A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF SCRUB DUNES

Scrub dunes are an important part of the landscape in arid and semi-arid regions, and their occurrence is a sign of land degradation and desertification. The fertile island effect is of great significance to curb the degradation of ecological functions and biodiversity conservation in arid and semi-arid regions. In recent decades, with the continuous development of desert science, a lot of research work has been carried out on the spatial distribution, morphological characteristics, formation conditions, dynamic processes; development patterns and evolution of scrub dunes, and fruitful results have been achieved. In future research, the spatial and temporal scope of the study should be further expanded to achieve a multi-angle, multi-scale and multi-dimensional comprehensive studies, so as to provide a scientific basis for the regional sand prevention and control method.

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