Drought, a natural hydrometeorological phenomenon, has been more frequent and more
widespread due to climate change. Water availability strongly regulates the coupling (or …

Actual evapotranspiration (ET a) has significantly increased under recent climate and
vegetation changes. Discriminating the primary driver of ET a variation would improve our …

Geographic and temporal patterns of ecosystem service value (ESV) and their dynamic
coupling response to human activity and climate change are critical for allocating land …

Besides contributing to a broader understanding of ecosystem-hydrology interactions,
ecosystem water use efficiency (WUE) is a key factor operating in an ecosystem's balance …

In the context of increasing global carbon emissions, and the relative shortage of water
resources, research on the relationships between climate change, human activities and the …

Recent global groundwater overpumping is threatening ecosystem stability and food
security, particularly in arid basins. A solid investigation regarding the drivers of groundwater …

Alpine grassland is the dominant land cover type of the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Previous
studies suggested that TP's climate and vegetation condition have changed substantially in …

Water use efficiency (WUE) is an important indicator for understanding the coupled
ecosystem carbon and water cycles. However, the effect and contributions of factors on WUE …

China's rapid population growth has inevitably led to a need for cropland expansion to meet
food security challenges. In arid regions such an expansion is restricted by limited water …

Degradation of grassland over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) has become increasingly intense,
producing a wide impact on the local and downstream environment and society. There is a …