Land | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2024 (II)

We are delighted to present a list of papers published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in the first half of 2024 that have received considerable attention.

1. “Remote Sensing Inversion of Salinization Degree Distribution and Analysis of Its Influencing Factors in an Arid Irrigated District”
by Shuoyang Li, Guiyu Yang, Cui Chang, Hao Wang, Hongling Zhang, Na Zhang, Zhigong Peng and Yaomingqi Song
Land 2024, 13(4), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/422

2. “Developing a Wilderness Quality Index for Continental Europe”
by Iurii Strus and Stephen Carver
Land 2024, 13(4), 428; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040428
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/428

3. “A Multi-Scenario Simulation and Dynamic Assessment of the Ecosystem Service Values in Key Ecological Functional Areas: A Case Study of the Sichuan Province, China”
by Wei Li, Xi Chen, Jianghua Zheng, Feifei Zhang, Yang Yan, Wenyue Hai, Chuqiao Han and Liang Liu
Land 2024, 13(4), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040468
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/468

4. “Impact of Cropland Management on Invertebrate Richness and Abundance in Agroforestry Systems in Bali, Indonesia”
by Marco Campera, Jessica Chavez, Coral Humber, Vinni Jain, Hannah Cioci, Fadilla Aulia, Kristiana Aurel Alua, Desak Ayu Diah Prawerti, Sabarian Riskinto Ramadani Ali, I Wayan Swastika et al.
Land 2024, 13(4), 493; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040493
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/493

5. “Leveraging Reed Bed Burnings as Indicators of Wetland Conversion in Modern Greece”
by Cleo Maria Gaganis, Andreas Y. Troumbis and Themistoklis Kontos
Land 2024, 13(4), 538; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040538
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/538

6. “Natural Climate Protection through Peatland Rewetting: A Future for the Rathsbruch Peatland in Germany”
by Petra Schneider, Tino Fauk, Florin-Constantin Mihai, Harald Junker, Bernd Ettmer and Volker Lüderitz
Land 2024, 13(5), 581; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050581
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/581

7. “Trends and Factors Influencing the Evolution of Spatial Patterns of Cropland toward Large-Scale Agricultural Production in China”
by Xinyan Wang, Qingyu Feng, Boyong Li, Yinlin Fan, Huihui Fan, Nengliang Yang, Yuan Quan, Huanru Ding and Yunlu Zhang
Land 2024, 13(5), 607; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050607
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/607

8. “Consequences of Land Use Changes on Native Forest and Agricultural Areas in Central-Southern Chile during the Last Fifty Years”
by Alejandro del Pozo, Giordano Catenacci-Aguilera and Belén Acosta-Gallo
Land 2024, 13(5), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050610
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/610

9. “Understanding and Assessing Climate Change Risk to Green Infrastructure: Experiences from Greater Manchester (UK)”
by Jeremy Carter, S.M. Labib and Ian Mell
Land 2024, 13(5), 697; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050697
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/697

10. “Determining the Climatic Drivers for Wine Production in the Côa Region (Portugal) Using a Machine Learning Approach”
by Helder Fraga, Teresa R. Freitas, Marco Moriondo, Daniel Molitor and João A. Santos
Land 2024, 13(6), 749; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060749
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/749