49, based on recent estimates of Saharan dust flux reduction during the MH36. The change in vegetation cover from shrub (MHGS+RD) to desert (MHPMIP) corresponds to an increase in the surface albedo from 0.15 to 0.30 and a decrease in the leaf area index from 2.6 to 0.2 (see Table 1...
Map showing the vast area Painted Lady butterflies were found to travel during their annual spring migration. Credit: Gao Hu et al. “This research shows this unlikely journey is possible, and that certain climate conditions leading up to migration season have a big influence on the numbers that...
microbial ecology and functional diversity of natural habitats Keywords: viral metagenomics; giant virus; Sahara desert; perennial water pond; Mauritania; Adrar plateau Introduction Viruses can colonize virtually all ecosystems on Earth and are found wherever cellular life exists (Le Romancer et al., 20...
(a) Map of Algeria showing the Ghardaïa region; (b) reg formations and “desert pavement”; (c) wadi bed. Rainfall is extremely low in the region of Ghardaïa, with an average of 80.2 mm per year. Air humidity is rather low, with a maximum humidity of 55.5% in December and ...