Scenarios of land cover in China |
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Authors: | Tian Xiang Yue Ze Meng Fan Ji Yuan Liu |
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Institution: | aInstitute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China;bResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100085 Beijing, China;cAgroscope Reckenholz -Taenikon Research Station ART, CH-8046 Zurich, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | A method for surface modeling of land cover change (SMLC) is developed on the basis of establishing transition probability matrixes between land cover types and HLZ types. SMLC is used to simulate land cover scenarios of China for the years 2039, 2069 and 2099, for which HLZ scenarios are first simulated in terms of HadCM3 climatic scenarios that are downscaled in zonal model of spatial climate change in China. This paper also analyzes spatial distribution of land cover types, area change and mean center shift of each land cover type, ecotope diversity, and patch connectivity under the land cover scenarios. The results show that cultivated land would decrease and woodland would expand greatly with climatic change, which coincides with consequences expected by implementation of Grain-for-Green policy. Nival area would shrink, and desertification area would expand at a comparatively slow rate in future 100 years. Climate change would generally cause less ecotope diversity and more patch connectivity. Ecosystems in China would have a pattern of beneficial cycle after efficient ecological conservation and restoration. However, if human activities would exceed regulation capacity of ecosystems themselves, the ecosystems in China might deteriorate more seriously. |
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Keywords: | land cover scenarios climatic change surface modeling China |
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