This study explores the two-way interactions to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact
of population growth on development expansion and vice versa. The empirical investigation …

Coastal ecosystems provide important ecosystem services (ESs) and have been subject to
conservation and restoration efforts in China for decades. However, ecosystem responses to …

Degradation of estuarine water quality during the Anthropocene has largely resulted from
discharges of nutrients leading to eutrophication. Recently, upstream management practices …

A bstract Interregional free-trade of agricultural products is expected to transfer embodied
(virtual) water from more to less water-productive regions. However, irrigation in semi-arid to …

Land use and land cover (LULC) change is a critical component in the global environment
change process. The southern and western areas of the United States have experienced …

Land use/land-cover (LULC) change is an environmental issue of paramount importance
across various spatiotemporal scales, and economic development policy must balance …

Assessing ecosystem service (ES) balance and exploring critical drivers are crucial for
landscape management. However, a lack of understanding of the determinants of the …

Rapid industrialization and urbanization have accelerated land-use changes in
mountainous areas, with dramatic impacts on ecosystem health. In particular, the Qinling …

Land degradation is one of the most serious environmental challenges that profoundly
affects ecosystem services (ESs), which further threaten ecosystem sustainability. However …

The explosive population growth and economic development in cities have led to
continuous but diverse urban regionalization. The resulting urban agglomerations (UAs) …