The study and assessment of desertification and/or the advance or retreat of arid areas as a
function of natural and anthropogenic causes is necessary for the prediction of future risks …

Aridity, which is increasing worldwide because of climate change, affects the structure and
functioning of dryland ecosystems. Whether aridification leads to gradual (versus abrupt) …

Increasing aridity is one major consequence of ongoing global climate change and is
expected to cause widespread changes in key ecosystem attributes, functions, and …

Urbanization and urban population growth are increasing every day across the world. The
replacement of natural surfaces with artificial surfaces such as bitumen, asphalt, and cement …

Islands face increasingly prominent environmental problems with rapid urbanization. Hence,
timely and objective monitoring and evaluation of island ecology is of great significance …

Progress towards combatting land degradation as intended by Sustainable Development
Goal 15.3. 1 will be monitored using three sub-indicators, of which productivity of vegetation …

Rocky desertification is a serious ecological and environmental problem in Southwest
China. Quickly and scientifically reveal the distribution and changes of ecological …

Grazing by domestic livestock is both the main land use across drylands worldwide and a
major desertification and global change driver. The ecological consequences of this key …

The design and implementation of pre-fire management strategies in heterogeneous
landscapes requires the identification of the ecological conditions contributing to the most …

Among the numerous natural hazards, landslides are one of the greatest, as they can cause
enormous loss of life and property, and affect the natural ecosystem and their services …