Gurbantunggut Desert
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Gurbantunggut Desert, China's second largest desert, is located in Xinjiang. Its climate is temperate. Its eco-environment is very fragile, and the impact of human activities on the eco-environment, including the building of a trans-desert highway, has been increasingly significant.[1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Study on disturbance of engineering activities to eco-environment of the Gurbantunggut Desert". SPIE Digital Library. http://spiedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PSISDG004890000001000211000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
[edit] External links
- The spatial distribution patterns of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northern Xinjiang, China
- A new oasis in the southwestern margin of the Gurbantunggut Desert
