Overview of Contemporary Issues of Forest Research and Management in China

doi:10.1007/s00267-011-9782-5

	Overview of Contemporary Issues of Forest Research and Management in China
	He, Hong S.2,3; Shifley, Stephen R.1; Thompson, Frank R., III 1
刊名	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
	2011-12-01
卷号	48 期号:6 页码:1061-1065
关键词	Forest Ecosystem Service Forest Certification Forest Pest Management Forest Inventory Database Forest Management History Forest Fire Modeling
ISSN号	0364-152X
DOI	10.1007/s00267-011-9782-5
英文摘要	With 207 million ha of forest covering 22% of its land area, China ranks fifth in the world in forest area. Rapid economic growth, climate change, and forest disturbances pose new, complex challenges for forest research and management. Progress in meeting these challenges is relevant beyond China, because China's forests represent 34% of Asia's forests and 5% of the worlds' forests. To provide a broader understanding of these management challenges and of research and policies that address them, we organized this special issue on contemporary forest research and management issues in China. At the national level, papers review major forest types and the evolution of sustainable forestry, the development of China's forest-certification efforts, the establishment of a forest inventory system, and achievements and challenges in insect pest control in China. Papers focused on Northern China address historical, social, and political factors that have shaped the region's forests; the use of forest landscape models to assess how forest management can achieve multiple objectives; and analysis and modeling of fuels and fire behavior. Papers addressing Central and South China describe the "Grain for Green" program, which converts low productivity cropland to grassland and woodland to address erosion and soil carbon sequestration; the potential effects of climate change on CO(2) efflux and soil respiration; and relationships between climate and net primary productivity. China shares many forest management and research issues with other countries, but in other cases China's capacity to respond to forest management challenges is unique and bears watching by the rest of the world.
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER
WOS记录号	WOS:000297366900001
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://210.72.129.5/handle/321005/121797]
专题	中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所
通讯作者	He, Hong S.
作者单位	1.USDA, US Forest Serv, No Res Stn, Columbia, MO 65211 USA 2.Univ Missouri, Sch Nat Resources, Columbia, MO 65211 USA 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Ecol, State Key Lab Forest & Soil Ecol, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	He, Hong S.,Shifley, Stephen R.,Thompson, Frank R., III. Overview of Contemporary Issues of Forest Research and Management in China[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,2011,48(6):1061-1065.
APA	He, Hong S.,Shifley, Stephen R.,&Thompson, Frank R., III.(2011).Overview of Contemporary Issues of Forest Research and Management in China.ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,48(6),1061-1065.
MLA	He, Hong S.,et al."Overview of Contemporary Issues of Forest Research and Management in China".ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 48.6(2011):1061-1065.