Vegetation Dynamics and Recovery Potential in Arid and Semi-Arid Northwest China
Xiran Sui, Qiongling Xu, Hui Tao, Bin Zhu, Guangshuai Li, Zengxin Zhang, Stefano Martellos · 2024
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Description
Xiran Sui and co-authors track vegetation change and recovery potential across arid northwest China. Published in 2024, the study blends weather records, satellite greenness data, a dynamic vegetation model, and trend tests over the years 1982 to 2019. The region's sparse cover and fragile ecosystems make it a front line for climate and human pressure.
Greenness rose across the region, tied to warming and wetting trends, with cover up about two percent. Yet the modeled potential for recovery fell under the changing climate, a split the authors stress. Southern and central Xinjiang and central Qinghai held the strongest grassland recovery odds, the Gobi the weakest, and the east proved most drought sensitive.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiran Sui, Qiongling Xu, Hui Tao, Bin Zhu, Guangshuai Li, Zengxin Zhang, Stefano Martellos |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |