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To clarify the existence of foliation fractures (including bedding fractures) under formation conditions in tectonically stable areas of sedimentary basins, reveal the differences between fractures observed in surface cores and real subsurface fracture systems, and guide the exploration of shale-typ…
Desert lakes are an important link in the water cycle and an important reservoir of water resources in arid and semi-arid areas, playing an important role in maintaining the stability of the regional natural environment. However, studies on the hydrochemical evolution and transformation relationship…
Extreme temperature events have intensified across Jordan over the past 40 a, increasing risks to agriculture, water availability, urban infrastructure, and public health. The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term spatial trends and regime shifts in extreme temperature indicators across J…
Increasing human disturbance and climate change have threatened ecological connectivity and structural stability, especially in semi-arid mountain areas with sparse vegetation and weak hydrological regulation. Large-scale ecological restoration, such as adding ecological sources or corridors, is dif…
The Turpan-Hami (Tuha) Basin of China, a critical region on the Silk Road Economic Belt and a major national energy base, occupies a significant position in energy security and in the major industrial clusters in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Understanding spatial and temporal evolution o…
Exploring the coupling and coordination relationship between new-type urbanization and agricultural modernization (the "two modernizations") in the Yellow River Basin is of great significance for implementing the strategy of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basi…
Territorial spatial ecological restoration is a crucial prerequisite for optimizing the territorial spatial patterns, enhancing the ecosystem functions, and achieving sustainable development at the regional scale. The Qaidam Basin, located in the alpine arid region of the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, Chi…
Climate change significantly affects vegetation dynamics. Thus, understanding interactionsbetween vegetation and climatic factors is essential for ecological management. This study used kernelNormalized Difference Vegetation Index (kNDVI) and climatic data (temperature, precipitation, humidity,and v…
Grain size is widely used for environmental reconstruction in various depositional settings, yet its precise interpretation remains challenging. In shallow lakes within humid region, interpretation of grain size is particularly hindered by complex variations in climate and environments. Here, we con…
The stoichiometric relationships of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in vegetation-soil systems are crucial for understanding the ecological functions of different vegetation types. Taking four typical artificial vegetation types (poplar, Mongolian pine, Chinese pine, and Caragana korshi…
Soil moisture is crucial for vegetation growth and terrestrial ecosystems, particularly playing a decisive role in the provision of ecosystem services in mountain forest ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions. Using remote sensing soil moisture data, this study investigated the temporal dynamics a…
As core spatial units within oasis systems that accommodate population agglomeration, economic activities, and public service functions, oasis cities experience expansion processes that are not only constrained by oasis ecological patterns but also spatially drive oasis evolution. Systematically ide…
This study investigates the coupling and interactive relationship between new-type urbanization and low-carbon development, providing support for achieving transformation in new-type urbanization, promoting carbon emission reduction, and facilitating high-quality regional development. Based on panel…
To explore the co-evolutionary mechanism between new quality productive forces and new-type urbanization, alleviate their contradictions, and facilitate the achievement of Chinese-style modernization development goals, this study takes China's 31 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) as …
Gansu Province holds a pivotal strategic position in national ecological construction. Investigating the coupling coordination and its driving factors between new-type urbanization and ecological security status in Gansu Province is of great significance for consolidating the ecological security bar…
Reducing social vulnerability is of great significance for natural disaster risk prevention. At the county-level unit scale, three types of hazard-bearing bodies—population, economy, and crop farming—were selected to construct a region-appropriate social vulnerability assessment indicator system, ev…
The implementation of ecological water transfer and other policies in the Heihe River Basin has effectively alleviated the trend of ecological environment deterioration, with significant improvements in ecological environment quality. In existing research findings for this basin, studies on the spat…
Developing agricultural socialized services constitutes an important component of agricultural modernization construction. Under the "dual security" framework for grain and ecology, investigating its contribution to grain ecological efficiency holds significant importance for achieving sustainable a…
In the summer of 2023, the Hexi Corridor experienced the strongest regional high-temperature and drought event in nearly 60 years, with frequent strong winds and dust weather; on September 6–7, Minqin County recorded the strongest September dust storm in nearly 40 years. Two strong dust storm proces…
Scientifically quantifying and analyzing the water footprint of renewable energy-based hydrogen production and its water-saving potential is of great significance for the high-quality development of the hydrogen energy industry and sustainable utilization of water resources in the provinces (autonom…
Glaciers are one of the key objects of natural resource survey and monitoring on the Tibetan Plateau, and the investigation, monitoring, and research of glaciers are of great significance for climate change research on the Tibetan Plateau. This study took glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau as the resea…
The Loess Plateau (LP), one of the most ecologically fragile regions in China, is affected by severe soil erosion and environmental degradation. Despite large-scale ecological restoration efforts made by Chinese government in recent years, the region continues to face significant ecological challeng…
Understanding the impact of meteorological and topographical factors on snow cover fraction (SCF) is crucial for water resource management in the Qilian Mountains (QLM), China. However, there is still a lack of adequate quantitative analysis of the impact of these factors. This study investigated th…
Given that pixel-level classification struggles to accurately identify glacier changes when spectral features are similar, particularly in debris-covered areas where spectral characteristics highly resemble surrounding mountains and rocks, resulting in low extraction accuracy, this study takes the Y…
In desert environments, soil water-heat conditions are key factors affecting the healthy growth of sand-fixing plants in vegetation-based sand-fixation projects. Vertical pipe surface drip irrigation is a novel water-saving and temperature-control conservation technology proposed to alleviate the co…
The Babusha area is situated at the intersection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecological barrier and the Northern sand prevention belt, serving as a frontline position against the southward encroachment of the Tengger Desert. Assessing changes in its ecological environmental quality holds certain gu…
This study investigated the community structure and functional differences of generalist and specialist fungal species in the soil and roots of Mongolian pine forests and their relationships with soil physicochemical properties, aiming to reveal the key microbiological mechanisms influencing ecosyst…
Evaluation of climate comfort in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region holds significant importance for the development of regional red tourism resources and the promotion of ecological civilization construction. Utilizing meteorological element data including daily average temperature, wind speed, and r…
To obtain more accurate precipitation distribution information in remote regions, this study combines the high-resolution capability of radar with the large-scale detection advantage of satellite to obtain high-precision Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) analysis products through fusing ra…
To investigate the surface deformation characteristics and deformation prediction of giant landslides on both banks of the upper Yellow River from Longyangxia to Jishixia, this study selected the Xijitan giant landslide in the Guide area of the upper Yellow River as the research area. The Small Base…
Water resources constitute the foundation for maintaining ecosystem equilibrium and sustaining human livelihoods and economic development. Simulation of hydrological processes in arid and semi-arid ecosystems can enhance the effective utilization of local water resources. This study evaluates the ap…
This study investigated the response of cotton growth to soil temperature under phosphorus fertilizer drip application, aiming to explore the role and mechanism of soil temperature in regulating cotton root growth to improve phosphorus fertilizer use efficiency. A pot experiment was conducted with t…
Current biodiversity loss exerts adverse effects on ecosystem services, and investigating the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of land use and habitat quality in the Sanjiangyuan region holds significant importance for ecological conservation and restoration within the area. This study emplo…
Ammopiptanthus nanus is an endangered evergreen shrub endemic to the desert regions of Central Asia, possessing extremely strong cold and drought resistance. It serves as a model species for investigating plant adaptation mechanisms to extreme environments and is a key focus of research on desert bi…
Using hourly precipitation observation data from summers 2010–2021 in the Hedong region of Gansu, 50 regional short-duration heavy rainfall weather processes were selected to analyze the intensity, temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of short-duration heavy rainfall from the perspectiv…
The Loess Plateau is a climate-sensitive region in China, and studying the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of its accumulated temperature facilitates a comprehensive understanding of the thermal resource conditions on the Loess Plateau against the backdrop of climate warming. Based on daily…
Salinization in downstream irrigation districts of arid region river basins exacerbates soil degradation, crop yield reduction, and river water salinization, constraining the stability of agricultural production and ecological environments. Its formation is influenced by groundwater depth and improp…
Against the backdrop of gradually decreasing global atmospheric nitrogen deposition, the legacy effects of long-term nitrogen addition on alpine grassland ecosystems remain unclear. Therefore, this study conducted a 16-year controlled experiment in the Bayanbulak alpine grassland in the central Tian…
In recent years, the dangerous pest Agrilus viduus Kerremans has been discovered in Yili, Xinjiang. Currently, this insect has penetrated into the hinterland of wild fruit forests, causing damage to wild apples and wild apricots. Through field surveys, fixed-point observations, and indoor rearing, t…
Sand ridges, as the fundamental topographic units of deserts, have surface hydrothermal environments at different slope positions that profoundly influence the development and spatial distribution patterns of biological soil crusts. Lichen crusts are widely distributed on desert surfaces; however, h…
Investigating the quantitative predictive assessment of climate impacts on vegetation greenness changes in the Qaidam Basin facilitates the coordinated promotion of integrated protection and systematic governance of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, deserts, and atmosphere. B…
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.…
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…
Given that Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China possesses exceptionally abundant solar radiation resources that can be harnessed to develop clean energy, accurately characterizing their spatiotemporal distribution is crucial. This study investigated the applicability of the Clouds and the Earth…
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…
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 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…
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…
