Agaves are plants used in the production of alcoholic beverages and fibers. Ever since
ancient times, pre-Hispanic cultures in Mexico have used them in traditional medicine to …

Insectivorous bats provide ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes by
consuming arthropods that are considered pests. Bat species inhabiting cities are expected …

Vegetation restoration has brought about remarkable landscape evolution in arid regions,
and it is of great significance to evaluate its ecological benefits. However, the landscape …

Unconventional oil and gas development has expanded dramatically in the United States
during the last 15 years. This change in the energy industry has developed, modified, and …

Acute farmland expansion and rapid urbanization in Central Asia have accelerated land
use/land cover changes, which have substantial effects on ecosystem services. However …

ABSTRACT The Permian Basin, underlying southeast New Mexico and west Texas, is one
of the most productive oil and gas (OG) provinces in the United States. Oil and gas …

The sand fixation ecosystem services and human activities on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
(QTP) play a crucial role in local sustainable development and ecosystem health, with …

Exploring the effects of drought and land use/land cover (LULC) on aeolian dust emission is
important to enhance dust models to account for anthropogenic land surface change …

Large-scale ecological restoration programs have been initiated globally with the aim of
combating desertification and improving ecosystem services, especially for sand fixation …

Sand-stabilization, the most important ecological service provided by desert and desertified
lands, can alleviate severe wind erosion of soil and is induced by both climate change and …