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Understanding the spatial distribution patterns and dominant determinants of farmland abandonment in China

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ID11375583
AuthorsHengfei Song (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research), Xiubin Li (0000-0002-3060-1902, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research), Fuyao Zhang (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Pengcheng Gu (China Land Surveying and Planning Institute), Yu-Chen Chen (0000-0001-8434-7084, China Land Surveying and Planning Institute), Yuchen Chen (0000-0002-4077-8090), Haiping Wu (0000-0002-7798-113X, China Land Surveying and Planning Institute), Lixuan Xin, Ling Xin (0000-0002-5175-6081, China Land Surveying and Planning Institute), Yahan Lu (0000-0002-8461-1727, Ministry of Natural Resources), Yunxi Liu (0000-0002-7897-8370, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research), Xue Wang (0009-0005-0215-9044, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume156
Pages103298
Publication date2025-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHabitat International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-3975 • E-ISSN: 1873-5428
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103298
OpenAlexW4406546162
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited61

Abandonment (legal · Archaeology · China · Distribution (mathematics · Economic geography · Geography · Physical geography · Political science · Remote sensing · Spatial distribution · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Mathematics · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

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Unique citing works17
Citations per year17
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 17

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