An isopod, well-adapted to the harsh conditions of arid-lands, crawls on the desert floor in search of plant litter. New study reveals that in arid ecosystems, larger arthropods such as termites and ...

Together, the findings suggest that climate change could shift the balance of greenhouse gas emissions across ecosystems in arid mountain regions. Warmer and wetter conditions may transform some ...

An analysis of leaf litter breakdown in climatically diverse habitats shows that decomposition by larger invertebrates dominates in hot, dry regions and warmer seasons. Researchers have shown that ...

Agricultural systems in arid and semi-arid regions face growing pressure from climate change, water scarcity, soil salinization, and land degradation. These ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fish living in warm and arid climates are used to adversity. High temperatures and droughts can routinely cause the streams they call home to stop flowing or dry out altogether. Yet ...

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Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Southeast Australia has been getting hotter and drier. Droughts ...

Gigawatt-scale solar farms spreading across China’s northern deserts are doing more than generating electricity. Field ...

This view of Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park in Mexico represents a biome range shift. (Armando Vega, CC 4.0) As climate change redistributes terrestrial ecosystems across the globe, the world ...