Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects

doi:10.1007/s11430-019-9522-7

	Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects
	Chen, Fahu 15,16,17; Fu, Bojie 18; Xia, Jun 1,3; Wu, Duo 16; Wu, Shaohong 19; Zhang, Yili 17,19; Sun, Hang 20; Liu, Yu 21; Fang, Xiaomin 14,17; Qin, Boqiang 13
刊名	SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
	2019-11-01
卷号	62 期号:11 页码:1665-1701
关键词	Physical geography in China Living environment Climate change Tibetan Plateau Human-environment interactions
ISSN号	1674-7313
DOI	10.1007/s11430-019-9522-7
通讯作者	Chen, Fahu(fhchen@itpcas.ac.cn)
英文摘要	The natural environment provides material essentials for human survival and development. The characteristics, processes, regional differentiation and forcing mechanisms of the elements of the natural environment (e.g. geomorphology, climate, hydrology, soil, etc.) are the main objects of research in physical geography. China has a complex natural environment and huge regional differentiation and therefore it provides outstanding reserach opportunities in physical geography. This review summarizes the most important developments and the main contributions of research in the physical geography and human living environment in China during the past 70 years. The major topics addressed are the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau and the evolution of its cryosphere, the development of fluvial systems, the acidification of the vast arid region of the Asian interior, variations in the monsoon and westerly climate systems on multiple timescales, the development of lakes and wetlands, the watershed system model, soil erosion, past human-environment interactions, biogeography, and physical geographic zonality. After briefly introducing international research developments, we review the history of research in physical geography in China, focusing on the major achievements and major academic debates, and finally we summarize the status of current research and the future prospects. We propose that in the context of the national demand for the construction of an ecological civilization, we should make full use of the research findings of physical geography, and determine the patterns and mechanisms of natural environmental processes in order to continue to promote the continued contribution of physical geography to national development strategies, and to further contribute to the theory of physical geography from a global perspective.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41842050]
WOS关键词	ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON ; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM ; ARID CENTRAL-ASIA ; PERMANENT HUMAN OCCUPATION ; AGRICULTURAL SOIL-EROSION ; EASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU ; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION ; EUTROPHIC LAKE TAIHU ; ICE CORE RECORDS ; LOESS PLATEAU
WOS研究方向	Geology
语种	英语
出版者	SCIENCE PRESS
WOS记录号	WOS:000492372500004
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/12854]
专题	地球环境研究所_现代环境研究室第四纪科学与全球变化卓越创新中心
通讯作者	Chen, Fahu
作者单位	1.Wuhan Univ, State Key Lab Water Resources & Hydropower Engn S, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Quaternary Sci & Global Change, Xian 710061, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Water Resources Res Ctr, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Proc, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Eco Environm Sci, State Key Lab Urban & Reg Ecol, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Northeast Inst Geog & Agroecol, Changchun 130012, Peoples R China 7.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Tibetan Environm Changes & Land Surface P, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 8.Yunnan Univ, Inst Int Rivers & Ecosecur, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, Peoples R China 9.Nanjing Univ, Sch Geog & Ocean Sci, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 10.Shaanxi Normal Univ, Sch Geog & Tourism, Xian 710119, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chen, Fahu,Fu, Bojie,Xia, Jun,et al. Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects[J]. SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,2019,62(11):1665-1701.
APA	Chen, Fahu.,Fu, Bojie.,Xia, Jun.,Wu, Duo.,Wu, Shaohong.,...&Liu, Xiaochen.(2019).Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects.SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,62(11),1665-1701.
MLA	Chen, Fahu,et al."Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects".SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES 62.11(2019):1665-1701.