About the Authors

Chao Guan

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

guanchao880421@163.com

Affiliations Shapotou Desert Research and Experimental Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Xinrong Li

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology

Affiliation Shapotou Desert Research and Experimental Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Peng Zhang

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Shapotou Desert Research and Experimental Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Yongle Chen

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Shapotou Desert Research and Experimental Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.