Lianhai Wu1, Ming'an Shao2, Andrew Binley3, Mingbin Huang4, Alexis Comber5, Yihe LV6, Richard R. Whalley7, P Harris1, Xiaoxu Jia8, Kate Gongadze1 and Tuvia Turkeltaub3, (1)Rothamsted Research, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom, (2)Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, (3)Lancaster Environment Centre, LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom, (4)Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China, (5)School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, (6)Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, (7)Rothamsted, Milton Keynes, UNITED KINGDOM, (8)Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, CHINA