Grasslands in northern China and the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau are particularly important to
both ecosystem functioning and pastoral livelihoods. Although there are numerous …

Climate change extreme events have consequential impacts that influence the responses of
vegetation dynamics as well as ecosystem functioning and sustainable human well-being …

Grassland degradation received considerable concern because of its adverse impact on
agronomic productivity and its capacity to provide goods and service. Climate change and …

Climate change (CC) and human activities (HA) have severely influenced grassland
productivity in Central Asia since the 1980s. However, the relative impacts of CC and HA on …

Improving our understanding of the impacts of climate variation and human activities on
grassland dynamics is heightened by expectations that climate variation and human …

Human activities are becoming increasingly diverse and disordered, especially in arid
areas, which affect ecosystem services more obviously. Conversely, ecosystem services …

While quantitative assessment of ecosystems degradation is quite addressed in the
literature, quantitatively separating the relative contribution of climate variation and human …

Ecological issues of China's Silk Road Economic Belt are receiving increasing attention. It is
necessary to monitor vegetation changes in the Belt and explore their relationship with …

Monitoring aboveground biomass (AGB) is crucial for assessing, managing, and utilizing
grassland ecosystems. While the technical form of combining remote sensing and machine …

China has conducted large-scale eco-afforestation projects in karst areas for mitigating
rocky desertification in recent decades. However, the benefits of karst vegetation productivity …