Land use and land cover change (LULCC), along with the conversion of natural ecosystem
cover into farmland, poses significant ecological challenges for desert riparian ecosystems …

Abstract The Heilong-Amur River Basin (HARB) in Northeast Asia has experienced distinct
land surface changes during the past 40 years due to extensive ecological restoration …

Abstract The Dawen River Watershed (DRW), an important sub-basin of the Yellow River,
has been experiencing substantial climatic and anthropogenic stresses. Identifying how …

Environmental factors that drive vegetation change in the Three River Headwater Region
(TRHR) on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are largely unknown. In particular, the response of …

Desert riparian vegetation forms an ecological corridor in extremely arid environments, and
ecological water conveyance is an important measure of vegetation restoration and …

Understanding the response of vegetation variation to climate change and human activities
is critical for addressing future conflicts between humans and the environment, and …

China has one of the largest dryland areas worldwide, covering 6.6 million km2 and
supporting approximately 580 million people. Conflicting findings showing a drier China's …

Vegetation in ecologically sensitive regions has experienced significant alterations due to
global climate change. The underlying mechanisms remain somewhat obscure owing to the …

Restoring degraded ecosystems in drylands is challenging because of low precipitation and
high evapotranspiration. Water availability determines the existence and spatiotemporal …

The interactions between climate change and vegetation have a significant impact on the
dynamics of the global carbon cycle. Based on the observed meteorological data from 1961 …