International Cactus Adventures - April 2013

Contents:

Tillandsia carrilloi spec. nov.
Congresses & Events
The Succulent Tips of Mili
Plea for Corynopuntia
Growing: Cephalocereus
Growing: Echidnopsis
“Cacti” for Kids Pedilanthus aphylla
Rescue of Dendrosicyos socotrana Cephalocereus senilis at Desert Springs Aptenia cordifolia ‘Mili Orange’
Botanical garden of Foncaude
Book News, New Books.

Journal of Arid Environments - 84, 2012

Contents:

Editorial Board


Influence of river drying and insect availability on bat activity along the San Pedro River, Arizona (USA)

E.M. Hagen, J.L. Sabo


Impact of thermal convection on air circulation in a mammalian burrow under arid conditions

Y. Ganot, M.I. Dragila, N. Weisbrod


Costs, benefits and management options for an invasive alien tree species: The case of mesquite in the Northern Cape, South Africa

R.M. Wise, B.W. van Wilgen, D.C. Le Maitre
 

Recruiting mechanisms of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (Cactaceae) in the Southern Chihuahuan Desert

A. Flores-Torres, C. Montana

   
Analysis of vegetation seasonality in Sahelian environments using MODIS LAI, in association with land cover and rainfall

C. Bobée, C. Ottlé, F. Maignan, N. de Noblet-Ducoudré, P. Maugis, A.-M. Lézine, M. Ndiaye


The food habits of goats on rangelands with different amounts of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) cover

M. Mellado, A. Rodríguez, E.A. Lozano, J. Duenez, C.N. Aguilar, J.R. Arévalo


Elevated air temperatures in riparian ecosystems along ephemeral streams: The role of housing density

J. Martin, S.A. Kurc, G. Zaimes, M. Crimmins, A. Hutmacher, D. Green
 
   
Commonalities of carbon dioxide exchange in semiarid regions with monsoon and Mediterranean climates

R.L. Scott, P. Serrano-Ortiz, F. Domingo, E.P. Hamerlynck, A.S. Kowalski


Erosion-reducing cover in semi-arid shrubland

M.A. González-Botello, S.H. Bullock


Holocene chemical precipitates in the continental sabkha of Tayma (NW Saudi Arabia)

A. Ginau, M. Engel, H. Brückner

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