Understanding the regime shifts of social-ecological systems (SES) and their local and
spillover effects over a long time frame is important for future sustainability. We provide a …

Attributing soil erosion to land management and climatic drivers is important for global policy
development to protect soils. The Chinese Loess Plateau is one of the most eroded areas in …

Dryland sustainability is a challenging global concern because of the comparatively low
natural and socioeconomic carrying capacities. Land degradation neutrality is a challenging …

The Loess Plateau (LP) is an ecologically fragile region due to its sensitivities to climate
variations and anthropogenic influences [1]. The Chinese government recognized the …

Soil erosion is a global environmental problem, and land‐use changes have significantly
altered soil erosion processes. However, soil erosion processes and their major influencing …

Numerous studies investigated the direct impacts of urbanization on the loss and
fragmentation of vegetated lands associated with urban expansion. Fewer studies, however …

Rapid urbanization trends and urban lifestyles challenge urban populations to recognize
ecosystems' contributions to their well-being, and urban planners to integrate nature at the …

Agricultural terraces are important artificial landforms on the Loess Plateau of China and
have many ecosystem services (eg, agricultural production, soil and water conservation) …

China's urbanization process, premised on the belief that migration contributes to economic
growth, has entailed extensive population movement. However, the overall effects of …

Human activities significantly influence grassland ecosystem functions, particularly plant
biomass. However, the direction and magnitude of these effects remain insufficiently …