Cellular automata (CA) models are in growing use for land-use change simulation and
future scenario prediction. It is necessary to conduct model assessment that reports the …

Urban regions across the world have expanded rapidly in recent decades, affecting fragile
natural habitats, including in drylands, and threatening the achievement of the UN …

Ecosystem services are part and parcel of human lives. It is of paramount importance to
understand the interaction between these ecosystem services, as they are directly related to …

Urbanization has an important impact on the regional ecological security pattern, and
clarifying the relationship between urbanization and ecosystem services can provide a …

The rapid and large-scale urbanization leads to drastic land-use conversion and impacts on
ecosystem services. The relationship between urbanization and ecosystem services not only …

Exploring the spatial distribution of land use/cover change (LUCC) and ecosystem carbon
storage under future climate change scenarios can provide the scientific basis for optimizing …

The oasis ecosystem is integral to the socio-economic stability and development in arid
areas. This study illuminates the relationship between land use/land cover (LULC) and …

Global climate change and human activities are expected to have far-reaching implications
for the associations between ecosystem services (ESs), especially in arid regions. Here …

Ecological security assessments are used to reflect the regional ecological security situation
because they can provide a basis for the construction of regional ecological security patterns …

Abstract The assessment of Ecosystem Health (EH) is crucial for effective ecosystem
services (ES) management and global environmental change assessment. This study aims …