China's Loess Plateau is both the largest and deepest loess deposit in the world, and it has
long been one of the most severely eroded areas on Earth. Since the 1970s, numerous soil …

Vegetation is an important component of terrestrial ecosystems, and it plays an important
role in preventing desertification and conserving soil and water in arid and semi-arid …

The first goal among the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for 2015
sought to halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffered from …

Vegetation is an important link between water, atmosphere and land, and the growth of
vegetation is an important indicator of ecosystem change. Therefore, it is essential to study …

Vegetation growth is importantly affected by seasonal weather patterns. The time lag
between changes in these patterns and the vegetative response is an important factor in …

In recent decades, extreme climatic events have been a major issue worldwide. Regional
assessments on various climates and geographic regions are needed for understanding …

Land use and land cover patterns in mainland China have substantially changed in the
recent decades under the economic reform policies of the government. The terrestrial …

We compiled an extensive database of erosion and runoff measurements on erosion plots
under natural rainfall in China. We used this database to analyse how soil loss by sheet and …

The study comprehensively assessed the effects of river basin parameters (basin
morphology, drainage network, topography, climate, land use land cover (LULC) …

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …