State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology;
Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography;
Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Urumqi 830011;
China;
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Beijing 100049;
China;
Cele National Station of Observation&Research for Desert Grassland Ecosystem in Xinjiang;
Cele 848300;
China;
Polish-Chinese Centre for Environmental Research;
Institute of Earth Sciences;
University of Silesia in Katowice;
Bankowa 12;
40-007 Katowice;
Poland;
Advanced Research Institute;
Southwest University of Political Science&Law;
Chongqing 401120;
China;
School of Tourism&Research Institute of Human Geography;
Xi'an International Studies University;
Xi'an 710128;
China;
School of Environment and Material Engineering;
Yantai University;
Yantai 264005;
China;
water resources; land-use changes; ecosystem services; climate changes; human activities; Aral Sea;