Frontiers in Environmental Science

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

Responses of alpine grassland plant communities on Sejila Mountain in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to phosphorus addition

in Drylands

Xizhe Zhang
Yanhui Ye
Jiang Tao
Ziyou Niu
Zhipan Cui
Jianlin Li
Yanying Han

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1601695

302 views

Perspective

Accepted on 21 May 2025

Assessing changes in atmospheric circulation due to ecohydrological restoration: How can global climate models help?

in Drylands

Anastassia M. Makarieva
Andrei V. Nefiodov
Luz Adriana Cuartas
Antonio Donato Nobre
Dayana Andrade
Felipe Pasini
Paulo Nobre

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1516747

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

A sociohydrological model for evaluating the drought resilience of indigenous and modern dryland irrigation systems in Sri Lanka

in Drylands

Romitha Wickramasinghe
Shinichiro Nakamura

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1535598

957 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Mar 2025

The typical sand-fixing plants in the Ulan Buh desert-oasis area significantly changed the distribution pattern of surface sediments

in Drylands

Hua An
Feiyan Zhao
Haonian Li
Zhongju Meng
Hailong Ding
Yanlong Ding
Lei Qin
Jing Xin

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1556083

578 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Impacts of extreme climate events on vegetation succession at the northern foothills of Yinshan mountain, inner Mongolia

in Drylands

Pingping Zhou
Zilong Liao
Xiaoyan Song
Wenya Li
Yaru Feng
Wenyi Sun
Xingmin Mu
Jun Zhai
Haili Zhou

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1524400

642 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Unlocking the fog: assessing fog collection potential and need as a complementary water resource in arid urban lands–the Alto Hospicio, Chile case

in Drylands

Virginia Carter
Nathalie Verbrugghe
Felipe Lobos-Roco
Camilo del Río
Francisco Albornoz
Ahmed Z. Khan

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1537058

7,222 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Temporal lags and carbon-water coupling in the dry-hot valleys of southwest China over the past two decades

in Drylands

Dawei Wang
Duni Jia
Yao Zhang
Xin Tao
Feibing Han
Yanbin Ma
Yu Guo
Jinshan Li
Lili Li

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1493668

761 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jan 2025

Soil porosity as a key factor of soil aggregate stability: insights from restricted grazing

in Drylands

Yi Yang
Zhongju Meng
Haonian Li
Yue Gao
Tianyang Li
Lei Qin

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1535193

1,319 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2024

The role of typical low vertical lattice sand barriers in regulating the airflow field on wind-eroded surfaces of photovoltaic power plants

in Drylands

Ruibing Meng
Zhongju Meng
Jiale Cai
Haonian Li
Yu Ren
Lijun Guo

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1521144

891 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2024

The role of root dynamics on the climate sensitivity of ecohydrological processes of over- and understory in a semi-arid groundwater-dependent ecosystem

in Drylands

Qiyue Liu
Ana P. Barros

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1477059

765 views

Mini Review

Published on 13 Nov 2024

Rainwater harvesting technologies in arid plains of Argentina: small local strategies vs. large centralized projects

in Drylands

Aldana Calderón Archina
Diego Escolar
Guillermo Heider
Marcos J. Niborski
Esteban G. Jobbágy
Patricio N. Magliano

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1486798

1,240 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2024

Strategic cultivar and sowing time selection for weed management and higher redgram productivity in semi-arid Indian regions

in Drylands

S. Marimuthu
Vivekananda M. Byrareddy
A. Dhanalakshmi
Shahbaz Mushtaq
U. Surendran

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1420078

1,164 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2024

Envirotyping helps in better understanding the root cause of success and limitations of rainfed production systems

in Drylands

Gajanan L. Sawargaonkar
Moses Shyam Davala
S. Rakesh
Prasad J. Kamdi
Rohan Y. Khopade
Rajesh Nune
Rajesh Pasumarthi
Pushpajeet Choudhari
Aviraj Datta
Venkata Radha Akuraju

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1417199

1,723 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2024

Distribution characteristics of soil crusts under two kinds of aerial seeding plants in the northeastern margin of Tengger Desert

in Drylands

Ran Zhang
Yumei Liang
Yong Gao
Yanyi Wang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1423596

982 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2024

Effects of autumn tillage with straw return on soil physical characteristics of corn fields in the eastern loess plateau

in Drylands

Yuchen Fan
Yaqi Yuan
Tao Li
Wen Lin
Xiwang Tang
Gaimei Liang
Nana Li

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1362616

1,109 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2024

Soil conservation and water conservation services and trade-offs following the land consolidation project: a case study of Yan’an city, China

in Drylands

Wang Jing
Zhang Yang
Xia Longfei
Li Jianfeng
He Huan
Liu Siqi

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1425199

1,259 views