Land | Invitation to Read Papers and Hot Topic Special Issues Related to Desert Ecosystems (II)

We are delighted to share some papers on desert ecosystems research that were published in our journal Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2024 and 2025. In addition, some Special Issues related to this topic are currently open for submission.

The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will interest you:

1. “Evaluation of Soil Quality and Analysis of Barriers of Protection Forests along Tarim Desert Highway Based on a Minimum Data Set”
by Wenhe Liu, Lin Li, Xuemin He and Guanghui Lv
Land 2024, 13(4), 498; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040498

2. “Landscape Dynamics of the Mu Us Sandy Land Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing Images”
by Bingqiang Fei, Huirong Ma, Jie Yin, Lingguang Zhang, Jia Li, Xiaomin Xiu, Dezheng Zhou, Yingjun Pang, Yandong Zhang et al.
Land 2024, 13(7), 977; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070977

3. “Spatial Suitability Index for Sustainable Urban Development in Desert Hinterland Using a Geographical-Information-System-Based Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach”
by Ashraf Abdelkarim, Mohamed Hssan Hassan Abdelhafez, Khaled Elkhayat, Mohammad Alshenaifi, Sultan Alfraidi, Ali Aldersoni, Ghazy Albaqawy, Amer Aldamaty and Ayman Ragab
Land 2024, 13(7), 986; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070986

4. “Soil Quality Assessment and Influencing Factors of Different Land Use Types in Red Bed Desertification Regions: A Case Study of Nanxiong, China”
by Fengxia Si, Binghui Chen, Bojun Wang, Wenjun Li, Chunlin Zhu, Jiafang Fu, Bo Yu and Guoliang Xu
Land 2024, 13(8), 1265; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081265

5. “Dynamics of the Oasis–Desert–Impervious Surface System and Its Mechanisms in the Northern Region of Egypt”
by Yuanyuan Liu, Caihong Ma and Liya Ma
Land 2024, 13(9), 1480; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091480

6. “Detection of the Evolution Process of Desertification in Gulang County Based on Long Series and Similar Time Images”
by Panpan Liu, Bing Guo and Rui Zhang
Land 2024, 13(10), 1652; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101652

7. “Disconnected Flows, Eroded Landscapes: A Case Study of Human Impact on a Judean Desert Water System”
by Nurit Shtober-Zisu and Boaz Zissu
Land 2024, 13(10), 1679; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101679

8. “A Coupled Model for Forecasting Spatiotemporal Variability of Regional Drought in the Mu Us Sandy Land Using a Meta-Heuristic Algorithm”
by Changfu Tong, Hongfei Hou, Hexiang Zheng, Ying Wang and Jin Liu
Land 2024, 13(11), 1731; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111731

9. “Terrain Analysis According to Multiscale Surface Roughness in the Taklimakan Desert”
by Sebastiano Trevisani and Peter L. Guth
Land 2024, 13(11), 1843; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111843

10. “Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Dust Events and Trend Analysis of Sand Drift Potential in Northeastern Iran, Gonabad”
by Mohammad Reza Rahdari, Rasoul Kharazmi, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino and Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo
Land 2024, 13(11), 1906; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111906

11. “Precipitation Patterns and Their Role in Modulating Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Arid Desert Soil”
by Chunming Xin, Huijun Qin, Yuanshang Guo and Mingzhu He
Land 2024, 13(11), 1920; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111920

12. “Innovative Fly-Ash-Based Soil Crust Rehabilitation: Enhancing Wind Erosion Resistance in Gravel-Layered Desert Mining Areas”
by Yu Zheng, Weiming Guan, Jingwen Li, Zhenqi Hu, Gensheng Li, Meng Xie and Xuewei Zhang
Land 2025, 14(1), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14010036

13. “Research on Groundwater Drought and Sustainability in Badain Jaran Desert and Surrounding Areas Based on GRACE Satellite”
by Xiaojun Liu, Naiang Wang, Yixin Wang, Nan Meng, Yuchen Wang, Bin Qiao, Rongzhu Lu and Dan Yang
Land 2025, 14(1), 173; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14010173

14. “Soil Nutrients in Sandy Plantations Are Related to the Species, Diameter at Breast Height or at Base, and Distance from the Tree Base in Horqin”
by Hongshun Liu, Rencang Bu, Yu Chang, Li Qi, Chang Chang, Zhibin Zhang and Lujia Zhao
Land 2025, 14(2), 406; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020406

15. “Structural and Functional Connectivity of Thermal Refuges in a Desert City: Impacts of Climate Change and Urbanization on Desert Wildlife”
by Amy E. Frazier, Brian Sehner and Barira Rashid
Land 2025, 14(3), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14030480

Special Issues:

• “Earth’s Drylands: Tackling Desertification in Arid Regions”
  Guest Editor: Dr. Humberto Barbosa
  Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2025
  
• “Salinity Monitoring and Modelling at Different Scales: 2nd Edition”
  Guest Editors: Dr. Maria da Conceição Gonçalves, Dr. Mohammad Farzamian and Dr. Tiago Brito Ramos
  Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2025
  
• “Relationship Between Land Use and Land Degradation”
  Guest Editors: Dr. Dajing Li, Prof. Dr. Hongqi Zhang and Dr. Fang Liu
  Submission deadline: 15 March 2026