Drought is one of the most destructive natural disasters causing serious damages to human society, and studies have projected more severe and widespread droughts in the coming decades associated with the warming climate. Although several drought indices have been developed for drought monitoring, most of them were based on large scale environmental conditions rather than ecosystem transitional ...

A global concerns focus on environmental protection and natural resource management. The sustainability of natural resources has taken central stage amongst researchers, the public and policy makers as a key issue in global change and biodiversity preservation. Need has risen to develop an understanding of microbial diversity responsible for variable reaction in different soil orders. There is ...