根据第一段中“Due to climate change and changes in land use, wildfires are predicted to rise by up to 14 percent by 2030, 30 percent by 2050 and 50 percent by the end of the 21st century, and even areas previously unaffected by wildfires such as the Arctic face increased risk (由于...
Due to climate change and changes in land use,wildfires are predicted to rise by up to 14 percent by 2030,30 percent by 2050 and 50 percent by the end of this century,and even areas once considered safe from major fires such as the Arctic,will "very likely" experience a major increase...
We studied four prominent land use systems (tropical lowland rainforest, jungle rubber agroforest, rubber plantations, and oil palm plantations) in the lowlands of Sumatra (Indonesia), a region experiencing dramatic land use changes. Across the four systems, we investigated differences in four ...
Studying more than 300 bird species across Costa Rica in central America over 12 years and compiling one of the most extensive data sets on biodiversity in the tropics, the researchers found that when rainforests were cleared for agriculture, bird species that require wetter climates tended to die...
Clearly it has had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on the structure and functioning of rainforests. The most obvious changes that occur are a reduction in tree stature and an increase in the grain size of the landscape. These changes are a consequence of an increase in ...
Due to climate change and changes in land use, wildfires are predicted to rise by up to 14 percent by 2030, 30 percent by 2050 and 50 percent by the end of this century, and even areas once considered safe from major fires such as the Arctic, will “very likely” experience a major ...
Moreover in depth a dominance of channels in forest-soil porosity changes into an abundance of planar voids in the other two types of soils studied. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 展开 关键词: land use effects deforestation micromorphological changes fertility changes ORGANIC ...
Land use changes and degradation of forest and soil in watersheds of Nepal - a review The watersheds in the hills of Nepal are facing severe stresses from deforestation, soil erosion, and depletion of plant nutrition resulting in the loss of... BK Sitaula,KD Awasthi,NR Chapagain,... - 《...
Land Use Changes since the Industrial Revolution 5. Consequences of Land Use and Land Cover Change Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch Summary The human sphere of influence on world’s natural environment has increased during the last 300 years at a staggering rate. Dramatic increases in ...
Econometric models of changes in land use acreages in the Southeast by physiographic region have been developed by pooling cross-section and time series da... RJ Alig - 《Forest Science》 被引量: 295发表: 1986年 ECONOMETRIC-ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING FOREST ACREAGE TRENDS...