Locating hydrologically unsustainable areas for supporting ecological restoration in China's drylands

F Fu, S Wang, X Wu, F Wei, P Chen… - Earth's Future, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
China has undertaken extensive ecological restoration (ER) projects since the late 1970s in
drylands, dominating the greening of drylands. The greening, especially ER‐induced, can …

[HTML][HTML] Unexpected consequences of large-scale ecological restoration: Groundwater declines are reversed

J Luan, Y Zhang, X Li, N Ma, N Shahid, Z Xu, S He… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater resources play a crucial role in vegetation restoration and ecological
development in the northern part of the Loess Plateau. However, it remains unclear how the …

Spatial and temporal characteristics of NDVI in the Weihe River Basin and its correlation with terrestrial water storage

Z Wei, X Wan - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Weihe River Basin (WRB) of China is located in an arid and water-scarce semi-arid
region with a fragile ecological environment, and it is meaningful to study the spatial and …

Heterogeneity, marginality, stagementation and driving forces in the Otindag Sandy Land and its ecotones based on GIMMS NDVI3g v1. 0

Y Ma, N Huang, C Ma - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to differences in spatial and temporal scales and perspectives, there are academic
debates about the understanding of the ecological evolution in Otindag Sandy Land. How …

Optimizing the ecological network of resource-based cities to enhance the resilience of regional ecological networks

Y Zhao, M Zhang, D Zhao, L Duo, C Lu - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Mineral extraction in resource-based cities has caused serious damage to the original
ecology, resulting in poor regional vegetation growth, reduced carbon sequestration …

Influence of Climate, Topography, and Hydrology on Vegetation Distribution Patterns—Oasis in the Taklamakan Desert Hinterland

L Peng, Y Wan, H Shi, A Anwaier, Q Shi - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vegetation in natural desert hinterland oases is an important component of terrestrial
ecosystems. Determining how desert vegetation responds to natural variability is critical for a …

Construction and Application of Ecological Remediation Technology for Sandy Soils in Northwest China

J Jiang, Q Wang, J Zhao, J Zhang, B Dong, X Huang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the impact of three ecological restoration methods: PRS, OLRS, and
NRM, on the soil quality and ecological environment of the cold plateau area in northwest …