Unraveling the Dynamics and Driving Forces of Desert and Riparian Vegetation in the Lower Reaches of a Typical Inland River Basin, Northwestern China
The lower reaches of inland river basins in northwestern China are highly vulnerable to water scarcity, ecological degradation, and climate change, yet vegetation responses and their environmental controls remain poorly understood. Using the terminal delta of the Heihe River basin (HRB) as a case study, we analyzed veg...