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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of grassland desertification in the Qilian Mountain National Park, northeast of the Tibetan Plateau

Ecological Indicators
Grasslands are important terrestrial ecosystems that have suffered severe desertification. However, the driving factors and mechanisms of grassland desertification remain unclear.
Hang Zhao, Nai'’ang Wang, Hongyi Cheng, Liqiong Bai, Nana Zhai, Xiaoyang Zhao   +5 more
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Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel, Sini Laari, Asta Salmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Large-Scale Monitoring Index of Desertification Based on Kernel Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Feature Space Model

Remote Sensing
As a new vegetation monitoring index, the KNDVI has certain advantages in characterizing the evolutionary process of regional desertification. However, there are few reports on desertification monitoring based on KNDVI and feature space models.
Bing Guo, Rui Zhang, Miao Lu, Mei Xu, Panpan Liu, Longhao Wang   +5 more
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Examining New Donors in the OECD's Development Assistance Committee

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do emerging donors integrate into the existing international aid architecture? While the existing literature focuses largely on emerging donors from the Global South, such as Brazil, China, India and Russia, there are many emerging donors from the Global North that have joined the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC)—the premier ...
Nicolas Bau, Simone Dietrich, Katharina Fleiner, Alice Iannantuoni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal dynamic evolution and driving factors of desertification in the Mu Us Sandy Land in 30 years

Scientific Reports, 2020
The Mu Us Sandy Land is located in the middle of the farming pastoral ecotone of northern China. The direction of the development of desertification has a direct impact on the economy and development of the northern region.
Xueying Han, Guangpu Jia, Guang Yang, Ning Wang, Feng Liu, Haoyu Chen, Xinyu Guo, Wenbin Yang, Jing Liu   +8 more
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Wheat Wild Relatives and Modern Cultivars Differ for Salt Resistance in Terms of Morpho‐Physiological Traits

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
Wheat wild relatives are untapped genetic resources from salinity and drought hit areas. This study presents differential comparative morphophysiological responses of these species and modern wheat cultivars under saline conditions. Salt resistant species produce more shoot and root biomass under saline conditions through salt exclusion and/or tissue ...
Muhammad Saqib, Riya Raj, Michael Frei
wiley   +1 more source

Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen, Damir Esenaliev, Jakhongir Babadjanov, Lukas John, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Botir Khaitov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and Forecasting of Rocky Desertification Dynamics in the Pearl River Source Region from 1990 to 2030

Land
Rocky desertification is a significant ecological issue in the karst regions of Southwest China, severely affecting both the environment and local livelihoods.
Haojun Sun, Shaoyun Zhang, Songyang He, Zecheng Liu   +3 more
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Simulated Root Exudation Gradient Reveals Dosage‐Dependent Carbon Sequestration in Desertification Ecosystems

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Root exudates serve as a key driver for the restoration of soil organic carbon (SOC), particularly in aeolian desertification ecosystems where aboveground litter retention is limited. While Salix cupularis is widely planted as an effective pioneer shrub for ecological rehabilitation on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, how the quantity of its root ...
Ran Xue, Xuemei Fang, Dongming Chen, Fei Yan, Aomei Jia, Zhouwen Ma, Yongheng Gao, Jiqiong Zhou, Jian Zhang, Lin Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thirty years’ spatio-temporal evolution of desertification degrees and driving factors in Turpan–Hami Basin, Xinjiang, China

Ecological Indicators
Turpan-Hami (Tuha) Basin is in an extremely arid area, surrounded by mountains and desert with sparse vegetation. It has experienced serious desertification over the past 30 years, resulting in ecological environment and socio-economic issues.
Wei Shao, Li Li, Min Yan, Zhan Meng, Li Zhang, Qinglan Zhang, Yiyang Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source