Basic and Applied Dryland Research (BADR) is the official on-line journal of the specialist group "Dryland Research" of the Ecological Society (GfÖ) representing ecologists from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. BADR is an annual peer-reviewed international journal. It publishes original scientific and technical research articles, written versions of contributions presented at scientific meetings and conferences, and selected review articles. "Basic and Applied Dryland Research" is focussed on all aspects of dryland research, including:

ecology botany zoology ecophysiology climatology

geomorphology soil science socio‑economy desertification vegetation ecology

remote sensing social sciences dryland forestry dryland agriculture modelling

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