Where the rubber meets the garden

Qiu, Jane

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“…forest ecological system, playing a significant and irreplaceable role in preserving ecosystem health and regional ecological security. However, in some countries and regions, natural vegetation was often confronted with destroy or degradation because of natural disaster or human disturbance (HinojosaHuerta et al, 2013;Cui et al, 2012;Miettinen et al, 2011;Rastmanesh et al, 2010;Hreško et al, 2009); by contrast, artificial vegetation was characterized with unordered establishment and rapid expansion without restraint (Senf et al, 2013;Koh et al, 2011;Oballa et al, 2010;Wei and Xu, 2003), which not only led to the sharp change in land use pattern (Uriarte et al, 2010;Li et al, 2008;Lambin and Geist, 2006), further to a series of ecological environment problems (Stanturf et al, 2013;Carlson et al, 2012;Liu and Li, 2010;Qiu, 2009), such as decrease in biodiversity (Wang et al, 2014;Hosoishi et al, 2013;Qiu, 2009;Li et al, 2007;Beukema et al, 2007;Zhu et al, 2004;Eshetu and Olavi, 2003), invasion of alien species (Yu et al, 2013aLi et al, 2013;Moreira et al, 2013;Zuo et al, 2012;Richardson et al, 2007), and loss of soil and water resources (Briggs et al, 2013;Singwane and Malinga, 2012;Joshi and Palanisami, 2011;Robinson et al, 2006;Zheng, 2006;Yang et al, 2004;Behera and Sahani, 2003), etc., but also brought unprecedented difficulties a...…”

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“…directly led to the drought. In fact, before the drought, some scholars (Li et al, 2007;Li et al, 2008;Hu et al, 2008;Qiu, 2009;Robinson et al, 2006;Espinosa-García et al, 2008) had questioned the ecological benefits of these plantations, and for many years there spread one idea among the civilian population that Hevea sp. and Eucalyptus sp.…”

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“…The annual average temperature is around 21 • C, without frost or snow all year round, with foggy days between 108 and 146 d. In this prefecture, Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve (approved by the Chinese government in 1986) is located, which has been defined as International Biosphere Reserve (approved by UNESCO in 1993). Such natural vegetation as tropical rain forest (TRF), tropical seasonal moist forest (TSMF), tropical seasonal rain forest (TSRF) and tropical montane evergreen broad-leaved forest (TMEBF) are the dominant natural vegetation (Zhu, 2007), as well as such widespread typical artificial vegetation as rubber plantation (RP) (Qiu, 2009 (1976, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2010), DEM data and derived slope data, field GPS data, partial Google Earth images with high spatial resolution were selected in this study. Considering the accessibility to the satellite images and phonological laws of related vegetation, the time phase of the MSS/TM/ETM used in this study were mainly from January and February, with few from June and December (Table 1).…”

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Spatial–temporal succession of the vegetation in Xishuangbanna, China during 1976–2010: A case study based on RS technology and implications for eco-restoration

Huang

Yuan

et al. 2014

Ecological Engineering

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a b s t r a c tThe spatial-temporal succession of regional vegetation in Xishuangbanna, China from 1976 to 2010 was studied based on RS technology. The results showed the area fluctuation of main vegetation types in the study area during the research period. There was no great change in the total area of main vegetation, with the fluctuation area ranging from 12,579.84 to 14,698.75 km 2 , averaging 13,664.48 km 2 annually, and with the fluctuation ratio between −7.94% and 7.57%. The area of natural vegetation (tropical rainforest, tropical seasonal moist forest, tropical seasonal rainforest, and tropical mountainous evergreen broad1eaved forests) increased at first and gradually decreased afterwards, and the ratio of its distribution area to the total area of main vegetation was featured with an annual decrease, especially in 2005 and 2010. Both the distribution area and ratio of artificial vegetation (Rubber plantation) to the total area of main vegetation were characterized with the tendency of a gradual increase, especially in 2005 and 2010. Thus, the establishment of artificial vegetation (Rubber plantation) not only led to the decrease in natural vegetation (3641.16 km 2 ) but also covered 343.66 km 2 of lands for other uses. The results also showed the distribution succession of main vegetation types in the study area during the research period. In the later research period (after 1999), compared with the early research period (before 1999), the distribution range of natural vegetation was characterized with a certain decrease in the following aspects as at different altitudes (<600 m, 600-800 m, 800-1000 m, 1000-1200 m, 1200-1400 m, and >1400 m), and on different slopes (0-5• , 5-8• , and >35 • ). By contrast, the artificial vegetation was just the opposite whose distribution range was characterized with a tendency of a rapid growth at different altitudes, and on different slopes. It indicated that the establishment of artificial vegetation had broken the original ecological pattern in Xishuangbanna, which would bring direct threats to the regional ecological security and environment healthy development, thus countermeasures were urgent to be taken in order to prevent it from worsening.

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Spatial–temporal succession of the vegetation in Xishuangbanna, China during 1976–2010: A case study based on RS technology and implications for eco-restoration

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“…was the key reason for the drought. As a matter of fact, before the drought, some scholars (Robinson et al, 2006;Espinosa-García et al, 2008;Li et al, 2007;Li et al, 2008;Hu et al, 2008;Qiu, 2009;Mao et al, 2014) had realized some negative side-effects of the plantation of E. spp. and H. spp.…”

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Spatial-temporal vegetation succession in Yao’an County, Yunnan Province, Southwest China during 1976–2014: A case survey based on RS technology for mountains eco-engineering

Huang

Yuan

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Ecological Engineering

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“…Deforestation and burning of natural tropical forests have significant impact on the global carbon cycle by decreasing the above-and below-ground carbon stocks and by increasing rates of carbon emissions to the atmosphere 9 . The negative ecological and environmental implications of converting primary and secondary forests into rubber plantations have been suggested as loss of biodiversity 10 and total carbon biomass 11 , alteration of the hydrological cycle 8 and rapid soil erosion 12,13 . Globally, carbon stocks in terrestrial vegetation are 466 giga tons carbon and in the soil down to a depth of 1 meteris about 2011 giga tons carbon 14 .…”

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Carbon Sequestration Potential and Edaphic Properties Along the Plantation Age of Rubber in Tripura, Northeastern India

Choudhary

Majumdar

Datta

2016

Curr. World Environ

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India is voluntarily committed towards reducing carbon emission. Rubber plantation could be an important means for carbon sequestration at state and national level. Tripura holds second position as rubber grower state in India, spreading over a 72273 hectare areas. Present study designed to estimate the carbon storage potential, sequestration rate and some selected edaphic properties under four different aged rubber plantations viz. HB05, HB10, HB15 and HB20, following stratified random sampling methodology. Total, 40; 100×10 m transects were laid for estimation of biomass carbon stock and transects were further subdivided into five equal quadrates 20×10 m sized for sampling soil. The stand structural variables like mean girth size, height, basal area, tree carbon and overall carbon stock significantly varied among the different aged rubber plantations. The periodic annual increment in terms of carbon sequestration was estimated at the rate of 2.97, 3.30, 3.14 and 2.82 (Mg C ha -1 yr -1 ). The result indicated that total carbon stock in rubber plantation was 202.48 Mg ha -1 , out of which tree carbon shared 41.85 and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) 160.71 Mg ha -1 respectively. SOC did not show any significant variation along the plantation ages. The study suggested that the potentiality of carbon sequestration of rubber plantation in Tripura has immense scope for future carbon credit and incentives.

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Where the rubber meets the garden

Cited by 140 publications

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Spatial–temporal succession of the vegetation in Xishuangbanna, China during 1976–2010: A case study based on RS technology and implications for eco-restoration

Spatial–temporal succession of the vegetation in Xishuangbanna, China during 1976–2010: A case study based on RS technology and implications for eco-restoration

Spatial-temporal vegetation succession in Yao’an County, Yunnan Province, Southwest China during 1976–2014: A case survey based on RS technology for mountains eco-engineering

Carbon Sequestration Potential and Edaphic Properties Along the Plantation Age of Rubber in Tripura, Northeastern India

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