Dryland East Asia land dynamics amid social and climate change / edited by Jiquan Chen [and six others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chen, Jiquan, 1962-

Series:

Ecosystem Science and Applications

Ecosystem science and applications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arid regions ecology--East Asia.

Arid regions ecology.

Climatic changes--East Asia.

Climatic changes.

Ecosystem management--East Asia.

Ecosystem management.

Nature--Effect of human beings on--East Asia.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Higher Education Press and Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drylands in East Asia (DEA) are home to more than one billion people with an environment vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic changes. One of the critical needs in the region is to fully understand how dryland ecosystems respond to the changing climate and human activities in order to develop strategies to cope with continued climate change. This book provides state-of-the-art knowledge and information on drylands ecosystem dynamics, changing climate, society, and land use in the region. In addition to the synthesis of the existing research and knowledge of DEA, the book provides a role model for regional ecological assessment. With a wide spectrum of contributions from experts around the globe, the book should be of interest to researchers and students both internationally and in East Asia. Lessons learned from this synthesis effort in DEA should be useful for developing climate adaptation strategies for other similar regions around the globe.

Contents:

Front matter

List of Contributors

Abbreviations

Preface

Contents

Part I: State and Changes in Dryland East Asia

Chapter 1. State and Change of Dryland East Asia (DEA) / Jiquan, Chen / Ranjeet, John / Guanghua, Qiao / Ochirbat, Batkhishig / Wenping, Yuan / Yaoqi, Zhang / Changliang, Shao / Zutao, Ouyang / Linghao, Li / Ke, Guo / Ge, Sun

Chapter 2. Dryland East Asia in Hemispheric Context / Henebry, Geoffrey M. / Beurs, Kirsten M. de / Wright, Christopher K. / Ranjeet, John / Lioubimtseva, Elena

Chapter 3. NEESPI and MAIRS Programs in Dryland East Asia / Qi, Jiaguo / Groisman, Pavel / Ai, Likun

Chapter 4. Land Use and Land Cover Change in Dryland East Asia / Becker, Richard H. / Zmijewski, Kirk A.

Chapter 5. Urban Expansion and Environment Change in Dryland East Asia / Fan, Peilei / Qi, Jiaguo / Chen, Xi / Messina, Joseph / Huang, Huiqing / Li, Xue

Chapter 6. Ecosystem Carbon Cycle under Changing Atmosphere, Climate and Land Use in Dryland East Asia / Xia, Jianyang / Niu, Shuli / Wang, Xuhui / Piao, Shilong / Yan, Liming / Wan, Shiqiang

Chapter 7. Dynamics of Vegetation Productivity in Dryland East Asia from 1982 to 2010 / Xiao, Jingfeng / Zhang, Li / Chen, Jiquan / Ranjeet, John

Summary I: Contexts of Change / Henebry, Geoffrey M. / Qi, Jiagou

Part II: Consequences

Chapter 8. Impacts of Global Change on Water Resources in Dryland East Asia / Sun, Ge / Feng, Xiaoming / Xiao, Jingfeng / Shiklomanov, Alex / Wang, Shengping / Zhang, Zhiqiang / Lu, Nan / Wang, Shuai / Chen, Liding / Fu, Bojie / Chen, Yaning / Chen, Jiquan

Chapter 9. Examining Changes in Land Cover and Land Use, Regional Climate and Dust in Dryland East Asia and Their Linkages within the Earth System / Sokolik, Irina N. / Darmenova, Kremena / Huang, Jianping / Kalashnikova, Olga / Kurosaki, Yasunori / Xi, Xin

Chapter 10. Biophysical Regulations of Grassland Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes in DEA / Shao, Changliang / Chen, Shiping / Chen, Jiquan / Li, Linghao

Chapter 11. Afforestation and Forests at the Dryland Edges: Lessons Learned and Future Outlooks / Mátyás, Csaba / Sun, Ge / Zhang, Yaoqi

Chapter 12. Human Impact and Land Degradation in Mongolia / Batkhishig, Ochirbat

Chapter 13. The Effect of Large-Scale Conservation Programs on the Vegetative Development of China's Loess Plateau / Beurs, Kirsten M. de / Yan, Dong / Karnieli, Arnon

Summary II: Consequences / Sun, Ge / Wan, Shiqiang

Part III: Solutions/Adaptations

Chapter 14. Monitoring and Assessment of Dryland Ecosystems with Remote Sensing / Kappas, Martin / Propastin, Pavel

Chapter 15. The Effects of Spatial Resolution on Vegetation Area Estimates in the Lower Tarim River Basin, Northwestern China / Ozdogan, Mutlu / Kurban, Alishir

Chapter 16 New Ecology Education: Preparing Students for the Complex Human- Environmental Problems of Dryland East Asia / Ye, Jiansheng / Reynolds, James F. / Herrick, Jeffrey E. / Reynolds, Julie A. / Chuluun, Togtohyn / Li, Fengmin / Long, Ruijun

Chapter 17. Grassland Degradation and Restoration in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China from the 1950's to 2000's: Population, Policies and Profits / Gao, Liping / Zhang, Yaoqi / Qiao, Guanghua / Chen, Jiquan

Chapter 18. Sustainable Governance of theMongolian Grasslands: Comparing Ecological and Social-Institutional Changes in the Context of Climate Change in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China / Wang, Jun / Brown, Daniel G. / Agrawal, Arun

Chapter 19. Adaptive Management of Grazing Lands / Han, Guodong / Liu, Tong / Wang, Zhongwu / Li, Zhiguo / Zhao, Mengli / Havstad, Kris / Wu, Jianguo / Kemp, David

Summary III: Solutions and Adaptations / Kappas, Martin / Chen, Jiquan

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110287912

3110287919

OCLC:

862938542