Frontiers in Environmental Science

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Using a robust decision making (RDM) approach to explore current and future vulnerabilities of a semi-arid coastal basin: a case study of the Quilimarí basin in Chile

in Drylands

David Poblete
Sebastián Vicuña
Sebastián Aedo
Edmundo Molina-Perez
Hermilo Cortés
Oscar Melo
Anahí Ocampo-Melgar
Kiara Tesen
Francisco Suárez
Juan Pablo Herane

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1553675

646 views

Perspective

Published on 29 Jul 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
Felipe Pasini
Dayana Andrade
Paulo Nobre

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1516747

721 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Characterizing adaptation responses to drought risk of livestock farmers in the Spanish dehesa agroforestry system

in Drylands

Nikoletta Ropero Szymañska
Nuria Hernández-Mora
Lucia De Stefano

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1540818

923 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Inter-root soil bacterial community composition and its driving factors in Ulmus pumila L. of different ages

in Drylands

Bo Hu
Yunxia Ma
Gangtie Li

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1557315

826 views

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

783 views

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

1,422 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

1,043 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

957 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

8,970 views
1 citation

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

1,001 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

2,061 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

1,214 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

1,033 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

1,592 views
1 citation

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

1,523 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

2,271 views
2 citations