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DOI	10.3390/land10030296
	The Resilient Recurrent Behavior of Mediterranean Semi-Arid Complex Adaptive Landscapes
	Petrosillo, Irene; Valente, Donatella; Mulder, Christian; Li, Bai-Lian; Jones, K. Bruce; Zurlini, Giovanni
通讯作者	Valente, D (corresponding author), Univ Salento, Dept Biol & Environm Sci & Technol, Landscape Ecol Lab, ECOTEKNE, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.
来源期刊	LAND
EISSN	2073-445X
出版年	2021
卷号	10 期号:3
英文摘要	Growing external pressures from human activities and climate change can exacerbate desertification, compromising the livelihoods of more than 25% of the world's population. The dryland mosaic is defined by land covers that do not behave similarly, and the identification of their recurring or irregular changes over time is crucial, especially in areas susceptible to become desertified. To this aim, the methodological approach of this research is based on the integration of non-linear data analysis techniques, such as recurrence plots (RPs) and recurrence quantification analysis (RQA), applied to the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), which is a functional ecological proxy of above ground net primary production. The research exploits the recurring change detected in vegetation cover over time to gauge the predictable (resilient) behavior of the EVI as well as its chaoticity in a semi-arid Mediterranean region (Apulia, Italy). Interestingly, the results have shown the spatial rendering of recurrence variables, confirming the well-known hot spots of soil degradation and desertification taking place in the region, which are characterized by greater EVI chaoticity, but they have also identified new potential candidate sites. As a result, the susceptibility to land degradation, as measured by the EVI-RQA approach, can help in measuring land desertification with evident operational benefits for landscape planning. The novelty of the research lies in the spatially explicit identification of resilient and less resilient areas to desertification that can support the definition of more targeted interventions and conservation priorities for better planning and sustainable management of Mediterranean drylands.
英文关键词	resilience desertification EVI stability predictability recurrence quantification analysis
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000633813000001
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源机构	Desert Research Institute
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/351061
作者单位	[Petrosillo, Irene; Valente, Donatella; Zurlini, Giovanni] Univ Salento, Dept Biol & Environm Sci & Technol, Landscape Ecol Lab, ECOTEKNE, I-73100 Lecce, Italy; [Mulder, Christian] Univ Catania, Dept Biol Geol & Environm Sci, I-95131 Catania, Italy; [Li, Bai-Lian] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Bot & Sci & Plant Sci, Riverside, CA 92521 USA; [Jones, K. Bruce] Desert Res Inst, Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Petrosillo, Irene,Valente, Donatella,Mulder, Christian,et al. The Resilient Recurrent Behavior of Mediterranean Semi-Arid Complex Adaptive Landscapes[J]. Desert Research Institute,2021,10(3).
APA	Petrosillo, Irene,Valente, Donatella,Mulder, Christian,Li, Bai-Lian,Jones, K. Bruce,&Zurlini, Giovanni.(2021).The Resilient Recurrent Behavior of Mediterranean Semi-Arid Complex Adaptive Landscapes.LAND,10(3).
MLA	Petrosillo, Irene,et al."The Resilient Recurrent Behavior of Mediterranean Semi-Arid Complex Adaptive Landscapes".LAND 10.3(2021).