Spatial analysis of the driving factors of grassland degradation under conditions of climate change and intensive use in Inner Mongolia, China

S Li, PH Verburg, S Lv, J Wu, X Li - Regional Environmental Change, 2012 - Springer
In recent years, steppe degradation in North China has become a serious environmental
problem. Most research on steppe degradation is conducted at the level of communities or at …

A landscape-scale assessment of steppe degradation in the Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia, China

C Tong, J Wu, S Yong, J Yang, W Yong - Journal of Arid Environments, 2004 - Elsevier
Steppe degradation is a major ecological and economic problem in the Inner Mongolia
steppe region, China because it reduces grassland productivity and leads to desertification …

Quantitative analysis of driving factors of grassland degradation: a case study in Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia

Y Xie, Z Sha - The Scientific World Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Current literature suggests that grassland degradation occurs in areas with poor soil
conditions or noticeable environmental changes and is often a result of overgrazing or …

Grassland dynamics in response to climate change and human activities in Inner Mongolia, China between 1985 and 2009

SJ Mu, YZ Chen, JL Li, WM Ju, IOA Odeh… - The Rangeland …, 2013 - CSIRO Publishing
China's grassland has been undergoing rapid changes in the recent past owing to
increased climate variability and a shift in grassland management strategy driven by a series …

Evaluation of semiarid grassland degradation in North China from multiple perspectives

D Han, G Wang, B Xue, T Liu, A Yinglan, X Xu - Ecological Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
There has been increasing interest in grassland ecosystem degradation resulting from
intensive human activity and climate change, especially in arid and semiarid regions …

Alpine grassland degradation in the Qilian Mountains, China—A case study in Damaying Grassland

Z Yao, C Zhao, K Yang, W Liu, Y Li, J You, J Xiao - Catena, 2016 - Elsevier
Degradation of semiarid grassland and efforts to control that degradation have become
pressing issues. However, the inherent characteristics of the grassland and the …

Grassland degradation and restoration monitoring and driving forces analysis based on long time-series remote sensing data in Xilin Gol League

B Sun, Z Li, Z Gao, Z Guo, B Wang, X Hu, L Bai - Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2017 - Elsevier
Land degradation is a process during which the land's productive capacity declines and
eventually becomes completely lost under the influence of natural forces and human …

The impacts of climate change and human activities on grassland productivity in Qinghai Province, China

F Yin, X Deng, Q Jin, Y Yuan, C Zhao - Frontiers of Earth Science, 2014 - Springer
Qinghai Province, which is the source of three major rivers (ie, Yangtze River, Yellow River
and Lancang River) in East Asia, has experienced severe grassland degradation in past …

Dynamic of grassland vegetation degradation and its quantitative assessment in the northwest China

W Zhou, C Gang, L Zhou, Y Chen, J Li, W Ju, I Odeh - Acta Oecologica, 2014 - Elsevier
Grasslands, one of the most widespread land cover types in China, are of great importance
to natural environmental protection and socioeconomic development. An accurate …

A critical review of socioeconomic and natural factors in ecological degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

P Wang, JP Lassoie, SJ Morreale… - The Rangeland …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau has become one of the most
important issues for ecological science and policy-making in China. Even though …