摘要
Journal of Arid Land （JAL） is an international journal （ISSN 1674-6767; CN 65-1278/K） for the natural sciences, sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography and Science Press, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is published by Science Press quarterly. JAL publishes original, innovative, and integrative research from arid and semiarid regions, addressing various aspects in geogra- phy, geology, pedology, hydrology, biology, ecology and meteorology. The following topics are covered： （1） Dynamics of natural resources, including water, soil/land, organism and climate, and the security and sustainable development of natural resources, the environment and the ecology, especially for central Asia; （2） The interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere, and the relationship between these natural processes and human activities; （3） Pattems of geography, ecology and envi- ronment; Ecological improvement and environmental protection; （4） Regional responses and feedback mechanisms to global change; （5） Reviews, brief communications, trend and book reviews of work in the aforementioned subjects. The following types of manuscripts are considered for peer-reviewed publication in JAL.
Journal of Arid Land （JAL） is an international journal （ISSN 1674-6767; CN 65-1278/K） for the natural sciences, sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography and Science Press, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is published by Science Press quarterly. JAL publishes original, innovative, and integrative research from arid and semiarid regions, addressing various aspects in geogra- phy, geology, pedology, hydrology, biology, ecology and meteorology. The following topics are covered： （1） Dynamics of natural resources, including water, soil/land, organism and climate, and the security and sustainable development of natural resources, the environment and the ecology, especially for central Asia; （2） The interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere, and the relationship between these natural processes and human activities; （3） Pattems of geography, ecology and envi- ronment; Ecological improvement and environmental protection; （4） Regional responses and feedback mechanisms to global change; （5） Reviews, brief communications, trend and book reviews of work in the aforementioned subjects. The following types of manuscripts are considered for peer-reviewed publication in JAL.
