荒漠化控制理论与实践（第1卷）（英文版）

　　Preface
　　Part Ⅰ  The Invited Papers
　　Opening Speech
　　Man’s Common Mission to Combat Desertification
　　Qian Xuesen’s Theory on the Sand Industry and Scientific Concept of Deserts
　　Countermeasures for Desertification: the Social Science Perspective
　　Status of Desertification and Drought in Nigeria
　　Building a Society of Harmony between Man and Nature: Rural Lessons for Urban Spaces
　　Innovation in Information Services to Farmers--Information Services under Farmer Tuition
　　Effects of Ecological Immigration on Desertification in China-- Changes in Two Villages in Ningxia in 20 Years
　　Part Ⅱ  Mechanism and Principles of Desertification
　　Soil Structure of Different Land Use Types in Wind-eroded Region in the Outskirt of Beijing
　　Land Potential and Carrying Capacity Evaluation after Conversion of Farm Land to Forest in
　　Gezhen‘er Watershed
　　The Response of Nematode Community to Grazing in a Desert Grassland
　　Impact Action of Soil Particles on the Crust in Wind Erosion
　　Evolution of Soil Salinity on Alluvial Fan, Alluvial Plain and Delta in Manas River Valley,Xinjiang,
　　Northern China
　　Multiscale Spatial Associations and Patterns of Shrub Vegetation in the Desert of the Southern
　　Edge of Mosuowan Region, Xinjiang, China
　　Effects of the Evolution of Farming System on Soil Quality in the Northern Agro-grazing Ecotone
　　of Yinshan Mountains
　　Distribution Function of Vertical Lift-off Velocity of Sand Particles-- A Generalized Form
　　Study of the Causes and Strategies of Saltinization in Jilin West Plain
　　Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow around Porous Fences and Highways
　　Effects of Municipal Solid Waste Compost on Soil Microbial Populations and Crop Yields in
　　Saline-alkaline Fields
　　Analysis of Farmland Desertification in Hexi Corridor
　　Wind Erosion during Sandstorm Events in Hetian, China
　　Primary Factors Influencing Wind Erosion of Farmland in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia, China
　　Part Ⅲ  Engineering and Management Systems for
　　Desertification Prevention and Control
　　Hydrology and Vegetation Responses to Emergent Water Conveyance in the Lower Reaches of the
　　Tarim River, China
　　Seasonal Variation in Structure and Diversity of Vegetation Community in the Southern
　　Edge of Mosuowan Desert, Xinjiang, China
　　Tillage Effects on Characteristics of Soil Water under Winter-wheat in North China
　　Analysis of Soil Environmental Succession of an Abandoned Agricultural Land in an
　　Oasis in Xinjiang,China
　　Preliminary Study on Optimum Population of Xinjiang for Sustainable Development
　　Response of Chickpea to Short Periods of High Temperature and water Stress
　　Efficiency of Wind Erosion Control Measures at the Dk1562 Section of the Qinghai-Tibet
　　Railway
　　Effect of Irrigation Regimes on Concentrations of Phytic Acid and Minerals in Hulled and Naked Oats
　　Part Ⅳ  Leading Edge Research
　　Essential Strategies for the Anti-desertification Project in China
　　Quantitative Models of Invasion by Alien Plants
　　Dynamics of Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon under Different Land-use at an Ecotone in Inner
　　Mongolia Mountains of North China
　　Effects of Film Mulching and Improving Soil Fertility on Yield, WUE and NUE of Pumpkin
　　Grown on a Dry Sandy Soil in Northwest Plateau of Hebei Province
　　Effects of Plastic-film Mulching on Forage Maize in an Agro- pastoral Ecotone in North China
　　Effects of Climate Change on Soil Salinization in Xinjiang Oasis, China
　　A Study on Types and Causes of Land Desertification in the Coal Mining Area of Shanxi Province
　　Dynamic Analysis of Ecological Footprint of the Northern Ecotone-- The Case Study of Wuchuan, P. R. C
　　Spatial Information Technology-based Check-dam System Planning in the Hongshimao Watershed
　　of the Loess Plateau, China
　　Research on the Vegetation of the Tarim River Basin under theSub-pixel Structure Pattern
　　Preliminary Report on Conservation Tillage in Dryland in Yellow River Basin
　　Part Ⅴ  Others
　　Current Status of Soil and Water Loss in China and Its Preventive Measures
　　Cultivated Land Loss Arising from Rapid Urbanization in China (1996--2005)
　　Changes in Land-use and Environmental Effect on an Arid" Oasis City--A Case Study of Urumqi in Xinjiang
　　Management Strategies for Wind Erosion in the North Ecotone of China
　　Study on the Dynamic Changes in Rocky Desertification in Yunshun County Based on RS in
　　Northwestern Hunan Province
　　Making a Digital Land-use Status Map Based on the MAPGIS
　　Estimating Paleo-vegetation Type in the Loess Plateau of China Using Carbon Isotope
　　The Relationship between Spectral Changes and Soil Condition in Various Depths
　　A Quality Fuzzy Assessment Model Based on Maximum Entropy of the Water-eroded Desertification
　　Assessment of Grassland Variations in Northern-Tibet Plateau of China Using Remote Sensing and
　　Climate Data
　　Study on Yield Potential and Water Requirement of Aerobic Rice in Beijing Area Based on
　　ORYZA2000 Model
　　Decisions for Sustainable Use of Groundwater Resources in the Ecological Area Located
　　between Beijing and Inner Mongolia of China
　　Montane Snow Cover Variation and its Impact on Runoff of Tarim River in Xinjiang, China
　　Annex 1
　　Annex 2
　　Annex 3

　　In order to discuss the reality of desertification, establish scientific policy for its control in China, and communicate developments and theories on desertification control technology with experts within and outside China, the Desertification Research Center of China Agricultural University and Center for Energy and Environment Research of North China Electric Power University.