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Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...
But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants ... desert landscapes by eliminating slow-growing trees and shrubs and replacing them with fast-growing grasses.
CPAST also pioneered the research on pastoral plant diseases in China ... tolerance from Zygophyllum xanthoxylum, a desert shrub. The discipline of grassland agriculture at LZU was established ...