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semiarid

said of regions of the earth which have dry climates but not as dry as those of arid climates.
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Bastida F, Kandeler E, Hernandez T, Garcia C (2008) Long-term effect of municipal soild waste amendment on microbial abundance and humusassociated enzyme activities under semiarid conditions.
Enzyme activity, microbial biomass and community structure in a long-term restored soil under semi-arid conditions
2004) reported for the earliest stage of floodplain succession in semiarid northwestern Colorado (0.
Effects of soil temperature and depth to ground water on first-year growth of a dryland riparian phreatophyte, Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice)
Nevertheless, the increased value of the fiber produced under organic systems has stimulated the small growers in the semiarid regions to adopt biorational pest control methods.
The control and protection of cotton plants using natural insecticides against the colonization by Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)/Controle e protecao de plantas de algodao com inseticidas naturais contra a colonizacao de Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
A comparison of groundwater recharge estimation methods in a semiarid, coastal avocado/citrus orchard, Ventura County, CA.
Converting oak woodland or savanna to vineyards may stress groundwater supply in summer
Early Holocene climate change and human occupation along the semiarid coast of north-central Chile.
An Early Holocene task camp (~8.5 ka cal BP) on the coast of the semi-arid north of Chile
Western birds are found in semiarid landscape and may breed in oases in arid regions.
(GEN) EUROPE'S ENDANGERED BROWN FISH-OWL SPOTTED IN TAURUS MOUNTAINS
Opponents fear Earth Energy's project is the start of widespread development of Utah's spotty oil-sands reserves, which they say can't be developed responsibly in a semiarid desert.
United States : Energy Startup Defends Oil-Sands Project in Utah
capitata and report infestation rates on cultivated, exotic fruit in the western semiarid highland valleys of Tucuman.
Occurrence of Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) on cultivated, exotic fruit species in the highland valleys of Tucuman in Northwest Argentina
by ACSAD in developing the Arab arid and semiarid areas.
ACSAD''s 30th General Assembly begins in Doha
Tillandsia recurvata (Bromeliaceae) is the most ubiquitous obligate epiphyte species (figure 1) of the arid and semiarid regions of North America (Benzing and Renfrow 1971, Soltis et al.
Low genetic diversity in Tillandsia recurvata (Bromeliaceae), the most ubiquitous epiphyte species of the semiarid and arid zones of North America
Ron DePauw, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.
Immature grain content may hurt wheat bread-making quality
Albaladejo J, Martinez-Mena M, Roldan A, Castillo V (1998) Soil degradation and desertification induced by vegetation removal in a semiarid environment.
Effects of time-controlled grazing on runoff and sediment loss

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