The application of geospatial techniques in monitoring karst vegetation recovery in southwest China: A review

C Zhang, X Qi, K Wang, M Zhang… - Progress in Physical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The karst region in southwestern China, one of the largest continuous karst areas in the
world, is special for its high landscape heterogeneity, unique hydrology, high endemism …

Optimize and control territorial spatial functional areas to improve the ecological stability and total environment in karst areas of Southwest China

S Li, X Zhao, J Pu, P Miao, Q Wang, K Tan - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Optimizing and controlling territorial space have become national strategic issues for China.
However, urban-agricultural-ecological functions have serious conflicts in karst areas …

Analytical assessment of the structural behavior of a specific composite floor system at elevated temperatures using a newly developed hybrid intelligence method

S Han, Z Zhu, M Mortazavi, AM El-Sherbeeny… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this paper is to study the performance of a composite floor system at different heat
stages using artificial intelligence to derive a sustainable design and to select the most …

[PDF][PDF] 西南喀斯特地区植被变化及其与气候因子关系研究

张凯选, 范鹏鹏, 王军邦, 叶辉 - 生态环境学报, 2019 - jeesci.com
受气候变化和退耕还林还草工程实施的影响, 植被分布产生一定的变化, 厘清气候因子与植被
生长的关系, 可以为生态维护与治理提供参考依据, 为生态保护成效评估提供科学基础 …

Effectiveness of ecological restoration projects in a karst region of southwest China assessed using vegetation succession mapping

X Qi, K Wang, C Zhang - Ecological Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
From the 1950s to 1980s, the rapid disappearance of vegetation led to severe
environmental degradation in the karst region of southwest China. Projects to restore …

The Global Situation of Karst Desertification Research Based on Forest Ecology

Y Zhang, Z Zhang, M Zhang, Z Yuan - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Karst desertification (KD) is a major ecological and environmental problem threatening
human survival and development in karst areas. In order to explore the research situation …

Monthly and seasonal drought forecasting using statistical neural networks

SM Hosseini-Moghari, S Araghinejad - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Drought forecasting with proper accuracy, notably helps the drought management, and
therefore, reduces the damages caused by drought. The aim of this study is to forecast the …

Spatio-temporal evolution of rocky desertification and its driving forces in karst areas of Northwestern Guangxi, China

Q Yang, K Wang, C Zhang, Y Yue, R Tian… - Environmental Earth …, 2011 - Springer
Rocky desertification (RD) is a process of land degradation that often results in extensive
soil erosion, bedrock exposure and considerable decrease of land productivity. The spatio …

Land use change and soil erosion in the Maotiao River watershed of Guizhou Province

Y Xu, D Luo, J Peng - Journal of Geographical sciences, 2011 - Springer
Due to the extremely poor soil cover, a low soil-forming rate, and inappropriate intensive
land use, soil erosion is a serious problem in Guizhou Province, which is located in the …

Time series of Landsat imagery shows vegetation recovery in two fragile karst watersheds in southwest china from 1988 to 2016

J Pei, L Wang, X Wang, Z Niu, M Kelly, XP Song… - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Since the implementation of China's afforestation and conservation projects during recent
decades, an increasing number of studies have reported greening trends in the karst …