The climate of Socotra Island (Yemen): A first-time assessment of the timing of the monsoon wind reversal and its influence on precipitation and vegetation patterns

Scholte, Paul; Geest, Peter De

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.017

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“…Socotra Island is situated on the border between the Indian Ocean and Gulf Aden, 12°06′ -12°42′N latitude and 52°03′ -54°32′E longitude. The island belongs to the arid tropical climatological zone (Scholte, et al, 2010;Culek, et al, 2006), with corresponding character of local vegetation (Brown, et al, 2012). Almost 900 plant species occur on the island, 38 % of them endemic (Miller, et al, 2004).…”

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Volatile Compounds in Oleo-gum Resin of Socotran Species of Burseraceae

Maděra

Paschová

Ansorgová

et al. 2017

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Socotra Island is well known for its high rate of plant species endemism and having the highest concentration of frankincense species in the world. Thirteen species in Burseraceae occur on the island, of which 12 are endemic. A total of only four species from the island have had the chemical compositions of their resins published. Moreover, in general, most studies on chemical composition of frankincense and myrrh resins have analysed samples that were not freshly collected (including some of considerable age). Our study therefore aimed at analysing the volatile compound composition of all Socotran Burseraceae species, using fresh resin sample analysis. We found a total of 103 volatile compounds in all the species, with 53 of them fully identified, 27 of them partially determined and 23 still unidentified. These include four compounds (α-fenchene, calarene, trans-β-farnesene, α-elemene) newly reported from Boswellia and two (phytol and ledene) newly reported from Commiphora. Our results suggested the huge potential to find new chemical compounds among endemic Burseracean species.

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Volatile Compounds in Oleo-gum Resin of Socotran Species of Burseraceae

Maděra

Paschová

Ansorgová

et al. 2017

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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“…This potential habitat expected to reduce with 45% by 2080 because of a predicted increased aridity. Thereby, increasing permanent settlements and grazing pressure, should also be discouraged [63,64]. More insights are required on the formation mechanism of DB which enables its production in a sustainable way without destroying the endangered trees and environment [65].…”

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Meta-analysis of dragon’s blood resin extract as radio-protective agent

Mahmood¹,

Fatima²,

Zulfaqar³

et al. 2017

JCLM

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“…Seasons come and go without bringing the expected rains, resulting into a chronic depression in the ecosystem's productivity in terms of environmental resources (Scholte and De Geest 2010). Soqotrans have interpreted this situation to be the end of baraka (God's blessing).…”

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Soqotra's pastoral economy: from core to auxiliary livelihood

Elie

2014

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This article describes the current functioning of the pastoral economy of Soqotra Island, a sub-national entity of the Republic of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, located in the Indian Ocean at the entrance of the Red Sea. Soqotra's contemporary pastoral economy is the legacy of a transition process engendered by a state-initiated disarticulation from the subsistence economy of the hinterland with the political economy of the state. This process transformed the practice of pastoralism in Soqotra from a core economy to an auxiliary livelihood. The introductory section offers an historical synopsis of this disarticulation process through a description of the political economy of four mainland-imposed regimes on the island. The second section undertakes a brief explication of the mistaken identification of Soqotran pastoralists as bedouins. Subsequently, the article details the workings of pastoralism as an auxiliary livelihood through an analytical description of the three key spheres of activity in any system of livelihood: production, distribution and consumption. Finally, it briefly explores the sustainability of pastoralism in Soqotra by considering future scenarios about its prospects on the island.

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The climate of Socotra Island (Yemen): A first-time assessment of the timing of the monsoon wind reversal and its influence on precipitation and vegetation patterns

Cited by 89 publications

References 17 publications

Volatile Compounds in Oleo-gum Resin of Socotran Species of Burseraceae

Volatile Compounds in Oleo-gum Resin of Socotran Species of Burseraceae

Meta-analysis of dragon’s blood resin extract as radio-protective agent

Soqotra's pastoral economy: from core to auxiliary livelihood

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