Vegetation cover changes in China induced by ecological restoration-protection projects and land-use changes from 2000 to 2020

Y Cai, F Zhang, P Duan, CY Jim, NW Chan, J Shi, C Liu… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Vegetation-coverage research shows China's significant 25% contribution to global
greening. Vegetation is the link between water, soil and atmosphere, making it an important …

Desertification

A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …

Ecological restoration is the dominant driver of the recent reversal of desertification in the Mu Us Desert (China)

Q Liu, Q Zhang, Y Yan, X Zhang, J Niu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Desertification is a major obstacle to global sustainable development, and effective
monitoring and an understanding of its driving factors are important for prevention and …

Recent changes in global drylands: Evidences from two major aridity databases

R Prăvălie, G Bandoc, C Patriche, T Sternberg - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Drying of terrestrial areas is a critical issue in our era of climate change. However, there is
limited knowledge on the current spatial status of drylands, which can be assessed using …

[HTML][HTML] Desertification in the Mu Us Sandy Land in China: Response to climate change and human activity from 2000 to 2020

X Wang, J Song, Z Xiao, J Wang, F Hu - Geography and Sustainability, 2022 - Elsevier
China is a country largely affected by desertification. The main purpose of this article is to
analyze interannual and seasonal changes in fractional vegetation cover (FVC) in the Mu Us …

Dynamic monitoring of aeolian desertification based on multiple indicators in Horqin Sandy Land, China

H Duan, T Wang, X Xue, C Yan - Science of The Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Aeolian desertification has become one of the most serious environmental and
socioeconomic problems facing the world today. Quantitative remote sensing technology is …

Spatial and temporal dynamics of desertification and its driving mechanism in Hexi region

J Zhang, Q Guan, Q Du, F Ni, J Mi… - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Investigating the spatio‐temporal patterns of desertification and its driving mechanisms is
crucial for efforts to improve the ecology and environment and combat desertification. Based …

Assessment of land desertification and its drivers on the Mongolian plateau using intensity analysis and the geographical detector technique

Y Wang, E Guo, Y Kang, H Ma - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Desertification is one of the most harmful ecological disasters on the Mongolian Plateau,
placing the grassland ecological environment under great pressure. Remote-sensing …

Quantitative assessment of desertification in an arid oasis using remote sensing data and spectral index techniques

AA Lamqadem, H Saber, B Pradhan - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Desertification is an environmental problem worldwide. Remote sensing data and technique
offer substantial information for mapping and assessment of desertification. Desertification is …

[HTML][HTML] The continuing decrease of sandy desert and sandy land in northern China in the latest 10 years

H Zhao, X Zhai, S Li, Y Wang, J Xie, C Yan - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Timely monitoring of the sandy desert and sandy land (SDSL) dynamics and their driving
factors is vital for ecological restoration policy-making to combat the expansion of the SDSL …