Complexity of ecological restoration in China

Ma, Hua; Lv, Yuan; Li, Hongxun

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.093

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“…The rapid expansion of forest covers in China has generated concerns about the ecological integrity of the created forest ecosystems [41][42][43]. The study provided information to address those concerns through linking the evaluation results to the growth characteristics of forests in China.…”

Section: Health Status and Ecological Functions Of Forests In Chinamentioning

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China’s National Monitoring Program on Ecological Functions of Forests: An Analysis of the Protocol and Initial Results

Yang

Dai

Wang

2015

Forests

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Information on the ecological functions of forests is important for sustainable forest management. In this study, we introduced the national monitoring program which has been used in China to evaluate the overall health status and ecological functions of forests. We also compared it to similar monitoring programs operating in Europe and the United States of America. We revealed the strength and drawbacks of China's monitoring program by analyzing the initial evaluation results. Our analysis showed that among the three programs, the European program gives the most detailed measurements of conditions of forests while the U.S. program generates the most detailed information on individual trees. In comparison, China's monitoring program has a higher spatial resolution but is narrowly focused on trees and uses coarse classifications of indicators. The health status of forests in China suggested that more resources should be invested to improve the health of existing forests, especially plantations. The limitations in China's monitoring program need to be addressed to improve the accuracy of future assessments.

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Section: Health Status and Ecological Functions Of Forests In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

China’s National Monitoring Program on Ecological Functions of Forests: An Analysis of the Protocol and Initial Results

Yang

Dai

Wang

2015

Forests

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“…Obviously, the vegetation destruction intensity in Yao'an County was not lower than that in the typical examples in the world. Meanwhile, vegetation destruction can bring about a series of ecological consequences (Yang et al, 2004;Zheng, 2006;Chen and Cao, 2013;Ma et al, 2013), such as increase in CO 2 emissions and abnormal changes in temperature, species extinction and decrease in biodiversity, soil erosion and land degradation, frequent flood, and shortage in water resources, etc. Such consequences have occurred in Yao'an County to a certain degree, and lead to some threats in regional eco-safety and environment sustainable development, which should be tracked, monitored and scientifically prevented.…”

Section: Human Economic Activities and Regional Vegetation Destructionmentioning

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Spatial-temporal vegetation succession in Yao’an County, Yunnan Province, Southwest China during 1976–2014: A case survey based on RS technology for mountains eco-engineering

Huang

Yuan

et al. 2014

Ecological Engineering

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“…Many studies have suggested that both climate change and human activities play important roles in the process of desertification [30,31]. However, distinguishing human-induced from climate-induced factors, or determining which of them is the primary cause during a certain period, is still a challenging task due to the complex mechanism of desertification.…”

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Satellite Monitoring the Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Desertification in Response to Climate Change and Human Activities across the Ordos Plateau, China

Guo

Shi

et al. 2017

Remote Sensing

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Abstract:The Ordos Plateau, a typical semi-arid area in northern China, has experienced severe wind erosion events that have stripped the agriculturally important finer fraction of the topsoil and caused dust events that often impact the air quality in northern China and the surrounding regions. Both climate change and human activities have been considered key factors in the desertification process. This study used multi-spectral Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and Operational Land Imager (OLI) remote sensing data collected in 2000, 2006, 2010 and 2015 to generate a temporal series of the modified soil-adjusted vegetation index (MSAVI), bare soil index (BSI) and albedo products in the Ordos Plateau. Based on these satellite products and the decision tree method, we quantitatively assessed the desertification status over the past 15 years since 2000. Furthermore, a quantitative method was used to assess the roles of driving forces in desertification dynamics using net primary productivity (NPP) as a commensurable indicator. The results showed that the area of non-desertification land increased from 6647 km 2 in 2000 to 15,961 km 2 in 2015, while the area of severe desertification land decreased from 16,161 km 2 in 2000 to 8,331 km 2 in 2015. During the period 2006-2015, the effect of human activities, especially the ecological recovery projects implemented in northern China, was the main cause of desertification reversion in this region. Therefore, ecological recovery projects are still required to promote harmonious development between nature and human society in ecologically fragile regions like the Ordos Plateau.

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Complexity of ecological restoration in China

Cited by 70 publications

References 37 publications

China’s National Monitoring Program on Ecological Functions of Forests: An Analysis of the Protocol and Initial Results

China’s National Monitoring Program on Ecological Functions of Forests: An Analysis of the Protocol and Initial Results

Spatial-temporal vegetation succession in Yao’an County, Yunnan Province, Southwest China during 1976–2014: A case survey based on RS technology for mountains eco-engineering

Satellite Monitoring the Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Desertification in Response to Climate Change and Human Activities across the Ordos Plateau, China

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