Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Driving Factorsof Desertification in Hulunbuir Grassland

Desertification is a typical feature of land degradation processes in extremely arid, arid, semi-arid, and partially semi-humid areas[1] and induces dust storms and sandstorms, which affect human socioeconomic activities.According to the National Bulletin of Desertification Situation (2013Situation ( -2015)), the total area affected by desertification in China is 1,721,200 km 2 , which is mainly distributed in agricultural and pastoral intertwined zones in the northern arid, semi-arid, and semi-humid zones, particularly in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, accounting for 34.5% of the total