A review of agroforestry ecosystem services and its enlightenment on the ecosystem improvement of rocky desertification control

J Xiao, K Xiong - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Agroforestry (AF) has become an important strategy in reconciling the contradictory
requirements of environmental protection and economic development in ecologically fragile …

How can massive ecological restoration programs interplay with social-ecological systems? A review of research in the South China karst region

S Qiu, J Peng, H Zheng, Z Xu, J Meersmans - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring the cost-effective pathways for restoring ecosystems is a fundamental aspect for
scientific communities and policy-makers aiming for a sustainable future. The South China …

Linking bacterial life strategies with soil organic matter accrual by karst vegetation restoration

P Hu, W Zhang, Y Kuzyakov, L Xiao, D Xiao… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration affects belowground microbial diversity and trait-based life strategies,
as well as soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation. Despite the growing focus on microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating ecosystem service trade-offs and rocky desertification into ecological security pattern construction in the Daning river basin of southwest China

M Gou, L Li, S Ouyang, C Shu, W Xiao, N Wang, J Hu… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction of ecological security patterns (ESPs) from the perspective of ecosystem
services is vital in regional sustainability. However, previous approaches have often not …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of karst ecological restoration engineering to vegetation greening in southwest China during recent decade

Y Qiao, Y Jiang, C Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
General greening in vegetation, especially in southwest China, has been observed globally
in recent decade. However, temporal-spatial variation patterns and potential causes of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the driving factors of trade-offs and synergies among ecological functional zones based on ecosystem service bundles

F Huang, L Zuo, J Gao, Y Jiang, F Du, Y Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
In karst mountainous area, the strong spatial heterogeneity of the natural geography and the
complexity of the human activities have led to significant variability and uncertainty in the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of landscape pattern change on ecosystem services and its interactions in karst cities: A case study of Guiyang City in China

S Liu, Z Wang, W Wu, L Yu - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring the effects of landscape pattern changes on ecosystem services (ESs) and its
interactions could provide a new method to reduce the trade-offs between ESs from the …

Effects of different vegetation restoration on soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and microbial communities in degraded karst landscapes in southwest China

ZX Lu, P Wang, HB Ou, SX Wei, LC Wu, Y Jiang… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The karst area in southwestern China is one of the largest and continuous karst landforms in
the world, and its ecosystem is highly sensitive and fragile. Appropriate vegetation …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impacts of human disturbance on ecosystem services under multiple scenarios in karst areas of China: Insight from ecological conservation red …

Y Gu, N Lin, X Ye, M Xu, J Qiu, K Zhang, C Zou… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring the impacts of human disturbance on ecosystem services (ESs) in karst areas is
crucial for regional sustainable management, and China's ecological conservation red lines …

Effects of urban expansion on ecosystem health in Southwest China from a multi-perspective analysis

W Li, S Xie, Y Wang, J Huang, X Cheng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Effectively exploring the impact of urban expansion on ecosystem health has become a hot
topic for sustainable development of cities. However, analyzing the relationship between …