Author
Qingdong Shi
Recent research
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Greening of the Taklamakan Desert: Effects of climate change and ecological water conveyance
Oases in the Taklamakan Desert exist in an extremely arid region. Persistent droughts in the late 20th century nearly caused ecosystem collapse in the Lower Tarim River region. Since the implementation of ecological water conveyance in 2000, groundwater levels have increased, veg...