Drought is often a key factor limiting plant establishment, growth and distribution in many regions of the world. The harsh environmental conditions and long-term anthropogenic disturbance had resulted in habitat destruction in the dry valley of Minjiang river, southwest China. Recently, it tended to be more severe on the vegetation degradation, soil erosion and water loss, natural disaster, as well as desertification, which impact on regional booming economy and harmonious development, and would ...