干旱区在全球范围内广泛分布,并养育超过三分之一的世界人口.人口增加、城市化、土地退化和气候变化对人地耦合系统产生了重大影响,并深刻改变了旱地社会生态系统.特别是在发展中国家和全球环境中,旱地的退化已经对数百万人的生活构成了严重的威胁.这篇综述评估了已发表的关于旱地社会生态系统的文献,以揭示当前研究趋势和热点.介绍了旱地社会生态系统框架、复原力测量和制度转变方面的基本理论和进展.在今后旱地可持续性的研究中,我们应更加重视和加强制定一个更普遍且适应性更强的框架和更实用的战略,以便进行长期协调和建立伙伴关系,并实现对生态服务的具体认识.“,”Arid areas are widespread globally and support a third of the world's population's livelihoods. The in- creasing population, urbanization, land-use changes, and the climate significantly affect coupled natural and human systems and threaten environments and socio-ecological land systems. The degradation of drylands poses a se- vere and widespread threat to the lives of millions of people, especially in developing countries and in the global environment. This review assesses published literature on dryland socio-ecological systems to reveal current re- search trends and changes in research themes over time and introduces basic theories and advances in dryland socio-ecological system frameworks, resilience measurement, and regime shifts. Developing a more general but adaptable framework and a more practical strategy for long-term coordination and partnership and attaining specific insights into ecological services should receive more attention and be strengthened in future studies on drylands sustainability.