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 …

In this study, the updated Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS)
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) dataset for growing season (April to …

Rocky desertification is a process of soil erosion and vegetation destruction. On the surface,
the landscape of rocky desertification is similar to that of desertification, which has a …

Over the past two decades, eco-engineering has been recognized as an important
restoration approach to promote vegetation regrowth and greenness in a widespread rocky …

On karst slopes, soil and bedrock form soil-rock structural units (SRSUs), leading to
complicated soil erosion for which quantitative attribution can hardly be achieved through …

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 …

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 …

Karst rocky desertification and vegetation restoration have become major environmental and
social problems throughout the world. In regions facing rocky karst desertification, any form …

Carbonate rocks distribute widely in China. The total area of the carbonate rocks is about
3,430,000 km 2, and the exposed area of the carbonate is approximately 13% of China's …

Rocky desertification poverty (RDP) refers to rural poverty triggered or exacerbated by rocky
desertification, which deprives farmers of opportunities for improving their financial …