1. State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Sciences Urumqi China
2. Ili Station for Watershed Ecosystem Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Xinyuan China
3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
4. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Utilization in Arid Zone Urumqi China
5. Research Center for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia Chinese Academy of Sciences Urumqi China
6. Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
7. Faculty of Environmental sciences University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK) Kigali Rwanda