Reconstruction of the vegetation distribution of different topographic units of the Chinese Loess Plateau during the | |
Sun, Aizhi2; Guo, Zhengtang2,5; Wu, Haibin2; Li, Qin2,5; Yu, Yanyan2,5; Luo, Yunli1; Jiang, Wenying2; Li, Xiaoqiang4 | |
刊名 | QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS |
2017 | |
卷号 | 173页码:236-247 |
关键词 | Biome Vegetation change Topographic units Holocene Chinese Loess Plateau |
ISSN号 | 0277-3791 |
DOI | 10.1080/01431161.2017.1285083 |
文献子类 | Article |
英文摘要 | Soil erosion and related ecological restoration present a tremendous challenge to the socioeconomic development of the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). Although the Chinese government has addressed the problem of soil erosion via an afforestation programme, there have been several negative outcomes. One of the reasons for this is our incomplete understanding of the past natural vegetation distribution in the various topographic units of the CLP under different climate scenarios. Consequently, we used fossil pollen data from 41 sites from different topographic units, together with the biomization method, to reconstruct the Holocene vegetation distribution of the CLP. The results demonstrate significant differences in vegetation types between different topographic units: forest was distributed in mountainous areas, steppe was dominant in Yuan areas, and desert vegetation was distributed in the transition zone between loess and desert. The vegetation in the gully areas exhibited significant spatial differences during the mid-Holocene. In addition, the vegetation on the various topographic units was well developed during the interval from 9 to 4 Ka B.P., when regional moisture levels reached a maximum. This suggests that the East Asian Summer Monsoon was one of the main factors controlling the evolution of vegetation patterns during the Holocene. In addition, our results confirm that both topography and human activity were fundamental factors determining the vegetation distribution of the region. Against a background of ongoing global warming, we advocate a program of vegetation restoration including planting trees and shrubs in the mountainous areas, and promoting the growth of grasses in the Yuan areas and in the transitional zone between loess and desert. In the gully areas, the planting of trees and shrubs is appropriate for reducing soil erosion caused by human activities. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
学科主题 | Remote Sensing ; Imaging Science & Photographic Technology |
出版地 | OXFORD |
WOS关键词 | ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON ; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM ; NORTHERN CHINA ; HOLOCENE VEGETATION ; CLIMATE CHANGES ; KA BP ; ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGES ; ATMOSPHERIC CO2 ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; WINTER MONSOON |
语种 | 英语 |
出版者 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000397995100053 |
资助机构 | National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [41430531, 41690114, 41125011] ; National Basic Research Program of ChinaNational Basic Research Program of China [2016YFA0600504] ; Bairen Programs of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/22093] |
专题 | 植被与环境变化国家重点实验室 |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Earth Sci, 19A Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Key Lab Cenozo Geol & Environm, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sun, Aizhi,Guo, Zhengtang,Wu, Haibin,et al. Reconstruction of the vegetation distribution of different topographic units of the Chinese Loess Plateau during the[J]. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,2017,173:236-247. |
APA | Sun, Aizhi.,Guo, Zhengtang.,Wu, Haibin.,Li, Qin.,Yu, Yanyan.,...&Li, Xiaoqiang.(2017).Reconstruction of the vegetation distribution of different topographic units of the Chinese Loess Plateau during the.QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,173,236-247. |
MLA | Sun, Aizhi,et al."Reconstruction of the vegetation distribution of different topographic units of the Chinese Loess Plateau during the".QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 173(2017):236-247. |
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