… scholars and those new to the rural education research space, including practitioners and
policymakers, applied similar search methods, hence our designation of research deserts. The …

Our aim in this book is to examine the nature of landforms, soils and geomorphological
processes in deserts. Since deserts comprise over twenty per cent of the earth's land surface, the …

Cities are both embedded within and ecologically linked to their surrounding landscapes.
Although urbanization poses a substantial threat to biodiversity, cities also support many …

Although microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, little is known
about their occurrence and behavior in the terrestrial setting. In this study, MPs have been …

… deserts. Compared with the cohort not residing in the food desert, patients residing in a food
desert … between patients living in food desert and those not living in food deserts (Table 1). …

… supply, can be labeled transit deserts. Exploring transit deserts may help transit agencies
improve … of transit demand and transit supply to identify transit deserts in the City of Dallas. The …

The gymnosperm Welwitschia mirabilis belongs to the ancient, enigmatic gnetophyte lineage.
It is a unique desert plant with extreme longevity and two ever-elongating leaves. We …

For generations, the deserts of southern Africa have intrigued scientists and travellers alike.
Seemingly barren wastes, they in fact teem with life–from ants to elephants, stone plants to …

… between living in a food desert and cardiovascular health risk … between living in a food
desert and cardiovascular health were … Results: Net of covariates living in a food desert had a …

Rixa Evershed has been an early educator for more than 20 years. She is currently the early
education director at the Nature Nurtures Farm in Olympia, Washington, where children …