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Evolution of the vegetation system in the Heihe River basin in the last 2000 years
Shoubo Li
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School of Geography and Remote Sensing, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
Yan Zhao
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School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland, 4072 Brisbane, Australia
Yongping Wei
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland, 4072 Brisbane, Australia
Hang Zheng
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland, 4072 Brisbane, Australia
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Short summary
This study aims to investigate the evolution of natural and crop vegetation systems over the past 2000 years accommodated with the changes in water regimes at the basin scale. It is based on remote-sensing data and previous historical research. The methods developed and the findings obtained from this study could assist in understanding how current ecosystem problems were created in the past and what their implications for future river basin management are.
This study aims to investigate the evolution of natural and crop vegetation systems over the...
