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75 years of dryland science 

Ver: 1
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2017-01-29
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-06-21
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Dataset accessed 4 times
Metadata Created: 2022-10-10
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Greenville, A. (2017). 75 years of dryland science. Version 1. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.4227/05/588e6a779edf5 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPGlobal_drylands_abstracts
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
This dataset contains global dryland literature abstracts from over the last 75 years (8218 articles) to identify areas in arid ecology that are well studied and topics that are emerging. 
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. 
Purpose
Growth in the publication of scientific articles is occurring at an exponential rate, prompting a growing need to synthesize information in a timely manner to combat urgent environmental problems and guide future research. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
Global dataset on published literature. 
Temporal Coverage
From 1940-01-01 to 2015-12-31 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Terrestrial ecology
Data Stream
Synthesis Product
GCMD Sciences
DROUGHT
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
Horizontal Resolution
> 1000 km or > 10 degrees
Parameters
invertebrate count
Project
Others
Temporal Resolution
one off
Topic
environment
User Defined
Arid ecology
Literature Review
Author
Greenville, Aaron
Contact Point
Greenville, Aaron
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia.
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(C)2017 University of Sydney. Rights owned by University of Sydney. 
Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}. 
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