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Yuanyuan Zhao
Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Combating, Ministry of Education, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China

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Journal article
Published: 01 June 2021 in Land
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Understanding soil erosion responses to cropland expansion/shrinking plays a crucial role in regional agriculture sustainability development in drylands. We selected Inner Mongolia, a typical water resource constraints region with acute cropland expansion, as the study area in China. Spatial cropland evolution and its impact on wind-driven soil erosion were investigated with the help of field sampling data, remotely sensed retrieved data, and the revised wind erosion model (RWEQ). Results showed that the cropland area of Inner Mongolia presented an increased growth trend, with a net increase area of 15,542.9 km2 from 1990 to 2018. Cropland characteristics in Inner Mongolia presented continuous growth in its eastern region, basically constant growth in its central region, and declined in its western region. Most cropland declines occurred after 2000 when the Grain for Green project began, which means that acute cropland expansion happened from 1990 to 2000. The soil wind erosion modulus showed a net increase with cropland expansion. The reclamation of forests and grasslands contributed to an increase of 5.0 million tons of the soil wind erosion modulus, 80% of which was produced in the eastern part of the region. The conversion from croplands to grasslands/forests caused a decrease of approximately 2.7 million tons, 62% of which was in the east and 25% in the west of the region. Considering the constraints of water shortage and over-exploitation of groundwater, we provide a path based on a balance between ”resource-production-ecosystem” to achieve ecologically sustainable agriculture development in the drylands of China.

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Wenfeng Chi; Yuanyuan Zhao; Wenhui Kuang; Tao Pan; Tu Ba; Jinshen Zhao; Liang Jin; Sisi Wang. Impact of Cropland Evolution on Soil Wind Erosion in Inner Mongolia of China. Land 2021, 10, 583 .

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Wenfeng Chi, Yuanyuan Zhao, Wenhui Kuang, Tao Pan, Tu Ba, Jinshen Zhao, Liang Jin, Sisi Wang. Impact of Cropland Evolution on Soil Wind Erosion in Inner Mongolia of China. Land. 2021; 10 (6):583.

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Wenfeng Chi; Yuanyuan Zhao; Wenhui Kuang; Tao Pan; Tu Ba; Jinshen Zhao; Liang Jin; Sisi Wang. 2021. "Impact of Cropland Evolution on Soil Wind Erosion in Inner Mongolia of China." Land 10, no. 6: 583.

Research article
Published: 16 March 2021 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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Ecosystem services (ESs) are a diverse range of environmental properties that have significant effects on both landscape characteristics and human well-being, an understanding of the spatial variation of which is required for effective ecosystem management and conservation. In this study, we aimed to identify the geographical variation in ESs and examine the factors impacting ESs in Punjab Province, Pakistan. We evaluated ecosystem service intensity (ESI) by using the benefit transfer method and investigated the spatial heterogeneity of ESIs at the tehsil level by using an exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) model and semivariance analysis. This analysis indicated that spatial distribution of ESI shows significant and optimal spatial heterogeneity of ESs, revealing several hot and cold spots for ESI transformation in the study area. The ESI decreased from east to west and north to south, with a trough in the metropolitan zones, including Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, and Multan, which was in accordance with the land use/cover pattern. Furthermore, using geographically weighted regression (GWR) analysis, we also identified geographical clusters within which land use/cover pressure and population growth were significantly positively associated with ESI across the province, based on a lag distance scale. The findings of this study have functional economic implications with respect to highlighting areas worthy of conservation and designing ecological corridors to enhance the delivery of ESs for regional benefits.

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Mobeen Akhtar; Yuanyuan Zhao; Guanglei Gao. An analytical approach for assessment of geographical variation in ecosystem service intensity in Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021, 1 -14.

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Mobeen Akhtar, Yuanyuan Zhao, Guanglei Gao. An analytical approach for assessment of geographical variation in ecosystem service intensity in Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021; ():1-14.

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Mobeen Akhtar; Yuanyuan Zhao; Guanglei Gao. 2021. "An analytical approach for assessment of geographical variation in ecosystem service intensity in Punjab, Pakistan." Environmental Science and Pollution Research , no. : 1-14.

Research article
Published: 01 February 2021 in Journal of Arid Land
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Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance is imperative for regionally arranging animal husbandry production while ensuring sustainable grassland-ecosystem service use. The Xilin Gol steppe is an important native grassland resource in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. This study aimed to elucidate the dynamics of the forage-livestock balance in the Xilin Gol steppe during the period 2000–2015. We evaluated the forage production and corresponding livestock carrying capacity (LCC) in the growing seasons of 2000–2015 using remote sensing data and field surveys. The spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance were then assessed at regional, city (including city, county and banner), and village scales using statistical and household survey data. The results showed that both forage production and LCC decreased in the Xilin Gol steppe from east to west. During the period 2000–2015, the regional average forage production and corresponding LCC fluctuated without following a distinct trend, but were consistent with the variations in precipitation. The forage-livestock balance varied with time, space, and scale. At the regional scale, steppes were overgrazed in the early 2000s, but a forage-livestock balance or even grazing potential was achieved in other years. At the city scale, approximately half of the region exhibited a “forage-livestock balance” since 2000. However, about half of the region still experienced overgrazing, which mainly located in the southwest sandy zones. Such changes may have been affected by the variations in grassland quality, forage production, compensation payment, and so on. We suggest a location-specific management scheme for grazing constraints, ecological compensation payment, and industry development to aid in harmonizing animal husbandry and environmental restoration, while promoting sustainable development goals by 2030.

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Yingbo Qu; Yuanyuan Zhao; Guodong Ding; Wenfeng Chi; Guanglei Gao. Spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance in the Xilin Gol steppe, China: implications for sustainably utilizing grassland-ecosystem services. Journal of Arid Land 2021, 13, 135 -151.

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Yingbo Qu, Yuanyuan Zhao, Guodong Ding, Wenfeng Chi, Guanglei Gao. Spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance in the Xilin Gol steppe, China: implications for sustainably utilizing grassland-ecosystem services. Journal of Arid Land. 2021; 13 (2):135-151.

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Yingbo Qu; Yuanyuan Zhao; Guodong Ding; Wenfeng Chi; Guanglei Gao. 2021. "Spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance in the Xilin Gol steppe, China: implications for sustainably utilizing grassland-ecosystem services." Journal of Arid Land 13, no. 2: 135-151.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2020 in Regional Sustainability
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Land use/cover changes (LUCCs) significantly affect ecosystem services (ESs) and their corresponding monetary value. ESs can be evaluated to analyze the ecological and environmental changes caused by LUCCs. This research aims to estimate variations in the ecosystem services value (ESV) due to LUCCs in Lahore of Pakistan, and to offer information and recommendations to policy-makers concerned with the economic improvement of metropolis areas. We first investigated the historical LUCCs from 1990 to 2019, and then simulated the future land use/cover in 2030 and 2050 based on the CA-Markov model under three scenarios, including business-as-usual (BAU), rapid economic growth (REG), and coordinated environmental sustainability (CES). Subsequently, we evaluated the ESV from 1990 to 2050 and evaluated the historical and potential future ESV changes induced by LUCCs during 1990–2019 and 2019–2050, respectively. The results showed that, land use/cover exhibited an increase in built-up land and decreases in vegetation, water body, and unused land both in the past and future. The net ESV decreased from 58.26 million USD in 1990 to 50.31 million USD in 2019. In 2050, the decrease in ESV is most rapid under the REG scenario (decrease ESV of 7.13 million USD and decrease percentage of 14.18%), followed by the BAU (decrease ESV of 5.61 million USD and decrease percentage of 11.15%) and CES (decrease ESV of 5.18 million USD and decrease percentage of 10.30%) scenarios. For each ecosystem service type, the ESV of waste treatment decreased by 18.37% from 1990 to 2019, followed by soil formation and conservation (17.52%), biodiversity and maintenance (13.23%), climate regulation (11.80%), food production (11.69%), hydrological regulation (11.11%), and aesthetic value (3.07%). These outcomes indicate that continuous land use/cover planning should focus on regenerating aquatic areas and vegetation restoration.

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Mobeen Akhtar; Yuanyuan Zhao; Guanglei Gao; Qudsia Gulzar; Azfar Hussain; Abdus Samie. Assessment of ecosystem services value in response to prevailing and future land use/cover changes in Lahore, Pakistan. Regional Sustainability 2020, 1, 37 -47.

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Mobeen Akhtar, Yuanyuan Zhao, Guanglei Gao, Qudsia Gulzar, Azfar Hussain, Abdus Samie. Assessment of ecosystem services value in response to prevailing and future land use/cover changes in Lahore, Pakistan. Regional Sustainability. 2020; 1 (1):37-47.

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Mobeen Akhtar; Yuanyuan Zhao; Guanglei Gao; Qudsia Gulzar; Azfar Hussain; Abdus Samie. 2020. "Assessment of ecosystem services value in response to prevailing and future land use/cover changes in Lahore, Pakistan." Regional Sustainability 1, no. 1: 37-47.

Journal article
Published: 26 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Vegetation coverage is a key variable in terrestrial ecosystem monitoring and climate change research and is closely related to soil erosion and land desertification. In this article, we aimed to resolve two key scientific issues: (1) quantifying the spatial-temporal vegetation dynamics in the Otindag Sandy Land (OSL); and (2) identifying the relative importance of climate factors and human activities in impacting vegetation dynamics. Based on correlation analysis, simple regression analysis, and the partial derivative formula method, we examined the spatiotemporal variation of vegetation coverage in the OSL, belonging to the arid and semiarid region of northern China, and their interaction with climate-human factors. The results showed that the vegetation coverage of the area showed a downward trend with a rate of −0.0006/a during 2001–2017, and gradually decreased from east to west. Precipitation was the main climate factor controlling the overall distribution pattern of vegetation coverage, while the human factors had a more severe impact on the vegetation coverage than the climate factors in such a short period, and the overall impact was negative. Among the human factors, population pressure, urbanization, industrialization, pastoral production activities, and residents’ lifestyles had a negative impact. However, ecological restoration polices alleviated the contradiction between human development and vegetation deterioration. The results of this article provide a scientific basis for restoring grassland systems in arid and semi-arid areas

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Hao Wang; Fei Yao; Huasheng Zhu; Yuanyuan Zhao. Spatiotemporal Variation of Vegetation Coverage and Its Response to Climate Factors and Human Activities in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas: Case Study of the Otindag Sandy Land in China. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5214 .

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Hao Wang, Fei Yao, Huasheng Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhao. Spatiotemporal Variation of Vegetation Coverage and Its Response to Climate Factors and Human Activities in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas: Case Study of the Otindag Sandy Land in China. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (12):5214.

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Hao Wang; Fei Yao; Huasheng Zhu; Yuanyuan Zhao. 2020. "Spatiotemporal Variation of Vegetation Coverage and Its Response to Climate Factors and Human Activities in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas: Case Study of the Otindag Sandy Land in China." Sustainability 12, no. 12: 5214.

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Published: 23 March 2020
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Evaluation of the influences of the Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Control Project on soil wind erosion and ecosystem services is imperative for mastering the benefits and drawbacks of the program, as well as for distinguishing more reasonable estimations to evaluate regional sustainable development. Within the Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Region, we quantified the spatiotemporal patterns of land use/cover changes (LUCCs), soil wind erosion modulus (SWEM), and essential ecosystem services throughout 2000–2015 by utilizing field investigations, remotely sensed data, meteorological data, and modeling. The influences of ecological projects on wind erosion and ecosystem services has been subsequently assessed by using those modifications brought on via the LUCCs (e.g., conversion from cropland to grassland/woodland) during the ecological construction. The results indicated that the SWEM showed a decline and ecosystem services which included carbon storage, water retention, and air quality regulation exhibited growth driven by using both local climate exchanges and human activities such as ecological projects. Excluding the effects of climate factors, the LUCCs stemming from ecological projects caused a total SWEM decrease of 3.77 million tons during 2000–2015, of which approximately 70% was prompted by the way of the transition from desert to sparse grassland. The sub-regions of desert grassland in Bayannur, Ordos Sandy Land, and Otindag Sandy Land were hot spots for wind erosion declines and ecosystem service enhancements induced by the ecological projects. We recommend that endeavors be coordinated toward the scientific management of the degraded lands and distribution of the local populace, as well as the implementation of diverse measures in the expected hotter and drier future.

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Yuanyuan Zhao; Wenfeng Chi. Ecological and environmental consequences of ecological projects in the Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Region, China. 2020, 1 .

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Yuanyuan Zhao, Wenfeng Chi. Ecological and environmental consequences of ecological projects in the Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Region, China. . 2020; ():1.

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Yuanyuan Zhao; Wenfeng Chi. 2020. "Ecological and environmental consequences of ecological projects in the Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Region, China." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 31 January 2020 in Ecological Indicators
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Evaluation of influences of the Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Control Project on soil wind erosion and ecosystem services is imperative for mastering the benefits and drawbacks of the program, as well as for distinguishing more reasonable estimations to evaluate regional sustainable development. Within the Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Region, we quantified the spatiotemporal patterns of land use/cover changes (LUCCs), soil wind erosion modulus (SWEM), and essential ecosystem services throughout 2000–2015 by utilizing field investigations, remotely sensed data, meteorological data, and modeling. The influences of ecological projects on wind erosion and ecosystem services has been subsequently assessed by using those modifications brought on via the LUCCs (e.g., conversion from cropland to grassland/woodland) during the ecological construction. The results indicated that the SWEM showed a decline and ecosystem services which included carbon storage, water retention, and air quality regulation exhibited growth driven by using both local climate exchanges and human activities such as ecological projects. Excluding the effects of climate factors, the LUCCs stemming from ecological projects caused a total SWEM decrease of 3.77 million tons during 2000–2015, of which approximately 70% was prompted by the way of the transition from desert to sparse grassland. And from this transition, ecosystem services including both water retention and aboveground net primary productivity manifest a general increase. The sub-regions of desert grassland in Bayannur, Ordos Sandy Land, and Otindag Sandy Land were hot spots for wind erosion declines and ecosystem service enhancements induced by the ecological projects. We recommend that endeavors be coordinated toward the scientific management of the degraded lands and distribution of the local populace, as well as the implementation of diverse measures in the expected hotter and drier future.

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Yuanyuan Zhao; Wenfeng Chi; Wenhui Kuang; Yanfeng Bao; Guodong Ding. Ecological and environmental consequences of ecological projects in the Beijing–Tianjin sand source region. Ecological Indicators 2020, 112, 106111 .

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Yuanyuan Zhao, Wenfeng Chi, Wenhui Kuang, Yanfeng Bao, Guodong Ding. Ecological and environmental consequences of ecological projects in the Beijing–Tianjin sand source region. Ecological Indicators. 2020; 112 ():106111.

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Yuanyuan Zhao; Wenfeng Chi; Wenhui Kuang; Yanfeng Bao; Guodong Ding. 2020. "Ecological and environmental consequences of ecological projects in the Beijing–Tianjin sand source region." Ecological Indicators 112, no. : 106111.