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Environmental Sustainability: Hydrology, Soil, and Vegetal Resilience Under Climate Change

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2026 | Viewed by 1143

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Dr. Jose Ramon Barros Cantalice

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Agronomy Department, Environmental Engineering Program, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University, Recife 52171-900, Brazil
Interests: hydrology; sediment transport; soil erosion; flow hydraulics; semiarid environments
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Dear Colleagues,

Environments worldwide are experiencing significant pressure due to climate change, and as a result, hydrological processes, soil quality and stability, as well as vegetation, have begun to exhibit (and may continue to develop) various stress indicators. Extreme hydrological events have been observed at temperate latitudes, and in dry regions, more extreme droughts can occur. From this perspective, the soil is at risk of degradation, and climate change is a source of pressure for many plants, although some plants from arid and semiarid environments are better equipped to withstand these challenging conditions.

In the face of these climate constraints, this Special Issue aims to identify and explore the relationships between hydrology, soil, and plant resilience.

Dr. Jose Ramon Barros Cantalice
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • hydrological behavior
  • soil resilience
  • environmental resilience
  • temparate and dry environments
  • plants resilience
 

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Spatiotemporal Variation in Vegetation Precipitation Sensitivity and Influencing Factors in the Yellow River Basin from 2000 to 2020
by Junxin Zhao, Jiangbao Xia, Fang Han, Xiaodong Li, Youheng Li, Xiaolong Xu and Xiaolu Wang
Sustainability 2026, 18(9), 4301; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18094301 - 27 Apr 2026
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The Yellow River Basin (YRB) serves as a vital ecological security barrier in northern China, and the stability of its ecosystems and the dynamics of its vegetation productivity have significant implications for national ecological strategies and regional sustainable development. This study utilized net [...] Read more.
The Yellow River Basin (YRB) serves as a vital ecological security barrier in northern China, and the stability of its ecosystems and the dynamics of its vegetation productivity have significant implications for national ecological strategies and regional sustainable development. This study utilized net primary productivity (NPP) and precipitation data, employing a linear regression method with a 7 × 7 pixel grid and a 4-year spatiotemporal window to quantify vegetation precipitation sensitivity (VPS) in the YRB from 2000 to 2020. Principal component regression was used to assess the relative contributions of environmental and anthropogenic factors to the interannual variability and long-term trends of VPS. The results indicate that during the 2000–2020 period, 19.27% of the YRB experienced significant changes in VPS, with the area showing a decrease (14.99%) far exceeding that showing an increase (4.28%). The downward trend was most pronounced in the midstream (24.2%). Spatially, VPS exhibited a distinct pattern of negative values in the south and positive values in the north, with 36° N serving as the boundary. Among vegetation types, desert vegetation exhibited the highest VPS, while forests and shrubs exhibited the lowest. GDP and temperature were identified as key factors influencing VPS changes. It should be noted that GDP, as a proxy for human activity, has certain limitations; future studies should incorporate more direct indicators of human activity for further validation. This study clarifies the spatiotemporal characteristics and key drivers of VPS in the YRB, providing a scientific basis for regional ecological conservation. Full article
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Utilizing Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence for Drought Monitoring and Net Ecosystem Productivity Response in Northwest China
by Lianxin Zhao, Qiang Bie, Wenyu Yao, Hongwei Zhang and Huajun Liang
Sustainability 2026, 18(5), 2654; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18052654 - 9 Mar 2026
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Against the backdrop of global change, frequent and severe droughts pose major threats to ecosystems, and quantifying ecosystem anomalies driven by hydrothermal stress remains challenging. Based on this, we propose a drought-monitoring framework centered on solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and develop an SIF-based [...] Read more.
Against the backdrop of global change, frequent and severe droughts pose major threats to ecosystems, and quantifying ecosystem anomalies driven by hydrothermal stress remains challenging. Based on this, we propose a drought-monitoring framework centered on solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and develop an SIF-based Vegetation Health Index (SHI) to improve monitoring performance. Compared with existing SIF-based drought indices (e.g., TFDI and TSWDI), SHI provides a more direct representation of photosynthetic stress, making it more suitable for elucidating drought-response mechanisms. In addition, we use net ecosystem productivity (NEP) to represent carbon sequestration and apply multiple correlation analyses to investigate NEP responses to drought and their spatiotemporal differentiation across vegetation types. Results indicate an overall wetting trend in the study region during 2001–2024, and SIF-based indices perform better in characterizing drought and vegetation responses. The dominant coupling scale between NEP and drought is annual, with an overall lag of 0–3 months: croplands show the strongest coherence and the shortest lag (0–1 month), grasslands are intermediate, and forests show longer lags (2–5 months) as well as a more persistent response window. This study highlights SHI’s advantages for drought monitoring and carbon sink diagnostics, supporting differentiated drought mitigation and management in NWC. Full article
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