Ecological Restoration in Drylands: Towards Land Degradation Neutrality

Guang-Lei Gao, Jifeng Deng, Shengbo Xie, Hamid Gholami

Frontiers Media SA

Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) has been defined as “A state whereby the amount and quality of...

Science Environmental Science Drylands

Keywords: Land degradation neutrality,­desertification,­Afforestation,­reforestation,­ecosystem services,­Climate Change,­ecological restoration,­modeling

Current Insights in Drylands

Niall Patrick Hanan, Lindsay Beaumont Hutley

Frontiers Media SA

We are now entering the third decade of the 21st century, and recent drylands-focused research has...

Science Environmental Science Drylands

Keywords: drylands,­drought-seasonal ecosystems,­Deserts,­Arid ecosystems,­Sustainable management

Hydrological connectivity and sustainable watershed management in a changing environment

Yang Yu, Mariano Moreno De Las Heras, Hu Liu, Peng Shi, Omer Yetemen, Patricia Saco

Frontiers Media SA

Science Environmental Science Freshwater Science

Keywords: Hydrological connectivity,­Watershed management,­Landscape processes,­Geomorphology,­Soil erosion,­Vegetation patterns,­eco-hydrology,­ecosystem services

Understanding soil wind erosion and control practices in arid and semiarid environments

Huawei Pi, Brandon L. Edwards, Bailiang Li

Frontiers Media SA

Science Environmental Science Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing

Keywords: Soil erosion,­Soil,­Wind erosion,­modelling,­wind tunnel,­Particulate Matter,­PM10,­arid,­semi-arid,­land management,­Dust,­Transport and deposition,­Soil texture,­vegetation,­Soil aggregate,­remote sensing,­atmospheric boundary layer processes

Water-energy-food-health solutions & innovations for low-carbon, climate-resilient drylands

Rabi Mohtar, Mirella Aoun, Bassel Daher, Chrysi S. Laspidou, Hyunook Kim, Virender K. Sharma

Frontiers Media SA

Science Plant Science

Keywords: Integrated solutions,­Mena,­drylands

Land degradation pattern and ecosystem services

Donatella Valente, Irene Petrosillo, Carlos Marcelo Scavuzzo, Thiru Selvan

Frontiers Media SA

Science Environmental Science Soil Processes

Keywords: land use,­land cover,­ecosystem services,­land degradation,­Spatial heterogeneity