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2026

Journal Article

Climate-induced forest destabilization and shrub stabilization in Africa

Cheng, Linhai, Tang, Qiang, Lu, Nan, Wang, Yafeng, Li, Changjia, Wang, Shuai, Li, Xiangyi, Sucharitakul, Phuping, Chen, Yongzhe, Xu, Zhihong, Stringer, Lindsay C. and Fu, Bojie (2026). Climate-induced forest destabilization and shrub stabilization in Africa. Global and Planetary Change, 265 105627, 105627. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105627

Climate-induced forest destabilization and shrub stabilization in Africa

2026

Journal Article

A trend toward shorter duration and higher intensity of grassland degradation in Chinese oases

Chen, Peng, Tang, Qiang, Wang, Shuai, Liu, Yanxu, Cheng, Linhai, Li, Changjia, Wu, Xutong, Tian, Fuyou, Gao, Ya, Xu, Wenxuan, Luo, Yuchuan, Hu, Bixia and Fu, Bojie (2026). A trend toward shorter duration and higher intensity of grassland degradation in Chinese oases. Communications Earth & Environment. doi: 10.1038/s43247-026-04017-6

A trend toward shorter duration and higher intensity of grassland degradation in Chinese oases

2026

Journal Article

Improving resilience monitoring in non-stationary systems via a robust data-chunking algorithm

Cheng, Linhai, Tang, Qiang, Lu, Nan, Xu, Chi, Arani, Babak M.S., Li, Changjia, Wang, Yafeng, Li, Xiangyi, Sucharitakul, Phuping, Wang, Shuai, Wei, Jie, Li, Junran, He, Daming, Xu, Zhihong and Fu, Bojie (2026). Improving resilience monitoring in non-stationary systems via a robust data-chunking algorithm. Science Bulletin, 71 (10), 2448-2452. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2026.01.017

Improving resilience monitoring in non-stationary systems via a robust data-chunking algorithm

2026

Journal Article

OasisMap30: a 30 m annual land cover dataset of China's oases from 1987 to 2024

Chen, Peng, Tang, Qiang, Liu, Yanxu, Luo, Yuchuan, Cheng, Linhai, Wang, Yijia, Xu, Wenxuan and Wang, Shuai (2026). OasisMap30: a 30 m annual land cover dataset of China's oases from 1987 to 2024. Earth System Science Data, 18 (5), 3289-3302. doi: 10.5194/essd-18-3289-2026

OasisMap30: a 30 m annual land cover dataset of China's oases from 1987 to 2024

2025

Journal Article

Incorporate ecosystem services into the determination and promotion of protected areas based on multi-criteria decision-making method

Wang, Yi, Lü, Da, Yin, Lichang, Cheng, Linhai and Wang, Xiaofeng (2025). Incorporate ecosystem services into the determination and promotion of protected areas based on multi-criteria decision-making method. Global Ecology and Conservation, 63 e03863, e03863-63. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03863

Incorporate ecosystem services into the determination and promotion of protected areas based on multi-criteria decision-making method

2025

Journal Article

Shift in erosion pattern of the Himalaya-Karakoram mountains during the mid-Pleistocene transition recorded by Indus Fan deposits

Feng, Han, Lu, Huayu, Carrapa, Barbara, Cheng, Linhai, Zhang, Hanzhi, Wang, Qingyu and Yao, Zhengquan (2025). Shift in erosion pattern of the Himalaya-Karakoram mountains during the mid-Pleistocene transition recorded by Indus Fan deposits. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 137 (9-10), 4131-4144. doi: 10.1130/b38154.1

Shift in erosion pattern of the Himalaya-Karakoram mountains during the mid-Pleistocene transition recorded by Indus Fan deposits

2025

Journal Article

Global potential for regime shifts among shrubland, grassland, and forest

Qu, Zhuoran, Li, Xiaoyan, Zhou, Sha, Deng, Yuanhong, Yang, Chao, Shi, Fangzhong and Cheng, Linhai (2025). Global potential for regime shifts among shrubland, grassland, and forest. Global and Planetary Change, 250 104798, 104798. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.104798

Global potential for regime shifts among shrubland, grassland, and forest

2025

Journal Article

Alternative biome states in Australian terrestrial ecosystems and the potential maintenance mechanism

Cheng, Linhai, Tang, Qiang, Xu, Zhihong and Sucharitakul, Phuping (2025). Alternative biome states in Australian terrestrial ecosystems and the potential maintenance mechanism. Ecological Frontiers, 45 (3), 658-666. doi: 10.1016/j.ecofro.2025.01.005

Alternative biome states in Australian terrestrial ecosystems and the potential maintenance mechanism

2025

Journal Article

Optimal spatiotemporal thinning schemes combined with wood vaulting could maximize the forest biomass carbon sink in China

Chen, Yongzhe, Feng, Xiaoming, Huang, Yuanyuan, Liang, Shunlin, Wang, Lijuan, Ma, Haozhi, Gao, Zhen, Cheng, Linhai, Sucharitakul, Phuping, Zhang, Junze, Xia, Jiangzhou, Yuan, Wenping and Fu, Bojie (2025). Optimal spatiotemporal thinning schemes combined with wood vaulting could maximize the forest biomass carbon sink in China. Communications Earth & Environment, 6 (1) 366. doi: 10.1038/s43247-025-02350-w

Optimal spatiotemporal thinning schemes combined with wood vaulting could maximize the forest biomass carbon sink in China

2024

Journal Article

Distinguishing trajectories and drivers of vegetated ecosystems in China's Loess Plateau

Wang, Zhuangzhuang, Fu, Bojie, Wu, Xutong, Wang, Shuai, Li, Yingjie, Feng, Yuhao, Zhang, Liwei, Hu, Ying, Cheng, Linhai and Li, Binbin (2024). Distinguishing Trajectories and Drivers of Vegetated Ecosystems in China's Loess Plateau. Earths Future, 12 (2) e2023EF003769. doi: 10.1029/2023EF003769

Distinguishing trajectories and drivers of vegetated ecosystems in China's Loess Plateau

2023

Journal Article

Are multiple ecosystem stability metrics equally sensitive and consistent to environmental gradient? A test for African terrestrial biomes

Cheng, Linhai, Lu, Nan, Fu, Bojie and Xu, Zhihong (2023). Are multiple ecosystem stability metrics equally sensitive and consistent to environmental gradient? A test for African terrestrial biomes. Global and Planetary Change, 230 104264. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104264

Are multiple ecosystem stability metrics equally sensitive and consistent to environmental gradient? A test for African terrestrial biomes

2023

Journal Article

Regime shifts and early warning signals in dryland ecosystems ̄an identification method based on landscape pattern characteristics 干旱区生态系统稳态转换及其预警信号———基于景观格局特征的识别方法

Zhang, Lu, Lü, Nan and Cheng, Linhai (2023). Regime shifts and early warning signals in dryland ecosystems ̄an identification method based on landscape pattern characteristics 干旱区生态系统稳态转换及其预警信号———基于景观格局特征的识别方法. Shengtai Xuebao, 43 (15), 6486-6498. doi: 10.5846/stxb202204151011

Regime shifts and early warning signals in dryland ecosystems ̄an identification method based on landscape pattern characteristics 干旱区生态系统稳态转换及其预警信号———基于景观格局特征的识别方法

2022

Journal Article

Breaking the land degradation-poverty nexus in drylands

Lü, Nan, Fu, Bojie, Stafford-Smith, Mark, Maestre, Fernando T. and Cheng, Linhai (2022). Breaking the land degradation-poverty nexus in drylands. Science Bulletin, 67 (24), 2508-2512. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.11.005

Breaking the land degradation-poverty nexus in drylands

2021

Journal Article

Alternative biome states of African terrestrial vegetation and the potential drivers: A continental-scale study

Cheng, Linhai, Lu, Nan, Wang, Mengyu, Fu, Bojie and Xu, Zhihong (2021). Alternative biome states of African terrestrial vegetation and the potential drivers: A continental-scale study. Science of the Total Environment, 800 149489, 800. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149489

Alternative biome states of African terrestrial vegetation and the potential drivers: A continental-scale study

2021

Journal Article

Shortened duration and reduced area of frozen soil in the Northern Hemisphere

Li, Ting, Chen, Yong-Zhe, Han, Li-Jian, Cheng, Lin-Hai, Lv, Yi-He, Fu, Bo-Jie, Feng, Xiao-Ming and Wu, Xing (2021). Shortened duration and reduced area of frozen soil in the Northern Hemisphere. Innovation, 2 (3) 100146, 3. doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100146

Shortened duration and reduced area of frozen soil in the Northern Hemisphere

2020

Journal Article

Phased evolution and variation of the South Asian monsoon, and resulting weathering and surface erosion in the Himalaya-Karakoram Mountains, since late Pliocene time using data from Arabian Sea core

Lu, Huayu, Liu, Ruixuan, Cheng, Linhai, Feng, Han, Zhang, Hanzhi, Wang, Yao, Hu, Rong, Zhao, Wancang, Ji, Junfeng, Xu, Zhaokai, Yu, Zhaojie, Kulhanek, Denise K., Pandey, Dhananjai K. and Clift, Peter D. (2020). Phased evolution and variation of the South Asian monsoon, and resulting weathering and surface erosion in the Himalaya-Karakoram Mountains, since late Pliocene time using data from Arabian Sea core. Geological Magazine, 157 (6), 864-878. doi: 10.1017/S0016756820000291

Phased evolution and variation of the South Asian monsoon, and resulting weathering and surface erosion in the Himalaya-Karakoram Mountains, since late Pliocene time using data from Arabian Sea core