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Research on Inversion of Soil Moisture in Karst Area Based on Full-Polarization SAR Data
IEEE Access, 2021 In order to select a reasonable controlling mode of rocky desertification and restrain the development of rocky desertification with local conditions, the soil moisture in Karst area was studied by using full-polarization Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR ...
Caixia Su, Yongfeng Cao
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, 2022 A desert is an ecosystem in an arid zone in which sand dunes cover the land and sandstorms often occur. Although desert vegetation is sparse, it plays an important role in ecosystem structure and function.
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Autonomous and Continuous Atmospheric Water Harvesting Using Modified Wood
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A rigid, hydroxyl‐rich wood skeleton with graded channels is used as a multifunctional host to co‐incorporate a PNipam/PAA network and LiCl, creating a high‐performance sorbent for atmospheric water harvesting. The composite achieves rapid sorption, efficient low‐temperature desorption, and stable cycling, enabling a solar‐powered device with a high ...
Shiheng He +7 more
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Extra Climate Benefits From Afforestation Due to Reduced Forest Fragmentation in China
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Afforestation in China reduced forest fragmentation in 2015, transforming 51.8 M ha of edge forests into interior forests. This enhanced carbon sequestration (1.4±0.2 Pg CO2e, a cooling biogeochemical effect), while reduced albedo (−0.9 Pg CO2e, a warming biophysical effect) partially offset the gain, yielding a net extra climate benefit of ...
Nan Meng +19 more
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LandClarifying the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of the ecological environment quality of World Heritage Karst Sites (WHKSs) and its response to different rocky desertification grades at spatial scales is crucial for the monitoring and ...
Ao Jin +4 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 Background: Desertification is one of the main obstacles to global sustainable development. Monitoring, evaluating and mastering its driving factors are very important for the prevention and control of desertification.
Yang Yi +5 more
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, 2023 Desertification, simply defined, is land degradation in dryland environments. After over 40 years of international attention, the analysis of the causes and consequences of land degradation in dryland systems remains shrouded in the nuanced complexities ...
Oswald, John, Harris, Sarah
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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Ecological IndicatorsOwing to the combined effects of climate change and human activities, the type of desertification in the arid regions of Asia has undergone profound changes, and the problem of desertification has become increasingly prominent.
Hongchao Qi +4 more
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Effect of desertification on productivity in a desert steppe
, 2016 Desertification, one of the most severe types of land degradation in the world, is of great importance because it is occurring, to some degree, on approximately 40% of the global land area and is affecting more than 1 billion people. In this study,
Zhouping Shangguan +6 more
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