Life adapted to precariousness: The ecology of drylands
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Título: | Life adapted to precariousness: The ecology of drylands |
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Autor/es: | Martínez-Valderrama, Jaime | Guirado, Emilio | Maestre, Fernando T. |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Laboratorio de Ecología de Zonas Áridas y Cambio Global (DRYLAB) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ecología | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Multidisciplinar para el Estudio del Medio "Ramón Margalef" |
Palabras clave: | Aridity | Droughts | Biodiversity | Adaptations | Desertification |
Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
Editor: | Universitat de València |
Cita bibliográfica: | Mètode Science Studies Journal. 2023, 13: 9-15. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.22006 |
Resumen: | Drylands occupy approximately 40 % of the Earth's surface. Their peculiar hydrological regime, with water as the main limiting factor, together with other characteristics, such as the variability of rainfall and their ecological heterogeneity, turn these regions into one of the main and most relevant sets of biomes on the planet. Beyond their stereotypical conception as places with a low economic and ecological profile, these territories have enormous biodiversity and support 40 % of the world's population. Global warming is increasing atmospheric aridity and the strategies developed over millennia by their inhabitants are a model to learn from. Preserving these places is essential to combat climate change, and to do so, it is essential to have an in-depth understanding of their structure and functioning. |
Patrocinador/es: | This work was funded by the European Research Council (Grant Agreement Nº 647038, BIODESERT) and the Valencian Regional Government (CIDEGENT/2018/041). Emilio Guirado receives funding from the Regional Department of Education, Culture, and Sport of the Valencian Regional Government and the European Social Fund [project APOSTD/2021/188]. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/132124 |
ISSN: | 2174-3487 | 2174-9221 (Internet) |
DOI: | 10.7203/metode.13.22006 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.22006 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - DRYLAB - Artículos de Revistas Investigaciones financiadas por la UE |
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