Context The karst region of southwestern China, one of the largest continuous karsts in the
world, is known for its unique landscapes and rich biodiversity. This region has suffered …

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 …

Exploring vegetation dynamics and their responses to different natural and anthropogenic
factors is crucial for understanding ecosystem processes in the context of global change. As …

Under global climate change, relationship between vegetation dynamics and climate
change is vital for vegetation conservation and restoration in fragile ecological system …

Vegetation showed a greening trend in most Southwest China. However, the nonlinear
relationship of vegetation greening with nature and human factors remains unclear. In this …

In order to investigate the changing patterns and influencing factors of ecosystem service
values (ESV) provided by the “production-life-ecological space”(PLES) in the karst-Beibu …

Vegetation restoration effectively prevents soil degradation. However, the changes in soil
properties that occur in fragile ecosystems in response to vegetation restoration are unclear …

Context A landscape is defined as a “system of ecosystems” and this is a model in which
karst areas can easily be integrated. In karst areas, much of the connectivity between the …

Ecological efficiencies of rocky desertification control measures at the regional scale remain
unclear. It is urgent and challenging to determine the influences of ecological engineering …

Quantifying the influence of factors on changes in fractional vegetation cover (FVC) is critical
for assessing regional environmental changes and consequent ecological protection …