Afforestation-driven increases in terrestrial gross primary productivity are partly offset by urban expansion in Southwest China

Large-scale Ecosystem Restoration Projects (ESPs) have been launched to restore vegetation and increase carbon stocks across China. Whether these ESPs could mitigate the loss of carbon emission due to vegetation degradation caused by human disturbances, such as urban expansion, remains unclear. In t...

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Main Authors: Ding, Z. (Author), Li, H. (Author), Liu, M. (Author), Liu, Y. (Author), Man, W. (Author), Tang, X. (Author), Yu, P. (Author), Zheng, H. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
Subjects:
GPP
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520 3 |a Large-scale Ecosystem Restoration Projects (ESPs) have been launched to restore vegetation and increase carbon stocks across China. Whether these ESPs could mitigate the loss of carbon emission due to vegetation degradation caused by human disturbances, such as urban expansion, remains unclear. In this study, we analysed the major human-driven land use and land cover change (LUCC) and evaluated their impacts on gross primary productivity (GPP) dynamics in Southwest China during 2001–2015. Results showed that afforestation, agricultural reclamation, urban expansion and grass planting were the major LUCC. Afforestation accounted for approximately 52% of the LUCC area and greatly contributed to the GPP increase, particularly the multiyear accumulative GPP (5.26 Tg C) in the whole area. Urban expansion only accounted for 20% of the LUCC area and led to the decrease of multiyear accumulative GPP (2.52 Tg C) in the whole area. In terms of legacy effect, afforestation mitigated the GPP decrease caused by urban expansion. However, the urban expansion rate (~15.01% per year) was much faster than that of afforestation (~0.13% per year). Therefore, urban expansion might offset more GPP increase from afforestation in the future. Hence, an effective regulation of urban expansion whilst strengthening conservation efforts is urgently needed to enhance vegetation cover and C stock in Southwest China. © 2021 
650 0 4 |a afforestation 
650 0 4 |a Carbon 
650 0 4 |a carbon sink 
650 0 4 |a China 
650 0 4 |a Ecosystem restoration 
650 0 4 |a Ecosystem restoration project 
650 0 4 |a Ecosystem Restoration Projects 
650 0 4 |a Ecosystems 
650 0 4 |a Expansion 
650 0 4 |a GPP 
650 0 4 |a Gross primary productivity 
650 0 4 |a Karst 
650 0 4 |a land cover 
650 0 4 |a Land reclamation 
650 0 4 |a Land use 
650 0 4 |a Land use and land cover change 
650 0 4 |a land use change 
650 0 4 |a Large-scales 
650 0 4 |a Legacy effect 
650 0 4 |a Legacy effect 
650 0 4 |a LUCC 
650 0 4 |a Matthiola 
650 0 4 |a Photosynthesis 
650 0 4 |a Phytoplankton 
650 0 4 |a primary production 
650 0 4 |a Productivity increase 
650 0 4 |a range expansion 
650 0 4 |a Reforestation 
650 0 4 |a Restoration 
650 0 4 |a restoration ecology 
650 0 4 |a Restoration programs 
650 0 4 |a Southwest China 
650 0 4 |a Urban expansion 
650 0 4 |a Vegetation 
650 0 4 |a vegetation cover 
700 1 |a Ding, Z.  |e author 
700 1 |a Li, H.  |e author 
700 1 |a Liu, M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Liu, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Man, W.  |e author 
700 1 |a Tang, X.  |e author 
700 1 |a Yu, P.  |e author 
700 1 |a Zheng, H.  |e author 
773 |t Ecological Indicators