Analysis of spatial and temporal changes and driving forces of arable land in the Weibei dry plateau region in China

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 20618 - 15
• Main Authors: Zhang, Panpan, Xia, Liheng, Sun, Zenghui, Zhang, Tingyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.11.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/2456; 704/172; Agricultural equipment; Agricultural land; Agricultural production; Agricultural technology; Construction; Cultivated lands; Cultivation; Decision making; Engineering; Food production; Food security; Humanities and Social Sciences; Land area; Land resources; Land use; Mapping; multidisciplinary; Precipitation; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Spatial analysis; Spatial distribution; Standard deviation; Trends; China

Arable land is the lifeblood of food production, it is of great significance to promote the protection of arable land and ensure national food security by accurately understanding the change law of cultivated land and its driving mechanism. This study takes the Weibei dry plateau region of China as...