This image shows a scenic desert landscape filled with various types of cacti, including large saguaro cacti and clusters of prickly pear. The terrain is sandy with a visible dirt path winding through the vegetation. In the background, hazy blue mountains rise against a clear sky, and sparse desert trees and shrubs are scattered throughout the scene.

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ASU News | Decline in grazing livestock brings risks, opportunities
Global Drylands Center, Papers
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GDC @ AGU!

Global Drylands Center

December 15, 2025

About the Global Drylands Center:

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Drought Recovery and Grasslands

September 12, 2024

Dr. Scott Collins and others published an article in 2023 in the Journal of Ecology regarding a study on the reproduction patterns of arid and semiarid plants.

Read the entire article to learn more about the relationship between the two, as well as a breakdown of… Read more

ASU News Highlight | The Secret Web of Life in Our Soil

Ecosystem Services, Projects

September 13, 2024

Ferran Garcia-Pichel, a committee member of the Global Drylands Center, and director to the Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, was featured in ASU News.

Dr. Sasha Reed, GDC Affiliate, awarded by American Geophysical Union

September 18, 2024

Dr. Sasha Reed, US Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center Terrestrial Drylands Ecology Branch Chief & GDC Affiliate, was presented two awards in tandem today!

The 2024 AGU Union Fellows achievement award is presented to… Read more

National Academies Webinar on Nuclear War

Ecosystem Services, Projects

June 23, 2025

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invites you to attend a public webinar June 25, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET … Read more