The Effect of Planting Techniques on Arid Ecosystems in the Northern Negev

Damage Caused to the Environment by Reforestation Policies in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of China

(2010) Shixiong Cao et al.   AMBIO

Excessive reliance on afforestation in China's arid and semi-arid regions: Lessons in ecological restoration

(2010) Shixiong Cao et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Questionable value of planting thirsty trees in dry regions

(2010) Shixiong Cao et al.   NATURE

Impact of China's Grain for Green Project on the landscape of vulnerable arid and semi-arid agricultural regions: a case study in northern Shaanxi Province

(2009) Shixiong Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Why Large-Scale Afforestation Efforts in China Have Failed To Solve the Desertification Problem

(2008) Shixiong Cao   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A new tree-planting technique to improve tree survival and growth on steep and arid land in the Loess Plateau of China

(2008) S. Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Beyond Deforestation: Restoring Forests and Ecosystem Services on Degraded Lands

(2008) R. L. Chazdon   SCIENCE