"A lot of research in arid ecosystems has focused on the green ... in desert environments and play a significant role in desert food webs by being prey for larger animals, such as larger ...

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 ...

In some cases, ecosystems have overlap in their food webs, so different species can fill in for one that’s been lost. But not always. Like, in North America’s Sonoran Desert, the iconic ...

It is well known that nitrogen (N) deposition can affect plant community assembly in the temperate desert steppe, thus resulting in changes in local ecosystem functions and species diversity.

A quarter of the state is desert, home to roughly 2,400 plant species, according to MDLT. Eight years ago, Asbell had an idea. What if there was a way to preserve the ecosystem, centered around ...

The Namib desert is truly a remarkable, but fragile ecosystem, which cannot tolerate extreme anthropogenic utilisation (human environmental impacts) without major consequences. Most of the Namib ...

Researchers have discovered a unique lagoon ecosystem in Argentina’s high Puna de Atacama Desert, they announced at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union last week. The ecosystem ...

Dubai: The desert is seen as a lifeless, harsh environment but it is an ecosystem that needs to be protected as much as any other. The impact of construction, tourism and pollution on desert flora ...