Deserts and Desertification

Edited by Yajuan Zhu, Qinghong Luo and Yuguo Liu

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Abstract: A desert is an ecosystem in an arid zone in which sand dunes cover the land and sandstorms often occur. Although desert vegetation is sparse, it plays an important role in ecosystem structure and function. Desertification is one of the most severe environmental problems today. Land desertification can be controlled through many measures, such as eco-villages, eco-agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and the combination of engineering and biology. This edited volume provides new insights into the pattern of desert ecosystems and the progress of desertification control. It is a useful resource for researchers in ecology, forestry, and land desertification control.

JEL-codes: Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 978-1-83962-717-0
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Bowing Sand, Dust, and Dunes, Then and Now-A North American Perspective

Peter Hyde and Alex Mahalov

Characteristic on the Stability of Haloxylon ammodendron Plantation in the Southern Fringe of Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwest China

Qinghong Luo, Qimin Chen, Miao He and Na Li

Combating Desertification through Enhancement of Woody Floral Diversity in the Drylands of Kenya: Analysis, Milestones, and Strategies

Joseph Hitimana, Edward K. Mengich, Teresiah N. Kuria and Pauline Kimani

Cultivation of Artificial Algal Crust and Its Effect on Soil Improvement in Sandy Area

Jinchao Feng, Wei Li and Linna Ma

Desertification and Its Control along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Yuguo Liu, Jiufu Luo, Jinxing Zhou and Ming Cui

Desertification in Agricultural Lands: Approaches to Mitigation

Mehdi Rastgoo and Alireza Hasanfard

Ecological Effects of Oasis Shelterbelts in Ulan Buh Desert

Fengmin Luo, Zhiming Xin, Junliang Gao, Yuan Ma, Xing Li and Huaiyuan Liu

Evaluation of Soil Seed Banks in Different Aged Caragana microphylla Plantation in Desert Steppe Ecosystems

Guoqi Li, Shujun Li, Wenshan Shao, Yanyun Chen and Wang Yafang

Jojoba - The Gold of Desert

Raman Bala

Remote Sensing Based Quantification of Forest Cover Change in Somalia for the Period 2000 to 2019

Sylus Musei, Justine Nyaga and Abdi Zeila Dubow

Role of Eco-Village Initiatives in Mitigating Desertification in Semi-Arid Areas of Tanzania

Abiud L. Lucas Kaswamila and Fredy S. Mswima

Water Source of Six Woody Plants in Different Habitats on Desertified Land of Ordos Plateau, Semi-Arid China

Yajuan Zhu

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