When desert ecosystems have been damaged ... Fertile islands are key areas for recruitment of plants and biological activity. Natural recovery from disturbance in deserts is typically slow.

A delayed monsoon could affect growth of grasslands and other vegetation in the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

FEEDING: Opportunistic omnivores, desert pupfish consume whatever types of algae, plants, invertebrates, and detritus are available ... they are unable to tolerate recent competition or predation from ...

A desert garden incorporates drought-tolerant plants that thrive in hot and dry ... Plus, dry weather plants don't need ...

Botanist Pablo Guerrero has been visiting Atacama cacti all his life. They’re not adapting well to a drier climate, booming mining and plant collection.

There are no rivers or lakes or areas of abundant natural vegetation because rainfall is ... national effort has brought changes to the desert and created much greater demands for water resources.