Publications by authors named "Jian-Zhou Wei"
Article Synopsis
- Human activities play a crucial role in shaping grassland ecosystem functions, especially impacting plant biomass in China's Loess Plateau between 2000 and 2022.
- The study found positive effects on aboveground biomass (AGB) increasing by 0.29 g/m² per year, while negative effects decreased by 0.31 g/m² per year, with 32% of grasslands showing significant positive effects.
- Key factors influencing these outcomes included agricultural practices and population dynamics, with some activities like livestock farming having both beneficial and detrimental impacts, suggesting a need for balanced management strategies to maintain grassland health.
China initiated the "Grain for Green Project" in 1999 to mitigate soil erosion. The vegetation cover of the Chinese Loess Plateau, one of the most erosive regions in the world, has been greatly increased. However, studies on quantitatively investigating the climate change and human activities on vegetation coverage change were rare.
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