In order to describe grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) species composition, diversity, abundance, and density of four rangelands types, we compared the grasshopper community composition and dynamics in the rangeland of the northern slopes of the Qilian Mountains. In total, 55 grasshopper species were collected from 2007 to 2009, representing three families and six subfamilies. The subfamily O...

Abstract Background The Cerrado is the most biodiverse savanna and maintains other biomes. Aware of its significance, this paper evaluated Brazilian Cerrado’s climatic, environmental, socioeconomic aspects using remote sensing data spatial statistics (correlation analysis principal components analysis—PCA). Following measures sample adequacy (MSA) Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) tests, seventeen varia...

Biogeochemical factors contributing to enhanced carbon storage following afforestation of a semi-arid shrubland J. M. Grünzweig, I. Gelfand, and D. Yakir Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel Department of Environmental Sciences and Energ...