Strengthening grazing pressure management to improve grassland ecosystem services

Li, Xiaobing; Lyu, Xin; Dou, Huashun; Dang, Dongliang; Li, Shengkun; Li, Xiang; Li, Mengyuan; Xuan, Xiaojing

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01782

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“…The NPP was extracted from MOD17 data products (Li, Lyu, et al, 2021). The annual water yield was calculated using the water yield module of the integrated valuation of ecosystem services and trade‐offs model (InVEST), and then the WR was evaluated by combining the water balance equation (Bai et al, 2019; Peter Kareiva et al, 2011).…”

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Linking regional sustainable development goals with ecosystem services to identify ecological security patterns

Lyu

Wang

et al. 2022

Land Degrad Dev

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Ecological security patterns (ESPs) have become an important spatial approach to alleviate the contradiction between ecological protection and economic development. The identification of ecological sources is the primary part of studying ESPs, and methods based on ecosystem services (ESs) have been widely used. However, the current method of simply overlaying ESs for ecological source identification has difficulty supporting different regional decision-making needs of the target. Taking the West Liaohe River basin in China as an example, this study aims at developing four regional sustainable development goals (RSDGs) of carbon neutrality, water security, soil security, and biodiversity protection. Six ESs, including net primary production (NPP), water retention (WR), water purification (WP), soil conservation (SC), soil loss by wind (SL), and habitat quality (HQ), in the West Liaohe River basin from 2010 to 2020 were evaluated. Based on the current mainstream research paradigm of 'source identification-resistance surface construction-corridor extraction-safety pattern identification', combined RSDGs and ESs, the minimum cumulative resistance (MCR) model was used to identify the West Liaohe River basin development goals.The pattern of ecological security was discussed, and the identification, optimization, and construction plan of the regional comprehensive ESP were discussed in combination with the actual situation of the region. The study found that simply overlaying ESs to identify ecological sources leads to the neglect of some areas that provide key ESs, and it is difficult to directly support regional ecological protection decisions under different objectives, while a multiobjective-oriented comprehensive ecological security pattern helps to promote ESs and their relationships. The research results will help to improve the understanding of the ESP and provide a basis for the ecological protection and restoration of the basin and the optimization of the spatial structure to promote the sustainable development of the 'social-economic-ecological' complex system in the West Liaohe River basin.

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Linking regional sustainable development goals with ecosystem services to identify ecological security patterns

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Wang

et al. 2022

Land Degrad Dev

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“…Grazing intensity refers to the number of grazing livestock per unit grassland area in a certain period of time. Some scholars have used satellite remote sensing to explore regional-scale grazing intensity simulation methods [67,68]. However, due to the limitation of spatial and temporal resolution, accurate monitoring of grazing intensity at the regional scale is still a challenge.…”

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing in Grassland Ecosystem Monitoring: A Systematic Review

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Dang

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Remote Sensing

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In recent years, the application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing in grassland ecosystem monitoring has increased, and the application directions have diversified. However, there have been few research reviews specifically for grassland ecosystems at present. Therefore, it is necessary to systematically and comprehensively summarize the application of UAV remote sensing in grassland ecosystem monitoring. In this paper, we first analyzed the application trend of UAV remote sensing in grassland ecosystem monitoring and introduced common UAV platforms and remote sensing sensors. Then, the application scenarios of UAV remote sensing in grassland ecosystem monitoring were reviewed from five aspects: grassland vegetation monitoring, grassland animal surveys, soil physical and chemical monitoring, grassland degradation monitoring and environmental disturbance monitoring. Finally, the current limitations and future development directions were summarized. The results will be helpful to improve the understanding of the application scenarios of UAV remote sensing in grassland ecosystem monitoring and to provide a scientific reference for ecological remote sensing research.

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“…The study of the role of biodiversity, species diversity and functional traits on stability has been the focus of ecosystem research [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ], and they are influenced by multiple factors on multiple scales [ 38 ]. It has been shown that extreme weather and irrational human activities are the main drivers of structural changes in grassland ecosystems [ 39 ], which indirectly alter ecosystem stability, increase the overall vulnerability of grassland ecosystems and reduce their capacity to provide ecosystem services [ 40 ]. Therefore, a deep understanding of the relationship between the structure and stability of grassland ecosystems is a major part of maintaining the stability of grassland ecosystems and enhancing their service capacity [ 41 , 42 , 43 ].…”

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Research Progress of Grassland Ecosystem Structure and Stability and Inspiration for Improving Its Service Capacity in the Karst Desertification Control

Xiong

Song

et al. 2023

Plants

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The structure and stability of grassland ecosystems have a significant impact on biodiversity, material cycling and productivity for ecosystem services. However, the issue of the structure and stability of grassland ecosystems has not been systematically reviewed. Based on the Web of Science (WOS) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases, we used the systematic-review method and screened 133 papers to describe and analyze the frontiers of research into the structure and stability of grassland ecosystems. The research results showed that: (1) The number of articles about the structure and stability of grassland ecosystems is gradually increasing, and the research themes are becoming increasingly diverse. (2) There is a high degree of consistency between the study area and the spatial distribution of grassland. (3) Based on the changes in ecosystem patterns and their interrelationships with ecosystem processes, we reviewed the research progress and landmark results on the structure, stability, structure–stability relationship and their influencing factors of grassland ecosystems; among them, the study of structure is the main research focus (51.12%), followed by the study of the influencing factors of structure and stability (37.57%). (4) Key scientific questions on structural optimization, stability enhancement and harmonizing the relationship between structure and stability are explored. (5) Based on the background of karst desertification control (KDC) and its geographical characteristics, three insights are proposed to optimize the spatial allocation, enhance the stability of grassland for rocky desertification control and coordinate the regulation mechanism of grassland structure and stability. This study provided some references for grassland managers and relevant policy makers to optimize the structure and enhance the stability of grassland ecosystems. It also provided important insights to enhance the service capacity of grassland ecosystems in KDC.

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Strengthening grazing pressure management to improve grassland ecosystem services

Cited by 14 publications

References 47 publications

Linking regional sustainable development goals with ecosystem services to identify ecological security patterns

Linking regional sustainable development goals with ecosystem services to identify ecological security patterns

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing in Grassland Ecosystem Monitoring: A Systematic Review

Research Progress of Grassland Ecosystem Structure and Stability and Inspiration for Improving Its Service Capacity in the Karst Desertification Control

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