Spatiotemporal Patterns of Desertification Dynamics and Desertification Effects on Ecosystem Services in the Mu Us Desert in China

Spatiotemporal Patterns of Desertification Dynamics and Desertification Effects on Ecosystem Services in the Mu Us Desert in China

Degradation of semi-arid and arid ecosystems due to desertification is arguably one of the main obstacles for sustainability in those regions. In recent decades, the Mu Us Desert in China has experienced such ecological degradation making quantification of spatial patterns of desertification in this...

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Main Authors: Qingfu Liu, Yanyun Zhao, Xuefeng Zhang, Alexander Buyantuev, Jianming Niu, Xiaojiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
desertification
Mu Us Desert
provisioning services
regulating services
synergy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/3/589

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