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Recent ecological transitions in China: greening, browning, and influential factors

Scientific reports, 2015-03, Vol.5 (1), p.8732-8732, Article 8732 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Nature Publishing Group Mar 2015 ;Copyright © 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved ;ISSN: 2045-2322 ;EISSN: 2045-2322 ;DOI: 10.1038/srep08732 ;PMID: 25736296

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Title:
Recent ecological transitions in China: greening, browning, and influential factors
Author: Lü, Yihe ; Zhang, Liwei ; Feng, Xiaoming ; Zeng, Yuan ; Fu, Bojie ; Yao, Xueling ; Li, Junran ; Wu, Bingfang
Subjects: China ; Climate ; Conservation ; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods ; Conservation of Natural Resources - trends ; Decision making ; Ecology - methods ; Ecology - trends ; Ecosystem ; Ecosystem management ; Environmental degradation ; Forests ; Geography ; Greening ; Humans ; Linear Models ; Nature reserves ; Remote sensing ; Remote Sensing Technology - methods ; Shelters ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Spatial heterogeneity ; Trees - growth & development ; Vegetation
Is Part Of: Scientific reports, 2015-03, Vol.5 (1), p.8732-8732, Article 8732
Description: Ecological conservation and restoration are necessary to mitigate environmental degradation problems. China has taken great efforts in such actions. To understand the ecological transition during 2000-2010 in China, this study analysed trends in vegetation change using remote sensing and linear regression. Climate and socioeconomic factors were included to screen the driving forces for vegetation change using correlation or comparative analyses. Our results indicated that China experienced both vegetation greening (restoration) and browning (degradation) with great spatial heterogeneity. Socioeconomic factors, such as human populations and economic production, were the most significant factors for vegetation change. Nature reserves have contributed slightly to the deceleration of vegetation browning and the promotion of greening; however, a large-scale conservation approach beyond nature reserves was more effective. The effectiveness of the Three-North Shelter Forest Program lay between the two above approaches. The findings of this study highlighted that vegetation trend detection is a practical approach for large-scale ecological transition assessments, which can inform decision-making that promotes vegetation greening via proper socioeconomic development and ecosystem management.
Publisher: England: Nature Publishing Group
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 2045-2322
EISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/srep08732
PMID: 25736296
Source: MEDLINE
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Recent ecological transitions in China: greening, browning, and influential factors

Copyright Nature Publishing Group Mar 2015 ;Copyright © 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved ;ISSN: 2045-2322 ;EISSN: 2045-2322 ;DOI: 10.1038/srep08732 ;PMID: 25736296

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