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Socioeconomic and climatic factors influencing desertification in Saudi Arabia through an ARDL approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Derouez F, Ifa A, Shammre AA, Zayed M, Alrawad M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Long‐Term Operation of Photovoltaic Power Stations Promotes Soil Carbon Sequestration but Induces Stoichiometric C:N:P Imbalance in Desert Ecosystems

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 16, Page 11682-11696, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil carbon‐nitrogen‐phosphorus (C:N:P) stoichiometry governs nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration in desert ecosystems, yet how large‐scale photovoltaic (PV) deployment, a cornerstone of global carbon neutrality, shifts these stoichiometric balances and whether such shifts enhance or degrade long‐term land function remain unresolved over
Anlin Wang, Fenghua Sun, Longfei Chen, Hong Yang, Panxing He, Zhanjun Wang, Xudong Wu, D. M. Sabra, Rui Ma, Jianhua Xiao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies reimagined: SDG-driven solutions for combating global desertification. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Wang X, Geng X, Sun F, Han M, Chen F, Chen S, Peñuelas J, Gao L, Bryan BA, Li C, Stringer LC, Ye J, Chen S, Sun J, Lu H, Che H, Liu H, Liu B, Dong Z, Cao S, Hua T, Gao X, Wang Z, Wang Z, Cai D, Xu D, Zhu W, Lan Z, Liu W, Cheng H, Hu S, Chen M, Li J, Li D, Liu F, Zhang S, Gong Y, Dong Z.   +37 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Asymmetric Responses of Ecosystem Health to Urbanization in a Typical Karst City: Spatiotemporal Patterns and Driving Mechanisms in Guilin, China

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 16, Page 11744-11760, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Urban expansion can substantially reshape ecosystem structure and functioning, especially in ecologically fragile Karst landscapes. Clarifying how ecosystem health (EH) responds to urbanization and identifying the factors that drive spatial variation in EH are important for regional sustainability.
Jinlong Hu, Zhenhong Bin, Yingxue Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic evolution of rocky desertification and vegetation restoration and analysis of driving forces in Southwest Karst Region from 2000 to 2020. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yang Q, Chen J, Yang G, Xie H, Li M, Sun J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Land Degradation and Its Economic Impacts on Agriculture and Forestry: Exploring IoT‐Based Mitigation Strategies

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 16, Page 11777-11790, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Land degradation threatens agricultural and forestry economies by lowering productivity, raising input costs, and increasing risk. This study examines whether Internet of Things applications moderate these losses in 1321 mainland Chinese counties from 2011 to 2024. Land degradation is measured separately through vegetation trends, modeled soil
Chengting Zheng, Guoqing Zhang, Shufang Wu, Ling Li, Yeting Lu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in Fine Root Traits of <i>Quercus rehderiana</i> Between Rocky and Nonrock Desertification Forests in Southwest China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Bai X, Zou S, Zhang W, Feng T, Lv D, He B, Li W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Afforestation Partially Offsets Losses of Soil Conservation Services and Carbon Stock From Direct and Indirect Urban Expansion in China

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 16, Page 11832-11847, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Urban expansion has exerted both direct and indirect impacts on natural land and ecosystem services it supports, driven by increasing population and food demand, yet these underlying pathways remain insufficiently distinguished. Here, we quantified the losses of soil conservation services (water erosion regulation and sandstorm prevention) and
Shuai Liu, Ting Hua, Shurong Zhang, Yiman Zhang, Wenwu Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the diversity and potential of host-associated microorganisms in Hypnum leptothallum to enhance plant resilience to drought stress for karst desertification restoration. [PDF]

Environ Microbiome
Wu S, Xiang Y, Chen X, Lu Y, Li Y, He Z, Zuo Q, Cao W, Qu J.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Plant Trait‐ and Soil‐Mediated Responses of Herbaceous Aboveground Biomass Across Community Types Along a Degradation Gradient in the Desert Steppe

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 16, Page 11900-11911, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Grassland degradation profoundly alters the structure and function of desert steppe ecosystems. However, the responses of herbaceous aboveground biomass (Herb‐AGB) to degradation across different plant community types and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.
Huaihai Wang, Zhaobin Song, Ya Hu, Ping Yue, Jingjuan Qiao, Xiaoxue Zhang, Zhengjiaoyi Wang, Fangwei Hao, Xiaoan Zuo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source