Dynamic analysis of ecological environment combined with land cover and NDVI changes and implications for sustainable urban-rural development: The case of Mu Us Sandy Land, China
Investigate dynamics of ecological environment combined with land cover and NDVI. NDVI values in Mu Us showed an evident increase of 0.0076 year−1 during 2000–2014. Ecological restoration projects laid vital foundation for ecological reconstruction. Precipitation has been major climatic factors in NDVI growth (R = 0.687, P ≤ 0.01). Ecological performance index has been built for ecological restoration classification.