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Arid Environment Adaptation

Arid Environment Adaptation is a scholarly construct that specifies the biological, behavioral, and technological strategies humans employ to survive and thrive in regions characterized by chronic water scarcity and extreme temperatures, distinguishing it from adaptations to other climatic regimes through its focus on moisture conservation, heat tolerance, and resource-use efficiency.

338

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19.1K

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1.2K

Authors

485

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2017–2026

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Publications

338

Determinants of farmers’ choice of adaptation methods to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia

Temesgen Deressa, Rashid Hassan, Claudia Ringler et al. · Global Environmental Change · 2009 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Future temperature in southwest Asia projected to exceed a threshold for human adaptability

Jeremy S. Pal, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir · Nature Climate Change · 2015 · 732 citations

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Climate and environmental change in arid Central Asia: Impacts, vulnerability, and adaptations

Elena Lioubimtseva, Geoffrey M. Henebry · Journal of Arid Environments · 2009 · 724 citations

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Adaptations to climate change, drought and desertification: local insights to enhance policy in southern Africa

Lindsay C. Stringer, Jen Dyer, Mark S. Reed et al. · Environmental Science & Policy · 2009 · 354 citations

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Rainwater harvesting as an adaptation to climate change

Deep Narayan Pandey, Anil K. Gupta, David M. Anderson · Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University) · 2003 · 316 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. KE
    K. Eduard Linsenmair

    University of Würzburg, Germany

    7 publications · 249 citations

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  2. VS
    Veerasamy Sejian

    National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India

    7 publications · 397 citations

    7

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  3. DK
    Davendra Kumar

    Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, India

    6 publications · 179 citations

    6

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  4. FK
    F. Kobelt

    University of Würzburg, Germany

    4 publications · 155 citations

    4

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  5. JB
    Joseph B. Williams

    The Ohio State University, United States

    4 publications · 287 citations

    4

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Institutions

485

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    57 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute

    Tonk, India

    9 h-index

    39 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    379 citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    579 citations

  5. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    394 citations

  6. University of Würzburg

    Würzburg, Germany

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    512 citations

  7. King Saud University

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    743 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    373 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Arid Environments

    27 publications · 1.7K citations

    18

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  2. Journal of Thermal Biology

    7 publications · 198 citations

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  3. Journal of Comparative Physiology B

    6 publications · 241 citations

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  4. International Journal of Biometeorology

    5 publications · 266 citations

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  5. Oecologia

    5 publications · 275 citations

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