Xinjiang, China, is a representative arid region in Central Asia that is characterized by a
unique mountain–basin structure and fragile mountain–oasis–desert ecosystems. Climate …

The ecosystem of inland river basin is of great significance to the socio-economic stability in
arid area. Therefore, to evaluate the ecosystem service values (ESVs) is necessary for …

Climate change and environmental monitoring and management have received much
attention recently, and an integrated information system (IIS) is considered highly valuable …

The rapid development of productivity and economy has led to a substantial change in
global land use/land cover (LULC), which has caused a series of environmental problems …

Ecosystem service value (ESV) refers to the value of benefits provided by the ecosystem to
people, and can reflect the quality of regional ecological environment. There have been few …

A better understanding of regional differences in ecosystem health and its driving factors is
conducive to ecosystem management and restoration. Although various studies on …

There is a strong signal showing that the climate in Xinjiang, China has changed from warm-
dry to warm-wet since the early 1980s, leading to an increase in vegetation cover. Based on …

Understanding the multi-scale variation of drought is essentially important in drought
assessment. Now, a comprehensive assessment is still lacking on the meteorological …

The vegetation status in China has undergone obvious changes since vegetation restoration
projects were widely implemented in 1999. Based on a statistical analysis and the Hurst …

Abstract In the arid Hexi Corridor of northwest China, vegetation cover plays a pivotal role in
sustaining the unique terrestrial ecosystem. In this paper, vegetation changes during growth …