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Heterogeneity of Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Nitrogen in the Karst Rocky Desertification Soils and Its Implications for Ecosystem Service Support of the Desertification Control—A Literature Review

, 2022
In recent years, the study of soil nitrogen distribution (SND) in rocky desertification control ecosystems has increased exponentially. Rocky desertification experiences severe environmental degradation due to its fragile nature, and understanding rocky ...
Panteng Wan, Kangning Xiong, Le Zhang
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The Effect of Testing Lag on Chemical Indexes of Karst Water

Yankuang ceshi, 2019
BACKGROUND Sample testing is important for studying hydrogeology, engineering geology and environmental geology in Karst areas. The inconvenience of transportation, the difficulty of sample shipping and the delayed sample analyses by testing laboratory ...
ZHOU Chang-song, ZOU Sheng-zhang, XIE Hao, ZHU Dan-ni, CHEN Hong-feng, YU Jian-guo   +5 more
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Restoration Approaches Regulate Soil Multifunctionality via Microbial Nitrogen and Plant Diversity in Northern Forests

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
Explanation of the soil multifunctionality index by biotic factors and abiotic factors. ABSTRACT Long‐term anthropogenic disturbances have damaged forest ecosystems, and different restoration approaches after disturbance play a crucial regulatory role in maintaining and enhancing ecosystem functions. However, existing studies have mostly focused on the
Yonghong Luo, Ye Liu, Peng Wang, Jiazhi Wang, Fuji Liu, Shuhua Wei, Xingfu Yan, Jiming Cheng   +7 more
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Dynamics of Vegetation and Soil in Long‐Term Artificial Sand Control Projects in the Ulan Buh Desert

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
This study investigates the long‐term synergistic evolution of vegetation and soil in artificial sand‐control projects (using straw checkerboard barriers) in China's Ulan Buh Desert. By analyzing areas with different restoration times (0–15 years), it identifies ~10 years as a critical inflection point where plant communities mature into stable, near ...
Benmo Li, Dong Wang, Yujie Xue, Runze Liu, Jingwen Li   +4 more
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Establishment of rocky desertification index in Southwest of China

, 2014
© 2014 IEEE. Rocky desertification is a type of land desertification. It comes from the fragile ecological and geological environment, where the human activity is very strong and the land productivity is degraded severely.
Lanying Yuan, Minfeng Xing, Yuan, Lanying, Zhang, Hongsheng, Zhenlu Yu, Xing, Minfeng, Yalan Liu, Xia, Qing, Liu, Yalan, Hongsheng Zhang, Guoqing Zhou, Zezhong Zheng, Yu, Zhenlu, Zhou, Guoqing, Qing Xia, Zheng, Zezhong   +15 more
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Response of Vegetation Greenness to Extreme Droughts and Possible Mechanisms in Guizhou Province, China

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
Spatiotemporal variations of the two drought events and the different response of vegetation NDVI to both events were investigated based on multiple data in Guizhou Province. The 2009–2010 drought exerted a inhibitory effect on vegetation growth, while the 2011 drought exhibited a milder impact, even demonstrating continued green growth amidst the dry ...
Chuncan Meng, Yingqing Cen, Xu Xue
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Vegetation restoration model and suggestions on its optimization in rocky desertification areas of Yunnan Province

Carsologica Sinica
Yunnan is located in the center of the east-Asian karst area, one of the three largest karst areas in the world. Rocky desertification is widespread in the area, which seriously restricts the sustainable development of local social economy. In this study,
Huachao DUAN, Xinhua ZHENG, Shimin LI, Yanyan LI, Lan YE, Huizhu JING, Runwen LUO, Yong TANG, Qiong DONG   +8 more
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Complementary Strategies of Hydraulic Variability and Conservative Stomatal Regulation Enable Widespread Distributions in a Heterogeneous Karst Landscape

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
Steep water‐soil gradients in karst create niche differentiation, yet how widespread trees span microhabitats remains unclear. Along a moisture gradient, Delavaya toxocarpa and Tirpitzia ovoidea colonize xeric hilltops through high hydraulic trait variability that prioritizes hydraulic safety, whereas Litsea glutinosa depends on conservative stomatal ...
Xiaojuan Wang, Xuefeng Ma, Rilian Ma, Bin Wang, Fengsen Tan, Qiwei Zhang   +5 more
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Feature space based monitoring model of rock desertification for karst landscape

European Journal of Remote Sensing
With the increasingly prominent phenomenon of rocky desertification in various karst regions worldwide, accurate monitoring of rocky desertification is crucial for solving this ecological problem.
Xinyu Sun, Wen Liu, Dong Yang, Muhammad Hayat, Xianli Xu   +4 more
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Citizens Turning Into Scientists: A Calling to Boost the Knowledge of the Public to Address the Environmental Crisis in the Brazilian Semiarid 从公众到科学家:助力提升公众知识以应对巴西半干旱地区环境危机

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 546-554, December 2025.
Desertification is increasing in the Brazilian Semiarid, leading to loss of species and ecosystem services, while precise data on biodiversity distribution and trends are lacking. Public engagement in scientific projects can improve ecosystem protection.
Lucas Rodriguez Forti, Arthur Igor da Fonseca‐Freire, Geovan Figueirêdo de Sá‐Filho, Judit K. Szabo   +3 more
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