Soil indicators may be used for assessing both land suitability for restoration and the
effectiveness of restoration strategies in restoring ecosystem functioning and services. In this …

The automation of agricultural mapping using satellite-derived remotely sensed data
remains a challenge in Africa because of the heterogeneous and fragmental landscape …

Biophysical restoration or rehabilitation measures of land have demonstrated to be effective
in many scientific projects and small-scale environmental experiments. However …

Plant primary production is a key driver of several ecosystem functions in seasonal marshes,
such as water purification and secondary production by wildlife and domestic animals …

The Inner Mongolia grassland, one of the most important grazing regions in China, has long
been threatened by land degradation and desertification, mainly due to overgrazing. To …

Considerable efforts and resources are being invested in integrated conservation and
restoration interventions in rural arid areas. Empirical research for quantifying ecosystem …

Land degradation affects 10–20% of drylands globally. Intensive land use and management,
large-scale disturbances such as extractive operations, and global climate change, have …

Land surface temperature (LST) is one of the key parameters in the physics of land surface
processes from local to global scales, and it is one of the indicators of environmental quality …

Vegetation cover (VC) change detection is essential for a better understanding of the
interactions and interrelationships between humans and their ecosystem. Remote sensing …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are widely used in various industries. The open-pit mining and
chemical extraction of REEs in the weathered crust in southern Jiangxi, China, since the …