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Remote Sensing Monitoring and Evaluation of the Temporal and Spatial Changes in the Eco-Environment of a Typical Arid Land of the Tarim Basin in Western China

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  • Lingxiao Sun

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Yang Yu

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    Polish-Chinese Centre for Environmental Research, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 60 Będzińska, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

  • Yuting Gao

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Jing He

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Xiang Yu

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Ireneusz Malik

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Polish-Chinese Centre for Environmental Research, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 60 Będzińska, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

  • Malgorzata Wistuba

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Polish-Chinese Centre for Environmental Research, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 60 Będzińska, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

  • Ruide Yu

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    Polish-Chinese Centre for Environmental Research, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 60 Będzińska, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
    School of Environment and Material Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China)

Abstract

The eco-environment provides various spaces, conditions, and resources for human development, and their quality is a significant factor affecting sustainable development in a region. Most drylands face environmental fragility due to problems such as infertile land, scarce suitable living space, and a lack of resources. Therefore, investigating the temporal and spatial changes in the eco-environment of drylands is vital to developing them sustainably. This paper takes Hetian, which is located in the Tarim Basin of Western China and has typical features of an arid (or a hyper-arid) region, as the research area. The ecological index (EI) was used to construct a comprehensive ecological evaluation system, and five sub-indices (the biological richness index, vegetation coverage index, water network denseness index, land stress index, and pollution load index) were calculated to identify the quality and changes in the eco-environment of Hetian in 1995, 2009, and 2018. The results show that, from 1995 to 2018, the EI in Hetian showed a continuous downward trend (from 24.76 to 16.32), representing a change (ΔEI) of −8.44; this indicates significant deterioration in the quality of the local eco-environment. Large fluctuations in the EI also suggests that the environment in Hetian is very sensitive. In addition, the results revealed a degradation of Hetian, which includes a hyper-arid region.

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  • Lingxiao Sun & Yang Yu & Yuting Gao & Jing He & Xiang Yu & Ireneusz Malik & Malgorzata Wistuba & Ruide Yu, 2021. "Remote Sensing Monitoring and Evaluation of the Temporal and Spatial Changes in the Eco-Environment of a Typical Arid Land of the Tarim Basin in Western China," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-18, August.
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