Assessing landscape fragmentation in a desert-oasis region of Northwest China: patterns, driving forces, and policy implications for future land consolidation
Jie Xue, Dongwei GUI, Fanjiang Zeng, Xiubo Yu, Huaiwei Sun, Jin Zhang, Yi Liu, Dongping Xue
Topics & Concepts
UrbanizationGeographyFragmentation (computing)Land consolidationEcotoneLand usePopulationChinaPopulation growthAgricultureEnvironmental resource managementPhysical geographyEnvironmental scienceEcologyHabitatSociologyDemographyArchaeologyBiologyLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesRangeland Management and Livestock EcologySoil erosion and sediment transport