文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Land use change in Asia and the ecological consequences

作者：Zhao S.[1] Peng C.[1,2] Jiang H.[3,4] Tian D.[5] Lei X.[1,6] Zhou X.[1,7]

通信作者：Peng, C.[1,2]

机构：[1]Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Quebec à Montréal, Case P. 8888, Succursale Ctr.-Ville, Montreal, Que. H3C 3P8, Canada;[2]Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;[3]International Research Center of Spatial Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology, Zhejiang Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 31130, China;[4]International Institute of Earth System Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangshu 210093, China;[5]College of Life Science and Technology, Central-South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China;[6]Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China;[7]Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, 588 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ont. K1A 0Y7, Canada

年份：2006

卷号：21

期号：6

起止页码：890-896

外文期刊名：Ecological Research

收录：Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-33751024432)

基金：This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (No. 21225626), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21376002 and 21476111), Jiangsu Provincie Natural Science Foundation of China (No. BK20131405), the National High-Tech R&D Program of China (No. 2014AA021703), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

语种：英文

外文关键词：Agricultural intensification; Deforestation; Freshwater habitats degradation; Sustainable land use; Urbanization

摘要：Viewed within a historical context, Asia has experienced dramatic land transformations, and currently more than 50% of Asian land area is under agriculture. The consequences of this transformation are manifold. Southeast Asia has the highest deforestation rate of any major tropical region. Many of the world's large rivers and lakes in Asia have been heavily degraded. About 11 of 19 world megacities with more than 10 million inhabitants are in Asia. These land use activities have resulted in substantial negative ecological consequences, including increased anthropogenic CO2 emissions, deteriorated air and water quality, alteration of regional climate, an increase of disease and a loss of biodiversity. Although land use occurs at the local level, it has the potential to cause ecological impact across local, regional and global scales. Reducing the negative environmental impacts of land use change while maintaining economic viability and social acceptability is an major challenge for most developing countries in Asia. ? 2006 The Ecological Society of Japan.