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Farmland in arid regions with sandy loam soil is characterized by low fertility, poor water retention, high infiltration losses, and low crop yields. Elucidating the patterns of soil water movement in sandy loam farmland is of great significance for conserving water resources and increasing crop yie…
Using MODIS snow product data, this study investigated the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of the snowmelt period on the Mongolian Plateau from 2003 to 2022, and tracked the movement of the snowmelt line toward higher latitudes at 15-day intervals as well as its response to air temperature.…
Daily precipitation data from ground meteorological stations across the eastern Tibetan Plateau in 2022 were selected to evaluate precipitation datasets from the China Meteorological Administration Multi-source Precipitation Analysis System (CMPAS), the China Meteorological Administration Land Data …
Litter decomposition plays a crucial role in carbon and nutrient cycling within terrestrial ecosystems, with climatic conditions being the primary determinant of decomposition rates. Currently, research on litter decomposition in alpine grassland ecosystems remains insufficient. To investigate the i…
In the context of population aging and the Healthy China Strategy, the rational allocation of urban medical facilities is of great significance for improving the health level and well-being of the elderly population. Based on multi-source data including the Seventh National Population Census, Points…
To investigate the degree and manner of mutual influence between land use multifunctionality and multidimensional relative poverty, and to clarify their spatiotemporal coupling relationship, this study focuses on the Gansu section of the Liupan Mountain area, constructs a coupling coordination model…
Gradually achieving common prosperity represents both the pathway and objective of Chinese-style modernization, and counties, as the fundamental units of urban-rural integrated development, hold significant importance for advancing common prosperity. Based on panel data for Ningxia counties from 200…
Promoting high-quality urbanization development in the Yellow River "Ji" character bend metropolitan area constitutes crucial support for establishing a growth pole in the Yellow River basin. This study examines 15 prefecture-level cities within this metropolitan area, constructing an evaluation ind…
Based on three dimensions of population, economy, and space, this study identifies county-level shrinkage types in the farming-pastoral ecotone of northern China from 2000 to 2020 using a shrinkage degree model and multi-index comprehensive evaluation method, and simultaneously employs a Multiscale …
Based on the six-element theory of tourism and utilizing Points of Interest (POI) data from county-level regions in Inner Mongolia, this study examines the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of tourism elements in Inner Mongolia's counties in 2023 through methods including …
Based on the tourism "six elements" theory, applying nearest neighbor index, kernel density analysis, bivariate spatial autocorrelation, Ripley's K function and other spatial analysis methods, an analysis was conducted on the spatial distribution and correlation characteristics of tourism element po…
As the ninth largest industrial cluster in Xinjiang, high-quality development of the tourism economy serves as a leading driver for Xinjiang's modernization. Based on three perspectives—quality, efficiency, and tourist experience—a seven-dimensional measurement system for high-quality tourism econom…
Research on the spatiotemporal evolution of habitat quality in the Tongwei landslide area is of great significance for the ecological sustainable development of Tongwei County and similar regions in Northwest China. First, the Patch-generating Land Use Simulation (PLUS) model was employed to predict…
The Shanxi section of the Yellow River Basin represents a critical ecological barrier zone in China, where forecasting future trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services is essential for optimized ecosystem management. Accordingly, this study employed system dynamics, a patch-level land use ch…
Natural climate solutions represent a critical strategy for climate change mitigation in the land sector, offering substantial potential for enhancing carbon storage and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Using a simple empirical model, we quantified the historical carbon sequestration contributions…
Agricultural water pollution management is crucial for alleviating water resource crises and promoting regional sustainable development. Using agricultural grey water footprint intensity (AGWFI), which comprehensively considers both agricultural grey water footprint and economic development level, t…
Plant water use efficiency (WUE) reflects the balance between carbon fixation capacity and water consumption, revealing plant strategies for environmental adaptation. This study examined three pioneer tree species (Pinus tabuliformis, Ulmus pumila, and Robinia pseudoacacia) in reclaimed ecosystems o…
Based on remote sensing and GIS techniques, we obtained the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of glacier changes and glacier disasters in areas along the China-Tajikistan highway from 2000 to 2021, and conducted an exposure assessment of glacier disasters using the range transformation met…
Under the trend of global warming, extreme climate events have become increasingly frequent on the Loess Plateau. Clarifying the spatiotemporal characteristics of extreme precipitation events is of great significance for regional disaster prevention. Based on daily precipitation data from 111 meteor…
Based on daily temperature data from 38 meteorological stations in Tibet from 1981 to 2023, the new seasonal division method for Tibet is adopted to delineate the four seasons, and the regional variations of climatic seasons, spatiotemporal changes of seasonal onset dates, and seasonal variation tre…
Improving green development welfare is the ultimate goal of green development, and the digital economy exerts a dual effect on regional green development. Based on a systematic analysis of the theoretical mechanisms underlying the impact of the digital economy on green development welfare, this stud…
Accurately identifying the spatial characteristics of ecosystem service supply and demand and delineating ecological management zones are of significant importance for guiding regional ecosystem management and restoration. Focusing on the overall ecosystem of Northwest China and from the perspective…
Tourism ecological resilience is a key indicator for measuring the sustainable development capacity of tourism destinations, and enhancing this resilience is crucial for promoting the long-term viability of the tourism industry. Based on panel data from nine provinces and autonomous regions in the Y…
From a multi-scale perspective encompassing national, natural geographical division, and provincial levels, this study examines 899 ski resorts in China and comprehensively employs spatial analysis techniques such as Voronoi coefficient of variation, kernel density, and geographical detector model t…
Research on charming territorial space within the context of territorial spatial planning represents a vital approach for constructing and perfecting territorial spatial patterns in the new era, and exploring its intrinsic mechanisms and spatial identification pathways holds significant importance f…
Examining the evolutionary trends and obstructive factors of territorial space efficiency in key river basins provides a critical basis for constructing a territorial space pattern characterized by complementary advantages and high-quality development. Taking 97 cities in the Yellow River Basin as t…
As an underdeveloped component of the education system, precise quantification of kindergarten enrollment accessibility helps evaluate the spatial allocation efficiency of preschool education resources. Taking the main urban area of Lanzhou City as a case study, and combining data such as kindergart…
Green development is a key measure for promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. Taking 81 prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2006 to 2021 as the research objects, this study constructs a comprehensive evaluation index system based on…
In the process of accelerating the construction of a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development, human capital has become a core element of competition between cities. In recent years, the Lanzhou-Xining (Lan-Xi) urban agglomeration has experienced serious population loss and ins…
High-precision research on the spatial distribution of agricultural population is fundamental to constructing a modern agricultural industrial system and holds significant decision-making value for fostering new-quality agricultural productive forces. Based on county-level data from the Seventh Nati…
Food security is the foundation of national development and social stability. Exploring the spatiotemporal evolution of crop planting structures can provide a theoretical basis for ensuring regional food security and promoting sustainable regional agricultural development. Selecting 117 counties (ci…
As an important region for ecological protection and economic development in China, investigating the characteristics of vegetation change under different dry-wet partitions in the Yellow River Basin is crucial for adjusting ecological restoration strategies to cope with potential threats posed by e…
Studies on the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of vegetation cover in Hulunbuir can provide insights for formulating precise vegetation restoration and ecological environmental protection policies, which is beneficial to the ecological civilization construction in Hulunbuir. Using methods s…
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is an important indicator for assessing ecological environmental stability. The Northwest Arid Eco-geographical Region of China has a fragile ecological environment, and analyzing the spatiotemporal variation of its NDVI and its driving forces is of …
The loess plains cover approximately 2000.00 km2 of the northern Negev Desert, accounting for about 9% of Israel's total land area. As elsewhere, the loess in the Negev Desert is composed of wind-transported dust and sand particles that have been deposited in sink sites. The loess deposits are chara…
Land use and cover change (LUCC) is the most direct manifestation of the interaction between anthropological activities and the natural environment on Earth's surface, with significant impacts on the environment and social economy. Rapid economic development and climate change have resulted in signi…
Abstract: Glaciers are highly sensitive to climate change and are undergoing significant variations in mid-latitude regions. This study analyzed the spatiotemporal changes of typical glaciers and their responses to climate change during 1990–2015 across four distinct mountainous sub-regions in the X…
Abstract: Glaciers are known as natural ''solid reservoirs'', and they play a dual role between the composition of water resources and the river runoff regulation in arid and semi-arid areas of China. In this study, we used in situ observation data from Urumqi Glacier No. 1, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomou…
Based on data from the fifth and sixth national population censuses, and employing regional human resource measurement methods, multiple linear regression, and geographic detector research methods, this study analyzes the spatiotemporal distribution differences and influencing factors of human resou…
The victory of the poverty alleviation campaign has shifted the focus of poverty governance toward alleviating relative poverty. The overlap between the population that has been lifted out of poverty and the relatively poor population determines that contiguous destitute areas will remain the main b…
Based on panel data of the tourism economic system and ecological environment system for 66 central cities (municipalities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures, and leagues) in the Yellow River Basin, and employing methods such as the coupling coordination model, spatial autocorrelation analysis, an…
Ecological migration is one of the effective approaches for rural revitalization in western China and regional ecological protection and restoration. Investigating the spatial migration characteristics and ecological impacts of ecological migration contributes to regional poverty alleviation and eco…
Villages are the units that most directly reflect the laws of rural socio-economic activities, and functional type classification at the village level is key to advancing classified rural revitalization. Taking administrative villages as the basic unit, this study employs the entropy weight method, …
To investigate the degree of spatial mismatch between tourism economic development and ecological environment systems and quantitatively analyze their spatial mismatch relationship, this study takes Ningxia as the research object, and based on spatial mismatch theory and models, comprehensively empl…
Through CiteSpace analysis of 2,703 articles on arid area urbanization research from CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) spanning 1984–2020, this study examines publication trends, stage division, core author and institutional networks, thematic evolution, and historical hotspots utilizin…
In the context of global warming, the increased frequency and intensity of drought events have led to significant changes in vegetation diversity in terrestrial ecosystems. Studying the response of vegetation phenology to seasonal drought is of great importance for the conservation of ecosystems on …
Based on MOD17A3HGF NPP (Net Primary Productivity) data along with temperature, precipitation, and other datasets, this study employed trend analysis and partial correlation analysis to investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of natural grassland NPP in Xinjiang from 2000 to 2018 and its response to…
Using ICESat-1 and CryoSat-2 altimetry data along with in-situ hydrological station measurements, this study analyzed the water level variation characteristics of Lake Balkhash from 1970 to 2020. Combined with MOD09A1 data and related materials, the long-term time series changes in lake area and wat…
Vegetation is one of the sensitive factors reflecting changes in terrestrial ecosystems and plays a crucial role in maintaining and regulating ecosystem stability. Taking the Ebinur Lake Basin, an ecologically fragile region, as the study area, and using the Geodetector model, this study investigate…
To investigate the correlation among land surface temperature (LST), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and atmospheric water vapor content in desert and oasis areas of different regions in Xinjiang, this study utilized MOD13C3 vegetation index data, MOD11C3 land surface temperature data…
