Driving factors of desertification in Qaidam Basin, China: An 18-year analysis using the geographic detector model

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 124; p. 107404
• Main Authors: Han, Jinjun, Wang, Jianping, Chen, Liang, Xiang, Jiangyun, Ling, Zhiyong, Li, Qingkuan, Wang, Erlong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: basins; China; Desertification; Driving factors; economic development; evaporation; Fractional vegetation cover (FVC); geographic information systems; Geographical detector model; humans; Qaidam Basin; soil types; temperature; vegetation types; China; FVC; PD; Fractional vegetation cover (FVC); Desertification; Driving factors; Geographical detector model; Qaidam Basin; NDVI

[Display omitted] •We used geographic detector method & GIS to determine desertification driving factors.•Our study involved bio-, hydro-, & atmosphere, with implications for anthroposphere.•Evaporation had the strongest impact on desertification, followed by precipitation.•Comprehensive con...