Abstract:Among landscape changes, a particular type is the landscape change in an oasis that is isolated in desert surroundings. Due to the available groundwater and runoff from nearby high mountains, oasis areas have higher productivity than the surrounding desert. The landscape changes in oases have been a major concern in Xinjiang province, China. In the past 50 years, large-scale land reclamation and cultivation of water resources in Xinjiang have resulted in tremendous changes in the oases. We have investigated...