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{"title":"Evaluating Karst aquifer dynamics through integrated geomorphological and geo-hydro-chemical approaches: Insights from the Central Zagros Mountains, Iran","authors":"Fatemeh Geravand ,&nbsp;Seiyed Mossa Hosseini ,&nbsp;Razyeh Lak","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105623","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105623","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Karst aquifers in semi-arid regions are highly vulnerable to climatic variability and groundwater overexploitation due to limited recharge, strong water–rock interactions, and structurally controlled flow paths. The Pirghar and Dimeh karst catchments in the Central Zagros Mountains of Iran represent two contrasting hydrogeological systems that supply critical freshwater resources under semi-arid conditions. This study applies an integrated geomorphological, hydrochemical, and hydrodynamic framework to evaluate karstification intensity, aquifer behavior, and groundwater quality in these basins. Geochemical analyses (XRD, XRF, and calcimetry), hydrochemical characterization, spring hydrograph recession analysis, Gibbs diagrams, and fuzzy logic-based sinkhole susceptibility mapping were combined to assess aquifer structure and dominant geochemical processes. Recession analysis indicates a well-developed conduit-dominated system in the Pirghar aquifer (recession coefficients: 0.008–0.014 day⁻¹), whereas the Dimeh aquifer exhibits more diffuse and restricted flow conditions (0.004–0.006 day⁻¹), reflecting contrasting recharge and storage dynamics typical of semi-arid karst systems. Groundwater in both catchments is predominantly of the Ca–HCO₃ type, with calcite and dolomite dissolution as the primary sources of dissolved ions. Seasonal variations in Mg²⁺/Ca²⁺ ratios (Pirghar: 0.27–0.45; Dimeh: 0.18–0.32) highlight differences in groundwater residence time and aquifer maturity under limited recharge conditions. Gibbs diagrams confirm that water–rock interaction is the dominant control on groundwater chemistry, with minimal influence from evaporation. Sinkhole development is concentrated in highly karstified zones associated with steep slopes, higher elevations, and proximity to major faults. Water quality assessment shows that 85% of samples are suitable for drinking and 72% for irrigation. The results provide insight into the functioning of karst aquifers in semi-arid environments and offer a transferable framework for identifying vulnerable recharge zones, improving groundwater management, and mitigating sinkhole hazards in data-scarce arid and semi-arid regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105623"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Microbial and soil moisture responses to compost amendments and simulated rainfall pulses in degraded dryland soils","authors":"Katherine N. Amari ,&nbsp;Alejandro Cueva ,&nbsp;Joseph C. Blankinship ,&nbsp;Heather L. Throop","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dryland ecosystems cover ∼45% of the Earth's terrestrial surface and play an important role in biogeochemical cycling and food production, but widespread soil degradation and rainfall variability threaten plant productivity in many drylands. Compost, an organic soil amendment, has been proposed to increase soil carbon storage and water-holding capacity in drylands, and this management strategy may be particularly impactful in degraded drylands with low soil organic content. Compost additions and rainfall variability may interact to affect soil moisture, which is an important catalyst for soil microbial activity. Therefore, we investigated how variation in compost application amounts and simulated rainfall pulses affect soil moisture, microbial activity, and carbon content in a laboratory incubation study. Soils were amended with different amounts of compost (0, 0.35, and 0.70 g cm ⁻²) and water pulses (5, 10, and 15 mm) in a full-factorial design. Each treatment received the same cumulative amount of water throughout the incubation, but pulses occurred at different frequencies (every 5, 10, and 15 days). We found that soil water content increased with increasing compost amount and with rainfall pulses that were larger but less frequent. Cumulative microbial respiration was highest with the large-infrequent pulse size, lowest with the small-frequent pulse size, and was enhanced by compost treatments. All moisture pulse treatments caused soil carbon losses, with compost inputs buffering losses. These results suggest that compost applications to degraded drylands may assist rehabilitation by enhancing soil moisture, microbial activity, and soil carbon, but the impacts will be modulated by rainfall dynamics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105625"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Unexpected epiphytes” - Cacti growing on trees in the xerophytic scrubland of the Barranca de Metztitlán, México","authors":"Yonatan Aguilar-Cruz ,&nbsp;Arturo Flores-Martínez ,&nbsp;Amelia Cornejo-Romero ,&nbsp;Diana Martínez-Hernández ,&nbsp;Sonia Sánchez-Serano ,&nbsp;Carlos Gómez-Hinostrosa ,&nbsp;Vincent Hoeber ,&nbsp;Gerhard Zotz ,&nbsp;Alicia Callejas-Chavero","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105617","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105617","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Epiphytic growth in Cactaceae has been typically linked to moist habitats. However, there are scattered reports of terrestrial cacti growing on other plants in arid environments. This phenomenon was first mentioned over a century ago but largely ignored by the scientific community. The current study assessed cacti substrate preference and analysed epiphyte-host tree relationships in a xerophilous scrubland in Mexico. It also compared the size structure of epiphytic and terrestrial individuals of common cacti species. Epiphytic growth was found in at least 9 of the 13 locally occurring cacti species. We observed, i.e., globose cacti (<em>Mammillaria polythele</em>, <em>M. crinita</em>) that mainly grew on trees and even produced flowers when growing epiphytically, arborescent cacti (<em>Isolatocereus dumortieri</em>, <em>Myrtillocactus geometrizans</em>) with a high proportion of small individuals growing on trees and larger ones only found as terrestrials, and cacti such as <em>M. longimamma</em> and <em>Opuntia</em> spp., with a clear preference for terrestrial growth. Although we identified seven possible host species at the study sites, 99% of epiphytic cacti were found just on just one of them (<em>Neltuma laevigata</em>). The only other host was <em>I. dumortieri</em>. The study of this phenomenon broadens our understanding of functional diversity in arid ecosystems and provides an area for exploring evolutionary processes and mechanisms of coexistence in one of Mexico's most emblematic plant families. Furthermore, it contributes to the current discussion of the evolution of epiphytism in general.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term agroforestry effects on soil CO2 and NO emissions in the Brazilian semiarid region","authors":"Vanessa Maria de Souza Barros ,&nbsp;José Augusto Amorim Silva do Sacramento ,&nbsp;Naiara Oliveira Figueiredo ,&nbsp;Mona Lisa Moura de Oliveira ,&nbsp;Francisco Alisson da Silva Xavier ,&nbsp;Maria Eugenia Ortiz Escobar ,&nbsp;Ana Clara Rodrigues Cavalcante ,&nbsp;Júlio César Lima Neves ,&nbsp;Teogenes Senna de Oliveira","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105622","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105622","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Brazilian semi-arid region is highly vulnerable to climate change. This study evaluated greenhouse gas fluxes and soil properties under different land uses in this region. Agroforestry systems, agro-silvopastoral (AGSP) and silvopastoral (SILV), a traditional agricultural system (TR) characterized by slash-and-burn followed by fallow, and natural vegetation (NV) on Luvissolos were compared. C-CO₂ and NO-N fluxes were measured during the rainy and dry seasons using static chambers coupled to a portable gas analyzer. The total organic carbon (C) and nitrogen contents of the soil were determined, as well as gravimetric moisture, soil density, and particle density, enabling the estimation of total porosity and water-filled pore space (WFPS). During the rainy season, all managed systems showed higher WFPS than NV. In the dry season, water retention decreased in TR. C-CO₂ fluxes were higher in TR during the rainy season (51.33 mg m⁻² h⁻¹), while agroforestry systems and NV had the lowest emissions in both seasons. NO-N emissions were detected only during the rainy season, with higher values in NV (92.06 μg m⁻² h⁻¹). Agroforestry systems exhibited greater stratification and surface accumulation of C. The resilience index indicated that SILV had the greatest potential to restore C stocks at all depths, while AGSP showed lower resilience in deeper layers. In general, agroforestry systems, especially SILV, demonstrated greater potential to stabilize greenhouse gas fluxes and increase C storage in the soil. These systems can contribute to climate change mitigation and sustainable soil management in semi-arid environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105622"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Satellite-derived evapotranspiration for calibrating a spatially distributed hydrological model in a highly regulated Iranian river basin","authors":"Afshin Jahanshahi","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105627","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105627","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurate calibration of hydrological models in heavily managed and data-scarce irrigation basins remains a major challenge due to unreliable or unavailable streamflow observations. Addressing this limitation is critical for improving water resource management and understanding hydrological processes in intensively managed agricultural regions. This study adopts a spatially distributed evapotranspiration (ET)-based calibration approach using the SWAT model and remotely sensed SEBAL ET data. The model is calibrated across 465 hydrological response units (HRUs) using the Kling-Gupta Efficiency (KGE) as the objective function and the DDS algorithm for optimization. Initial calibration with the original SEBAL dataset yields limited performance (mean KGE = 0.29), mainly due to insufficient representation of land-use-specific ET dynamics. To address this, a modified SEBAL dataset incorporating crop-specific variability is introduced, resulting in improved calibration performance (mean KGE = 0.42) and enhanced spatial consistency. Statistical tests confirm that these improvements are significant (p &lt; 0.001). The results show that ET-based calibration effectively constrains model performance and captures irrigation-driven ET dynamics in highly regulated catchments. However, limitations related to spatial scale mismatch, irrigation uncertainty, and equifinality remain. Overall, the study highlights the potential of integrating remote sensing and hydrological modeling for improved water resource assessment in data-scarce regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105627"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From prediction to action: Using observable spatial constraints to redefine land capability for drought adaptation in arid regions","authors":"Vahid Rahdari ,&nbsp;Saeideh Maleki ,&nbsp;Ali Shahriari","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105607","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105607","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the effectiveness of land use planning as a spatial adaptation strategy to enhance climate change resilience in the Sistan Plain, Iran. We applied the Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) method and the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) model to assess land suitability for agriculture, ecotourism, and residential areas under two distinct scenarios: normal conditions (intrinsic suitability) and drought-consequence constraints (integrated with climate change impacts). Abandoned agricultural areas, dust-storm corridors, and desiccated wetlands were considered as indicators of drought effects. The results quantify a dramatic spatial impact: agricultural suitability, which covers over 70% of the Sistan Plain under normal conditions, collapses to less than 10% under drought-consequence constraints. Ecotourism potential, while quantitatively similar between the two scenarios (30% vs. 20%), undergoes a qualitative shift from water-dependent sites to sustainable desert ecotourism centers. Residential suitability also drops from 45% to 10% of the study area, highlighting the need for highly centralized development focused on resilient zones. Given the impact of dust storms on the suitability of the Sistan Plain, taking urgent action for soil stabilization is essential. This study demonstrates that utilizing the spatial legacy of climate change impacts within MCE provides a necessary and immediate action plan for guiding resource reallocation and protecting communities in severely stressed arid environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105607"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genetic diversity analysis of three geographical populations of Triplophysa yarkandensis macroptera in arid northwestern China","authors":"Ya Liu ,&nbsp;Hangyu Lin ,&nbsp;Hongyu Ke ,&nbsp;Han Zhao ,&nbsp;Zhongmeng Zhao ,&nbsp;Shengqi Su ,&nbsp;Qiang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105629","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105629","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As an endemic fish vulnerable to habitat fragmentation and hydrological changes in the arid Shule River Basin, <em>Triplophysa yarkandensis macroptera</em> lacks sufficient genetic tools for effective conservation monitoring. To address this knowledge gap, we report the first development of polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for this subspecies via Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq), and assess the genetic diversity and population structure of three geographical populations (Yumen, Guazhou, and Qiaowan). From 54 candidate loci that met specific criteria, we successfully developed 17 novel, highly polymorphic SSR markers. Genetic diversity varied among populations with <em>Na</em> ranging from 2 to 19 (highest at locus SSRQ26 in the Qiaowan population), <em>Ne</em> from 1.385 to 11.560, and no null alleles detected. The Qiaowan population exhibited the highest allele count. Furthermore, population structure analysis revealed no significant genetic differentiation between the Yumen and Guazhou populations, whereas the Qiaowan population was genetically distinct. The newly identified SSR markers and the baseline genetic data provide a powerful toolkit for ongoing genetic monitoring and the designation of distinct Management Units (MUs), which is of critical conservation importance for preserving this endemic species within the unique and highly fragmented ecological context of the arid Shule River Basin in northwestern China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105629"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vertical stratification of soil moisture memory and its response to climatic driver factors in inner Mongolia (2001-2024)","authors":"Chaofan Zhou ,&nbsp;Huili Gong ,&nbsp;Beibei Chen ,&nbsp;Xiaojuan Li ,&nbsp;Lin Zhu ,&nbsp;Mengxuan Bao ,&nbsp;Jiajun Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105620","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105620","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Soil moisture (SM) is a key component of land–atmosphere interactions. However, the vertical variability of soil moisture memory (SMM) and its sensitivity to climatic drivers remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we analyzed monthly ERA5-Land SM data (January 2001–December 2024) for four depth layers (0–7, 7–28, 28–100, and 100–289 cm) across Inner Mongolia to characterize the vertical differentiation of SM. Pearson correlation and meta-analysis were applied to quantify the relationships between SM and climatic drivers. The results show that, (1) SM exhibits a pronounced east–west gradient, decreasing from moist conditions in the east to arid conditions in the west. (2) Precipitation is the primary driver of SM dynamics at all depths, yet its influence diminishes markedly with depth. In surface layers, SM is predominantly negative correlation with evapotranspiration (ET) in the southeastern and western regions, and positively correlated with the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). In deeper layers, these relationships weaken or reverse. (3) The surface layer (0–7 cm) of SMM has the shortest memory (4–6 months) with a half-life of 1.49 months, whereas deeper layers exhibit substantially longer persistence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105620"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characteristics and factors influencing livelihood diversity in rural and nomadic communities in semi-arid environments","authors":"Abas Abdeshahi,&nbsp;Abbas Mirzaei,&nbsp;Hassan Azarm","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105628","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105628","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Livelihood diversity is beneficial for reducing economic and environmental risks while enhancing livelihood sustainability and promoting sustainable development in semi-arid regions. This study employs a framework to conduct a comparative analysis of the characteristics and factors determining diversity among three types of households: farmers, nomadic herders, and sedentary herders. A random sample of 359 households in rural and nomadic areas of Mamasani County in Iran was selected using a multi-stage random sampling method. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and advanced statistical techniques. The results indicated that agricultural crop production and livestock keeping constitute the greatest share of income for all three household groups. Additionally, farming households exhibit a higher level of livelihood diversity compared to the other two household types. The ordered logit analysis results showed that variables related to labor capacity and income are positively correlated with the number of livelihood activities across all three household types. However, the number of livestock has a significant negative effect on household livelihood diversity. Furthermore, the size of agricultural land reduces the number of livelihood activities for nomadic herder households. The study recommends prioritizing the enhancement of labor capacity and creating non-agricultural job opportunities that are less dependent on natural resources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105628"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How does landscape fragmentation in arid inland river basins affect ecosystem service flow?","authors":"Jia Liang,&nbsp;Jinghu Pan,&nbsp;Dan Men","doi":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105630","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105630","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Landscape fragmentation in arid inland river basins, driven by intensifying human-environment conflicts, severely compromises ecosystem service (ES) functionality and stability, hindering regional sustainable development. Traditional static assessments map ES supply-demand patterns but overlook the spatio-temporal ecosystem service flows (ESFs), which determine actual ES realization in fragmented landscapes. This study introduced a spatio-temporal ESFs framework to address this gap. Supply and demand for two ESs in the Shiyang River Basin (SRB) were assessed using InVEST and Carnegie-Ames-Stanford Approach (CASA) models. Network models were then constructed to simulate the changes of ESFs under landscape fragmentation, which was calculated through landscape pattern indices and moving window analysis. Results revealed that high-supply areas for both services concentrated in vegetation-rich upstream regions, while high-demand areas predominated in desert and urban zones. The carbon sequestration ESF network remained largely intact, whereas soil conservation ES flows from upstream failed to meet midstream and downstream demand. Moderate fragmentation, comprising over 30% of the study area, represented the dominant landscape type. Critically, landscape fragmentation exerted predominantly negative effects on ESF connectivity, though impacts varied by transmission medium. Water-mediated soil conservation flows proved highly sensitive to structural disruption, while wind-mediated carbon sequestration flows showed greater resilience. These findings underscore that ESF quantification must account for service-specific transport mechanisms and that fragmentation thresholds differ between water and wind driven processes. The network-based approach provides decision-makers with spatially explicit insights for sustainable landscape management, enabling targeted interventions to restore biophysical connectivity and enhance ES provision in vulnerable arid inland river basins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arid Environments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 105630"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147802818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}