[HTML][HTML] Quantitative estimation for the impact of mining activities on vegetation phenology and identifying its controlling factors from Sentinel-2 time series

X Sun, L Yuan, M Liu, S Liang, D Li, L Liu - International Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantitative assessment of the negative environmental effects of mining is vital for the eco-
environmental restoration and management of mining areas. However, it remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Oceanic climate changes threaten the sustainability of Asia's water tower

Q Zhang, Z Shen, Y Pokhrel, D Farinotti, VP Singh… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Water resources sustainability in High Mountain Asia (HMA) surrounding the Tibetan
Plateau (TP)—known as Asia's water tower—has triggered widespread concerns because …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic Vegetation Responses to Climate and Land Use Changes over the Inner Mongolia Reach of the Yellow River Basin, China

T Liu, Q Zhang, T Li, K Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin (YRB), China,
aroused remarkable concerns from China's Central Government, and has been a major …

[HTML][HTML] Considering climatic factors, time lag, and cumulative effects of climate change and human activities on vegetation NDVI in yinshanbeilu, China

S Wang, X Liu, Y Wu - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate and human activities are the basic driving forces that control and influence the
spatial distribution and change of vegetation. Using trend analysis, the Hurst index …

Distinct hydrologic pathways regulate perennial surface water dynamics in a hyperarid basin

SV McKnight, DF Boutt, LA Munk… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In water‐stressed hyperarid basins, questions mount over the impacts of anthropogenic
groundwater extraction and climate‐driven perturbations on groundwater‐surface water …

Impacts of mining on vegetation phenology and sensitivity assessment of spectral vegetation indices to mining activities in arid/semi-arid areas

X Sun, Y Zhou, S Jia, H Shao, M Liu, S Tao… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Measuring the impact of mining activities on vegetation phenology and assessing the
sensitivity of vegetation indices (VIs) to it are crucial for understanding land degradation in …

[HTML][HTML] Divergent trends of ecosystem status and services in the Hexi Corridor

H Zhu, J Zhai, P Hou, H Gao, Y He, D Jin… - … in Environmental Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In terms of ecosystem structure, quality, and service, we have constructed a total of 18
characteristic evaluation indicators that could reflect the “state change interaction” of the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the capability of Landsat and biodivMapR to track the change of alpha diversity in dryland disturbed by mining

Y Zhang, J Tang, Q Wu, S Huang, X Yao, J Dong - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Remotely sensed spectral diversity is a promising method for investigating biodiversity.
However, studies designed to assess the effectiveness of tracking changes in diversity using …

Revealing the Hidden Consequences of Increased Soil Moisture Storage in Greening Drylands

Y Wang, T Han, Y Yang, Y Hai, Z Wen, R Li, H Zheng - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vegetation primarily draws water from soil moisture (SM), with restoration in drylands often
reducing SM storage (SMS). However, anomalies have been detected in the Beijing–Tianjin …

[HTML][HTML] Stability of gross primary productivity and its sensitivity to climate variability in China

X Xu, F Jiao, J Liu, J Ma, D Lin, H Gong… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Identifying the stability and sensitivity of land ecosystems to climate change is vital for
exploring nature-based solutions. However, the underlying mechanisms governing …