Desert | Definition, Climate, Animals, Plants, & Types | Britannica
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of plants and animals specially adapted to the harsh environment.
Global evaluation of current and future threats to drylands and …
WEBJul 4, 2024 · Here we evaluated the formal degree of protection of global drylands, their land vertebrate biodiversity and current threats, and projected human-induced land-use changes to drylands under ...
Drylands - Wikipedia
WEBDrylands cover 41.3% of the Earth's land surface, including 15% of Latin America, 66% of Africa, 40% of Asia, and 24% of Europe. There is a significantly greater proportion of drylands in developing countries (72%), and the proportion increases with aridity: almost 100% of all hyper-arid lands are in the developing world.
Dryland biodiversity - Nature
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Drylands occupy over 40% of the Earth’s land surface but there are many challenges to organisms colonizing these environments, such as aridity and extreme weather conditions.
Tropical dry forest | Description, Biome, Ecosystem, Plants, Animals ...
WEBTropical dry forest, biome of any open woodland in tropical areas that have a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall. In such a seasonal climate, the trees usually shed their leaves during the dry season and come into leaf at the start of the rainy season.
Drylands and climate change - resource - IUCN
WEBDrylands are particularly affected by climate change through changing rainfall patterns and land degradation, which reduces the ability of species and people to cope with dryland conditions. Climate change will likely aggravate poverty, …
Tropical dry forest - Animalia
WEBThough less biologically diverse than rainforests, tropical dry forests are home to a wide variety of wildlife including monkeys, deer, large cats, parrots, various rodents, and ground dwelling birds. Mammalian biomass tends to be higher in dry forests than in rain forests, especially in Asian and African dry forests.
Conserving Drylands Biodiversity - IUCN
WEBSep 8, 2012 · Aware of the inter-linkages between biodiversity, land and soil productivity and human well-being, the Convention acts to raise awareness on drylands biodiversity and its value, including species diversity, habitat and ecosystems.
Drylands: much more than their name suggests - Newsroom
WEBMar 18, 2021 · These trees and forests are hugely important for the planet. They provide habitats for biodiversity, protect land against wind erosion and desertification, provide shade for crops, animals and people, help water …
Dryland Ecosystems | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBNov 29, 2016 · In the U.S., 40 percent of the land is considered dryland. USGS scientists are researching how predicted climate changes in dryland ecosystems--increases in temperature and declines in precipitation--will affect vegetation and wildlife in these areas as well as the ecosystem services they provide.