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The Arid Lands Newsletter (Popularity:  )
(Score: 24.42)
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/ALNHome.html
a twice-yearly publication of the Office of Arid Lands Studies, the University of Arizona. The purpose of the Arid Lands Newsletter is to explore events and issues of interest to ...
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden (Popularity: )
(Score: 19.70)
http://www.aalbg.sa.gov.au/
Facility where research, education, and the display of plant biodiversity from the southern arid zone of Australia. Our arid lands are home to a myriad of highly evolved plant communities ...
Category: Science\Biology\Botany
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International Arid Lands Consortium (Popularity: )
(Score: 19.66)
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/
Group's vision is to transform arid lands into more habitable environments to advance the well-being of the people who inhabit the areas.
Category: Science\Environment\Organizations
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Direct seeding - the natural solution for revegetating arid lands (Popularity: )
(Score: 16.36)
http://www.eden-foundation.org/project/aridland.html
Describing the advantages and use of direct seeding for revegetating arid lands.
Category: Science\Agriculture\Practices and Systems\Dryland Farming
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Dryland Farming, Cropping Systems and Practices (Popularity: )
(Score: 15.18)
http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/drylands/farming.htm
Though most semi-arid lands border the arid or desert climates of the world, they support a diversity of cropping (mostly with annual crops). Because of this diversity their climate should ...
Category: Science\Agriculture\Practices and Systems\Dryland Farming
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Microbiology: Extremophiles (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.60)
http://www.theguardians.com/Microbiology/gm_mbm04.htm
Learn about microorganisms that live in extreme conditions such as ice, acid environments, hot springs, rocks, and arid lands.
Category: Science\Biology\Microbiology
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Anderson-Hydro (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.35)
http://www.ahymo.com/
Offers the arid lands hydrology model (AHYMO) program for computing hydrographs and sediment yield in applications such as analysis of storm sewers.
Category: Science\Environment\Water Resources\Products and Services
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WA Department of Natural Resources (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.54)
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/
DNR manages more than 5 million acres of state-owned lands including forests, agricultural lands and submerged aquatic lands.
Category: Science\Earth Sciences\Geology\Rocks and Minerals
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Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.30)
http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/
Site topics include arid lands hydrology, riparian ecosystems restoration, and glossaries of hydrologic terms. Also has water education resources,
Category: Science\Environment\Water Resources\Organizations
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Arid Climate Adaptation and Cultural Innovation in Africa (ACACIA) (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.25)
http://www.uni-koeln.de/sfb389/
ACACIA focuses research activities on the arid zones of northeastern and southwestern Africa and aims to develop a transcontinental comparison of human strategies of coping with arid habitats. Includes, activities, ...
Category: Science\Social Sciences\Archaeology\Organizations
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CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems - Centre for Arid Zone Research, Alice Springs NT, Australia (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.69)
http://www.cazr.csiro.au
A regional research group within the Sustainable Ecosystems division of CSIRO. Undertakes research into the ecology and management of the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Australia.
Category: Science\Environment\Organizations\Research Institutes
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ICS (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.68)
http://www.ics-agri.com
A French company offering advice for farmers growing agricultural and horticultural crops in arid and semi-arid areas. The site gives a full description of the services available.
Category: Science\Agriculture\Consultants
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Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.28)
http://www.drfn.org/
Is dedicated to creating and furthering awareness and understanding of arid environments and developing the capacity, skills and knowledge to manage arid environments appropriately.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Soils of Arid Regions of the United States and Israel (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.82)
http://cals.arizona.edu/OALS/soils/
Papers on soils of arid regions, how they develop, and how they are classified, with copies in Hebrew. In addition, there is a book chapter on managing soils for sustainable ...
Category: Science\Agriculture\Soils
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The Public Lands Grazing Activist (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.78)
http://www.grazingactivist.org/
Essays, photos, and technical references related to the impacts of livestock grazing on public lands in the Southwestern U.S.
Category: Science\Environment\Agriculture
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Public Lands Ranching and Idaho's Wolves (Popularity: )
(Score: 7.25)
http://www.westernwatersheds.org/wolves/wolves.html
The defense of wolves from public lands ranching in Idaho (USA).
Category: Science\Environment\Biodiversity\Conservation
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The genus Encelia and its relatives (Popularity: )
(Score: 7.19)
http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/encelia/
consists of shrubs (and one geophyte) of arid environments in...
Category: Science\Biology\Flora and Fauna\Plantae
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USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative (Popularity: )
(Score: 7.09)
http://amli.usgs.gov/
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted an Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Initiative during the fiscal years 1997 through 2001 to provide technical assistance in support of Federal Land Management Agency ...
Category: Science\Environment\Mining
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AridZoneReforestation.ca (Popularity: )
(Score: 7.04)
http://www.aridzonereforestation.ca
Contains knowledge for planning reforestation projects in semi-arid areas of developing countries.
Category: Science\Environment\Sustainability\Agroforestry
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Living With Nature (Popularity: )
(Score: 6.83)
http://www.indianorganic.com
Information on how an arid area of land is made productive, using inter-cropping and organic farming practices.
Category: Science\Agriculture\Practices and Systems
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