis of rapid snow and ice cover loss in mountain glaciers of arid and semi-arid regions using remote sensing data25
Close association between flowering time and aridity gradient for Sarcopoterium spinosum in Israel24
Modeling biodiversity changes and conservation issues in a desert sky island24
Land, water and energy: The crossing of governance23
Potential of superabsorbent hydrogels to improve agriculture under abiotic stresses23
Land-use differences modify predator-prey interactions and Acacia vegetation in a hyperarid ecosystem22
The relationship between species diversity and functional diversity along aridity gradients in semi-arid rangeland22
Phenology of high- and low-density wood deciduous species responds differently to water supply in tropical semiarid regions21
Traditional puesteros’ perceptions of biodiversity in semi-arid Southern Mendoza, Argentina20
Poplar trees in Israel's desert regions: Relicts of Roman and Byzantine settlement20
Direct and indirect plant-soil interactions in a semi-arid Mediterranean shrubland (NE Spain)20
Evaluation of fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and its effect on terrestrial mammal diversity in a grassland in the Chihuahuan Desert18
Exotic forage grasses in the Brazilian semi-arid region: Forage mass, competitiveness, and botanical similarities of non-native pastures18
Silvopastoral and peasant management effects on vegetation and soil quality in the arid chaco of central Argentina18
Climatic variations along an aridity gradient drive significant trait intraspecific variability in Mediterranean plant species17
Habitat use and feeding behavior of domestic free-ranging goats in a seasonal tropical dry forest17
Hydrologic restoration of anthropoentically altered springs in the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in the Great Basin, USA17
The rain deluge and flash floods of summer 2022 in the United Arab Emirates: Causes, analysis and perspectives on flood-risk reduction17
Allelopathic effects of the invasive species (Prosopis juliflora) on seedlings of two common arid plants: Does free proline play roles?17
Soil erosion-reducing efficiency of litter cover varies with litter shape and coverage in a desert ecosystem16
Determining the response of riparian vegetation and river morphology to drought using Google Earth Engine and machine learning16
First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos16
Mating systems in a natural hybrid of Cephalocereus (Cactaceae) and comparative seed germination15
The role of shade in influencing dung deposition and nutrient transfer by kangaroos (Macropus spp.) in an arid landscape15
Persistent invasion by non-native species and transition to an upland community after removal of invasive Tamarix in a Californian cienega15
Constraints and incidence of camel calf morbidity and mortality in Borana rangeland, Southern Ethiopia15
Estimating bird densities in montane deserts: A methodological comparison in South Sinai, Egypt14
Long-term impact of conventional management on soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in the semi-arid region of Brazil: A meta-analysis14
Does water availability shift dietary preferences of coyotes in the west desert of Utah?14
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Shrubs facilitate perennial bunchgrass recruitment in drylands under experimental precipitation change14
Coyotes in the Great Basin desert do not exhibit a spatial response following the removal of anthropogenic water sources14
Black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri): A new unsuspected tree disperser in the Dry Chaco14
Trade-off dynamics in a rare cactus: What are the demographic consequences of temporal variation in fitness?14
Grazing behavior of Mongolian sheep under different climatic conditions14
The possible role of Ziziphus lotus as an ecosystem engineer in semiarid landscapes13
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Fragment size and isolation is associated with the presence of two forest owls in a fragmented environment in Central Argentina13
Patterns of partial migration of the Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer moabiticus) along the Great Rift Valley in Israel13
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The long-term impact of multi-season droughts on livestock holdings and Pastoralist decision-making in Marsabit, Kenya12
Lessons from patch dynamics for ecology and restoration: The succulent Karoo, Sandveld example12
Interactions between facilitator species and Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M.Coult. (Cactaceae) in a rosetophyllus desert scrub in México12
Proactive policy options for drought resilience in the Sahel region12
Why indigenous water systems are declining and how to revive them: A rough set analysis12
Shrinking and upward shifting of siberian Jerboa's suitable habitat in China under climate change impacts12
Effect of multi sourced compost on a rainfed olive tree grove in an arid land: Management practices to adapt to global climate change12
Mating system of a Mammillaria magnimamma (Cactaceae) population of the semi-arid central Mexican region12
Contrasting hydrological regimes in two adjoining semi-arid areas, with low rain intensities12
Impact of soil degradation on plant communities in an overgrazed Tibetan alpine meadow11
Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) nest site selection in central New Mexico11
Exploring water use and production dynamics of an indigenous African dry forest in south-western Zimbabwe11
Spatial patterns in the adaptive capacity of dryland agricultural households in South Punjab, Pakistan11
The rolling dung master: An ecosystem engineer beetle mobilizing soil nutrients to enhance plant growth across a grassland management intensity gradient in drylands11
Climate vulnerability and risks to an indigenous community in the arid zone of South Africa11
Projectiles from Yemen? A unique discovery of geometric microliths in a mortuary site of the mid-first millennium BCE in the Negev Highlands, Israel11
Fertility islands, keys to the establishment of plant and microbial diversity in a highly alkaline hot desert11
Hydrologic similarity: Dimensionless runoff indices across scales in a semi-arid catchment11
Prediction of desert locust breeding areas using machine learning methods and SMOS (MIR_SMNRT2) Near Real Time product10
Biochar application on mine tailings from arid zones: Prospects for mine reclamation10
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve nutrient status of Commiphora myrrha seedlings under drought10
Corrigendum to “Shrub canopy effects on moss biocrust, soil properties, and microbiomes in a semi-arid ecosystem: Implications for ecosystem function and sustainability” [J. Arid Environ. 223 (2024) 110
Spatio-temporal assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) in The Thar Desert India, to combat desertification under UNCCD framework10
El Niño Southern Oscillation and enhanced arid land vegetation productivity in NW South America10
Desertification and development: Some broader contexts10
Devices to measure the impacts on groundwater salinity from irrigating halophytic crops with brackish waters in a hyper-arid environment10
The way forward10
‘Clayton Rings’: A link between eastern Sahara and the southern Levant in the Early Bronze Age?10
An integrated approach of machine learning methods coupled with cellular automation for monitoring and forecasting of land use and land cover10
Reproductive phenology of the non-woody community in a seasonally dry tropical forest and woodland in northeastern Brazil10
Movement, activity, and landscape use patterns of heritage and commercial beef cows grazing Chihuahuan Desert rangeland10
Soil texture modulates the intensity of fertile islands through affecting the distribution of shrub fine roots10
Grain size characteristics of the reticulate dunes of the Hobq Desert10
Assessment of soil CO2 and NO fluxes in a semi-arid region using machine learning approaches10
Matching beef cattle breeds to the environment for desired outcomes in a changing climate: A systematic review10
Effect of water stress on locomotor performance in Pleurodema nebulosum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) a native frog from the Argentina Monte desert9
Effect of hydrocarbons on the germination of Larrea divaricata and Pappostipa speciosa in the Monte Desert of Argentina9
Grassland degradation by shrub encroachment: Mapping patterns and drivers of encroachment in Kyrgyzstan9
The elevation gradient of small mammals richness and abundance in the dry Andes of northwestern Argentina9
Characterizing fungal communities on Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in Arizona to uncover potential pathogens9
Navigating climate shifts for an endemic lizard from a semi-arid environment9
Comparison of the uncertainty of soil organic carbon stocks in different land uses9
Mistletoe-infected trees facilitate invasion of the alien shrub Lantana camara in a semi-arid African savanna9
Fog as unconventional water resource: Mapping fog occurrence and fog collection potential for food security in Southern Bolivia9
Impacts of selective bush control on herbaceous diversity in wildlife and cattle land use areas in a semi-arid Kalahari savanna9
Pastoralists’ indigenous knowledge and perceptions of rangeland degradation in three communal rangelands of central northern Namibia9
Shrub encroachment, landscape restoration, and intraguild predation9
Long-term growing season aridity and grazing seasonality effects on perennial grass biomass in a Chihuahuan Desert rangeland9
Seed hydration memory in the invasive alien species Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (Fabaceae) in the Caatinga9
Impact of water scarcity on dryland sheep meat production and quality: Key recovery and resilience strategies9
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Cues of uncommon food habits within dung beetles: Notes from a seasonally dry tropical forest in South America9
Determination of ecological networks for vegetation connectivity using GIS & AHP technique in the Mediterranean degraded karst ecosystems9
Estimating the sand saltation thresholds from Sentinel-1 SAR data in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia9
Dryland river restoration via carnivore reintroduction: Nonnative fauna dominate diets of river otters reintroduced to the Upper Rio Grande8
Unburnt patches maintain bird abundance and species richness following large wildfires in an Australian semiarid woodland ecosystem8
Do fires affects growth, seed production and germination of the globose cactus Gymnocalycium monvillei?8
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A novel method for adjusting cropping patterns to climate change8
Analysis of current and future habitat distribution models for the African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata8
Catastrophic collapses of sensitive species, including the quiver tree (Aloidendron dichotomum), following fire in the arid Nama-Karoo, South Africa8
Soils and seasonality influence the richness of gall-inducing insects and their host plants in a tropical dry forest8
Azorella compacta's long-term growth rate, longevity, and potential for dating geomorphological and archaeological features in the arid southern Peruvian Andes8
Home range and habitat use of roan antelope Hippotragus equinus in Northern Botswana8
The reproductive performance of goats in a South African semi-arid savanna8
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Differential Morphological Profile on remote sensing images for vegetation mapping in a semi-arid region of the Algerian Saharan Atlas8
Where birds are rare or fill the air: Documenting Karoo complexity: Richard Dean (10 August 1940—3 August 2022)7
Resource dependence analysis of home range quality for pronghorn in south-central New Mexico, USA7
Assessment of water presence and use at sand dams in Kenya7
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A seven-year study of large mammal populations in the Sahel, West Africa7
First anthrachological studies at the eastern Pampa-Patagonia transition (Argentina). Hunter-gatherers management of woody material and Initial Late Holocene vegetal communities inferred from the Zoko7
Road impacts to sheetflow-dependent ecosystems in the Sonoran Desert7
High species turnover of arthropod communities associated with distinct vegetation patches (“heuweltjies”) in an arid shrubland7
Climatological trends of mean and extreme daily precipitation in Arizona (USA)7
Estimating the effects of land abandonment on mammal communities in the Karoo region of South Africa7
Exploring the cultural ecosystem services of arid watersheds: A social media analysis7
Neo-taphonomy of striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Israel7
How far surface water fluxes determine restoration success in Mediterranean degraded areas? Implications for dryland precision restoration7
Estimation of bark water storage capacity of broad- and needle-leaved trees planted in a semi-arid climate zone7
The brown locust refocussed - Knowns, unknowns and the relevance of Locustana pardalina (Walker) to Karoo ecosystems and rangeland management7
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Are fungus-growing termites super sediment-sorting insects of subtropical environments?6
Ecophysiological and biochemical responses of two tree species from a tropical dry forest to drought stress and recovery6
Unravelling the vertebrate scavenger assemblage in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia6
Disentangling the independent effects of vegetation cover and pattern on runoff and sediment yield in dryland systems – Uncovering processes through mimicked plant patches6
Economics of Raramuri Criollo and British crossbred cattle production in the Chihuahuan desert: Effects of foraging distribution and finishing strategy6
Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) habitat suitability in Saudi Arabia: Insights from camera trapping and ensemble species distribution modelling6
Termite mound impacts on hydrology vary with herbaceous vegetation and topsoil texture6
Measuring the stability of soil organic carbon in Arenosols in the Senegalese Groundnut Basin6
The V-shaped desert kites and their contribution to the Timnian economy6
Determinants of quality-based payments for livestock in conflict-prone areas in Kenya6
Phenophases, morphophysiological indices and cutting time in clones of the forage cacti under controlled water regimes in a semiarid environment6
Very high extinction risk for Welwitschia mirabilis in the northern Namib Desert6
Assessing wildlife biodiversity using camera trap data on the Mongolian marmot (Marmota sibirica) colonies6
Fire as a novel disturbance and driver of vegetation change in Nama-Karoo rangelands, South Africa6
Biomass estimation models for four priority Prosopis species: Tools required for forestry management in overexploited arid ecosystems6
Reduced moisture caused by short-term grazing prohibition results in a significant decrease of fungi abundance6
Goats fed with 250 g/kg of cactus do not need drink water6
Rainfed agriculture and firewood extraction have contrasting changes on biocrust functional groups and soil N dynamics in a tropical dryland6
Visiting and feeding behavior of sap beetles (Carpophilus lugubris) in the flowers of a chiropterophilic columnar cactus (Pilosocereus leucocephalus)6
Land degradation means a loss of management options6
Seed germination responses to salinity for three rare wetland plants of spring-fed arid systems6
Microhabitat use of two sympatric geckos, Turner's thick-toed gecko (Chondrodactylus turneri) and the Common Namib Day Gecko (Rhoptropus afer)6
Differential colonization of ephemeral resources by sarcosaprophagous Diptera in the Brazilian Caatinga and its implications for forensic entomology in arid environments6
Long-term monitoring of the columnar cactus Cipocereus minensis reveals unforeseeable reproductive phenology6
Cenostigma microphyllum seedlings in semiarid region grow faster under arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, regardless of water availability6
Perception on climate change, access to extension service and energy sources determining adoption of climate-smart practices: A multivariate approach6
Ecology and social behavior of the Brandt's vole: A generalized review6
Range distribution of the invasive alien species Calotropis procera in South America dry environments under climatic change scenarios6
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