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Desert Ecosystem Dynamics

Desert Ecosystem Dynamics is a theoretical framework in environmental science that characterizes the temporal and spatial patterns of biotic and abiotic interactions, including energy flow, nutrient cycling, and species responsiveness, that govern the stability, resilience, and succession of ecosystems in arid environments.

528

Publications

41.9K

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1.6K

Authors

557

Institutions

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2017–2026

147

Parents

Publications

528

Desert Ecosystems: Environment and Producers

Imanuel Noy‐Meir · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1973 · 3.4K citations

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Biological Feedbacks in Global Desertification

William H. Schlesinger, James F. Reynolds, Gary L. Cunningham et al. · Science · 1990 · 2.5K citations

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On the Spatial Pattern of Soil Nutrients in Desert Ecosystems

William H. Schlesinger, Jane A. Raikes, Anne E. Hartley et al. · Ecology · 1996 · 1.3K citations

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Patch structure, dynamics and implications for the functioning of arid ecosystems

Martı́n R. Aguiar, Martı́n R. Aguiar, Osvaldo E. Sala et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1999 · 783 citations

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Temporal Succession in a Desert Stream Ecosystem Following Flash Flooding

Stuart G. Fisher, Lawrence J. Gray, Nancy B. Grimm et al. · Ecological Monographs · 1982 · 759 citations

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Authors

1.6K

  1. WG
    Walter G. Whitford

    New Mexico State University, United States

    18 publications · 3.5K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. YS
    Yosef Steinberger

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    12 publications · 845 citations

    12

    h-index

  3. JH
    James H. Brown

    University of New Mexico, United States

    10 publications · 1.7K citations

    10

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  4. YZ
    Yuqing Zhang

    Beijing Forestry University, China

    8 publications · 256 citations

    8

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  5. MR
    Max Rietkerk

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    8 publications · 948 citations

    8

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Institutions

557

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    34 h-index

    238 publications

    11.5K citations

  2. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

    Ürümqi, China

    20 h-index

    79 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    19 h-index

    66 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. New Mexico State University

    Las Cruces, United States

    19 h-index

    56 publications

    10.7K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    18 h-index

    42 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    17 h-index

    37 publications

    5.2K citations

  7. Beijing Forestry University

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    105 publications

    4.3K citations

  8. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    2.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Arid Environments

    70 publications · 5.5K citations

    39

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  2. Oecologia

    22 publications · 1.9K citations

    21

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  3. The Science of The Total Environment

    21 publications · 1K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. Ecology

    9 publications · 2.2K citations

    9

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  5. CATENA

    8 publications · 287 citations

    8

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