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An over review of desertification in **njiang, Northwest China
Desertification research in arid and semi-arid regions has always been actively pursued. In China, the problem of desertification in **njiang has...
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Assessment of desertification hazard using RS and GIS to compare the efficiency of FAO-UNEP and MEDALUS models
This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of FAO-UNEP and MEDALUS models in evaluating desertification risk in the south of Nishabur, located in...
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GIS-Based AHP Technique for Assessment of Desertification in Western Highlands of Algeria
Desertification is one of the most serious environmental problems at global, regional, and local levels. Several factors influence the level of land...
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Remote sensing monitoring of the recent rapid increase in cultivation activities and its effects on desertification in the Mu Us Desert, China
The recent ecological improvement in the Mu Us Desert of China, largely attributed to large-scale afforestation projects, has created new...
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Rocky desertification poverty in Southwest China: Progress, challenges and enlightenment to rural revitalization
Rocky desertification poverty (RDP) refers to rural poverty triggered or exacerbated by rocky desertification, which deprives farmers of...
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Investigation on biological activities for combating desertification in the western shores of Lake Urmia, Northwest Iran
Lake Urmia, Northwest Iran, has confronted a drying procedure in recent years with losing 90% of its water body. The authorities concerned about...
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Characteristics of Changes in Karst Rocky Desertification in Southtern and Western China and Driving Mechanisms
The karst landform is a typical ecologically vulnerable region, and the problem of karst rocky desertification in southtern and western China has led...
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Geospatial analysis of desertification vulnerability using Mediterranean desertification and land use (MEDALUS) model in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Desertification has been a global concern long ago. However, it has never been as severe as it is in the present day. According to the United Nations...
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Spatiotemporal changes of land desertification sensitivity in northwest China from 2000 to 2017
Sensitivity assessment is useful for monitoring land desertification. Research into how to prevent and control desertification is also important. In...
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A Climatic Eco-geomorphological Transect Across the Major Climatic Belts of Israel—Processes, Patterns, and Desertification
In this chapter, the typical landforms and processes along the climatic eco-geomorphological transect running from the arid region near the Dead Sea,...
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Map** desertification potential using life cycle assessment method: a case study in Lorestan Province, Iran
In recent year, desertification has become one of the most important environmental hazards all over the world, especially in develo** countries...
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Development of center pivot irrigation farmlands from 2009 to 2018 in the Mu Us dune field, China: Implication for land use planning
The Mu Us dune field in China has become a focal region for research of the prevention and control of desertification. Agricultural practices in this...
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The optimal explanatory power of soil erosion and water yield in karst mountainous areas
Accurately identifying the dominant factor of karst ecosystem services (ESs) is a prerequisite for the rocky desertification control. However, the...
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Utilizing sediment grain size characteristics to assess the effectiveness of clay–sand barriers in reducing aeolian erosion in Minqin desert area, China
The clay–sand barriers in Minqin desert area, China, represent a pioneering windbreak and sand fixation project with a venerable history of 60 a....
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Damage by wind-blown sand and its control measures along the Taklimakan Desert Highway in China
Desertification is one of the most serious environmental problems in the world, especially in the arid desert regions. Combating desertification,...
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Land Degradation and Ecological Restoration
There are many types of land degradation in China, the occurrence is wide, the regional difference is great, and the harm is serious. Soil erosion in...
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Mega-eco projects: a global assessment of large-scale ecological restoration initiatives
One way to address the crises of climate change and biodiversity loss is the rapid deployment of so-called nature-based solutions (NbS). Coined in...
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Effect of sand-fixing vegetation on the hydrological regulation function of sand dunes and its practical significance
Soil water content is a key controlling factor for vegetation restoration in sand dunes. The deep seepage and lateral migration of water in dunes...
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Assessment of desertification in Eritrea: land degradation based on Landsat images
Remote sensing is an effective way in monitoring desertification dynamics in arid and semi-arid regions. In this study, we used a decision tree...
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Ecological effect of the plantation of Sabina vulgaris in the Mu Us Sandy Land, China
Vegetation restoration through artificial plantation is an effective method to combat desertification, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. This...