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Desert Vegetation Dynamics

Desert Vegetation Dynamics is a theoretical framework in arid land ecology that characterizes the temporal and spatial patterns of plant community structure, composition, and productivity in response to climatic variability, soil conditions, and biotic interactions unique to desert ecosystems.

1.4K

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3.7K

Authors

1K

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2017–2026

296

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Publications

1.4K

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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Spatial vegetation patterns and imminent desertification in Mediterranean arid ecosystems

Sonia Kéfi, Max Rietkerk, Concepción L. Alados et al. · Nature · 2007 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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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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Modifying the ‘pulse–reserve’ paradigm for deserts of North America: precipitation pulses, soil water, and plant responses

James F. Reynolds, Paul R. Kemp, Kiona Ogle et al. · Oecologia · 2004 · 727 citations

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Authors

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  1. WG
    Walter G. Whitford

    New Mexico State University, United States

    16 publications · 3.1K citations

    15

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  2. SL
    Scott L. Collins

    University of New Mexico, United States

    13 publications · 713 citations

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  3. XL
    Xinrong Li

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    12 publications · 711 citations

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  4. MR
    Max Rietkerk

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    11 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. JF
    James F. Reynolds

    Duke University, United States

    10 publications · 4.8K citations

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Institutions

1K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    50 h-index

    566 publications

    28.8K citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    37 h-index

    102 publications

    8K citations

  3. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    31 h-index

    86 publications

    7.1K citations

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    27 h-index

    151 publications

    5.6K citations

  5. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    26 h-index

    60 publications

    6.4K citations

  6. New Mexico State University

    Las Cruces, United States

    25 h-index

    97 publications

    11.9K citations

  7. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

    Ürümqi, China

    24 h-index

    145 publications

    6.2K citations

  8. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

    Lanzhou, China

    23 h-index

    141 publications

    4.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Arid Environments

    210 publications · 13K citations

    61

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  2. Ecology

    56 publications · 6.8K citations

    39

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  3. Oecologia

    49 publications · 4.6K citations

    35

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  4. Journal of Ecology

    38 publications · 3.4K citations

    30

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  5. Plant Ecology

    45 publications · 2.1K citations

    27

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