- Gurbantunggut Desert
Gurbantunggut Desert,
China 's second largestdesert , is located inXinjiang . Its climate is temperate. Its eco-environment is very fragile, and the impact of human activities on the eco-environment, including the building of a trans-desert highway, has been increasingly significant. [cite web
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url=http://spiedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PSISDG004890000001000211000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes
title=Study on disturbance of engineering activities to eco-environment of the Gurbantunggut Desert
publisher=SPIE Digital Library
accessdate=2008-02-13]Footnotes
External links
* [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18402278 The spatial distribution patterns of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northern Xinjiang, China]
* [http://www.fao.org/AG/aGL/swlwpnr/reports/y_ea/z_cn/en/image_e/d114.htm A new oasis in the southwestern margin of the Gurbantunggut Desert]
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