Responses of vegetation distribution to climate change in China
Zhao D. S. ; Wu S. H.
2014
关键词last glacial maximum tibetan plateau temperate forests model carbon sensitivity biome3 maps
英文摘要Climate plays a crucial role in controlling vegetation distribution and climate change may therefore cause extended changes. A coupled biogeography and biogeochemistry model called BIOME4 was modified by redefining the bioclimatic limits of key plant function types on the basis of the regional vegetation-climate relationships in China. Compared to existing natural vegetation distribution, BIOME4 is proven more reliable in simulating the overall vegetation distribution in China. Possible changes in vegetation distribution were simulated under climate change scenarios by using the improved model. Simulation results suggest that regional climate change would result in dramatic changes in vegetation distribution. Climate change may increase the areas covered by tropical forests, warm-temperate forests, savannahs/dry woodlands and grasslands/dry shrublands, but decrease the areas occupied by temperate forests, boreal forests, deserts, dry tundra and tundra across China. Most vegetation in east China, specifically the boreal forests and the tropical forests, may shift their boundaries northwards. The tundra and dry tundra on the Tibetan Plateau may be progressively confined to higher elevation.
出处Theoretical and Applied Climatology
117
1-2
15-28
收录类别SCI
语种英语
ISSN号0177-798X
内容类型SCI/SSCI论文
源URL[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/29384]  
专题地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献
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Zhao D. S.,Wu S. H.. Responses of vegetation distribution to climate change in China. 2014.
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