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In this book, land degradation is defined as a negative trend in land conditions resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities, and expressed as a long-term reduction or loss in biological productivity, ecological integrity, or value to humans. Land degradation is caused by the processes related to soil degradation (including soil erosion, salinization, and soil fertility loss) and ecosystem degradation (including reduction in vegetation cover, reduction in biomass, and decrease in biodiversity). Desertification is defined as a type of land degradation in arid, semiarid, and dry subhumid areas. Aeolian desertification is a type of desertification caused by wind erosion through aeolian processes. This type of desertification is often accompanied by processes related to the occurrence of blown sand (deflation, ground surface coarsening, sand dune formation, etc.) in formerly nondesertified areas that serve as a baseline area (benchmark), and aeolian desertification results from various factors, including overuse of land and imbalances in the fragile ecosystem under dry and windy climate conditions and loose sand surfaces. Topics related to aeolian desertification research mainly include its occurrence and developmental processes; its distribution, status, causes, and damage; its types and indicator systems; restoration options; remote sensing monitoring; and mapping.
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Wang, T. (2022). Definition of Aeolian Desertification and Its Implications. In: Wang, T., Tsunekawa, A., Xue, X., Kurosaki, Y. (eds) Combating Aeolian Desertification in Northeast Asia. Ecological Research Monographs. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9028-0_1
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