title: [Prospect of the study on desertification and its restoration of Keerqin sandy land].
abstract: In this paper, the study on desertification and its restoration of the Keerqin sandy land was briefly reviewed. With reference to the trends in related scientific fields and pressing demand in restoring existing desertified lands, several key aspects, including vegetation processes, eco-hydrological processes, landscape processes, and assessment of regional environmental state, prediction of desertification trends and exploration of restoration measures for the whole Keerqin sandy land, aimed to discover mechanisms leading to desertification and to restore desertified lands, were raised.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016. Jiangdeming@iae.ac.cn
authors.forename: Deming
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhenwu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kou
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003889:Desert Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil