1. Ning J, Liu J, Zhao G. Spatio-temporal characteristics of disturbance of land use change on major ecosystem function zones in China. Chinese Geographical Science. 2015;25(5):523-536. DOI: 10.1007/s11769-015-0776-8
2. Zhou LH, Zhu YL, Huang YB. Quantitative evaluation of the effect of prohibiting grazing on restoration of desertified grassland in agro-pastoral transitional zone in northern China. Journal of Desert Research. 2012;32(2):308-313
3. World Bank. Gender in agriculture sourcebook. Washington DC: World Bank Publications; 2009. p. 454
4. Helldén U, Tottrup C. Regional desertification: A global synthesis. Global and Planetary Change. 2008;64:169-176
5. Geist H. The Causes and Progression of Desertification. Burlington: Ashgate; 2005