Environmental Thesaurus

Last uploaded: September 14, 2024
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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0073

Preferred Name

arid zone

Synonyms

aridity zone

arid zones

aridized zone

aridic zones

Definitions

[Henderson's] regions extending from latitudes 15° to 30° in both hemispheres in which rainfall is very low and either evaporates in the high daytime temperatures or drains away rapidly so that it is unavailable to vegetation. This zone contains most of the world’s deserts. Parts of the zone support vegetation and some cultivation but are subject to overgrazing and overcultivation in times of drought, which can lead to desertification.

Obsolete

true

In Schemes
Type

http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

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MS Academic Keywords

altLabel

aridity zone

arid zones

aridized zone

aridic zones

creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

definition

[Henderson's] regions extending from latitudes 15° to 30° in both hemispheres in which rainfall is very low and either evaporates in the high daytime temperatures or drains away rapidly so that it is unavailable to vegetation. This zone contains most of the world’s deserts. Parts of the zone support vegetation and some cultivation but are subject to overgrazing and overcultivation in times of drought, which can lead to desertification.

isReplacedBy

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21868

prefLabel

arid zone

created

2016-08-03

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/1

deprecated

true

modified

2022-03-21

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