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Analysis of the change in the ecological environment based on remote sensing in typical coastal zones of the Indian Ocean from 1990 to 2017
In this paper, land cover classification information for two typical coastal zones (the Chabahar-Ormara coastal zone and the Chittagong-Kyaukpyu...
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Disaster induced displacement and durable solutions in Africa
Climate change represents a significant challenge to the sustainability of the global economy. Many African countries have suffered the repercussions...
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Spatiotemporal variations of soil water stable isotopes in a small karst sinkhole basin
Soil water plays an important role in the ecological restoration of karst areas impacted by rocky desertification (KRD) caused by deforestation. A...
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Climatic effects of afforestation over the middle-upper reaches of the yellow river
Afforestation is an important human activity that changes land use, and would affect regional climate. However, the impact of afforestation on the...
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Stability Analysis and Deformation Control of Tunnel with Extremely Weak Surrounding Rocks Caused by Strike-Slip Fault Activity
With the rapid rise of infrastructure construction in southwestern mountainous areas of China, tunnel engineering has become increasingly frequent in...
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Abandoned land identification in karst mountain area based on time series SAR characteristics at geo-parcels scale
Map** abandoned land is very important for accurate agricultural management. However, in karst mountainous areas, continuous high-resolution...
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Assessment of Land Degradation Vulnerability using Geospatial Technique: A Case Study of Kachchh District of Gujarat, India
Land degradation is decline in productivity of land in terms of bio-diversity and economy, resulting from various causes including climate and human...
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The karst water environment in Southeast Asia: characteristics, challenges, and approaches
The carbonate areas of Southeast Asia are part of the global set of well-developed tropical-subtropical karst regions and form water-rich aquifers....
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Risk Assessment of Land Degradation (RALDE) in Khuzestan Province, Iran
AbstractLand degradation lower land productivity, livelihood development and economic growth. Monitoring spatial and temporal changes in land...
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Spatial and temporal analysis of vegetation fires in Europe
Natural disasters are defined as negative events that affect the lives of all living things on earth with their various effects. Fires which are one...
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Drought and aridity trends on the Algerian steppe
Arid regions are characterized by the fragility of their ecosystems, which are very vulnerable to climate change. The increase in aridity in these...
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Design parameter optimization for protection measures targeting the bridge–subgrade transition section in a wind-blown sand region
Sand disasters can adversely impact on the operational safety of railway projects. To investigate eolian sand movement characteristics in the...
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Long Term Monitoring of Ecological Status of Major Deserts of the World
Deserts are unique ecosystems that provides suitable habitats to many floral and faunal species and that are beneficial to human beings in many ways....
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Assessment of soil loss using RUSLE around Mongolian mining sites: a case study on soil erosion at the Baganuur lignite and Erdenet copper–molybdenum mines
Mining constitutes an integral part of Mongolia’s national economy and dominates the country’s export revenue. At the same time, a wide range of...
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Perception of climate change effects on water resources: Iraqi undergraduates as a case study
Develo** countries suffer from the effects of climate change on water resources more than other countries. This paper aims to specify the...
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Characterization of saline soil for the halophytes of largest inland saline wetland of India using geospatial technology
About 23% of the surface area and 44% of the volume of all the lakes are occupied by saline lakes in the world. Importantly, agricultural diversion,...
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Remote Sensing–Based Digital Model of the Absheron Peninsula
AbstractThis paper presents a digital terrain model of the Absheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan, produced to optimize the use of its natural resources....
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Vegetation productivity under climate change depends on landscape complexity in tropical drylands
Models suggest that extreme drought events induced by climate change can reduce the vegetation productivity of drylands and negatively influence...
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Spatial and temporal variations of aridity-humidity indices in Montenegro
Hydroclimate in Montenegro has large seasonal variation and is prone to water shortages despite high annual precipitation totals. With unfavorable...
