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EV-18:
Long-term ecological changes across China’s rural landscapes
Wednesday, August 10, 8 PM - 10
PM, Meeting Rooms 516d-e, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal
Organizers:
Earle Ellis, Linzhang Yang, Hua Ouyang, Xu Cheng
Description:
China’s ancient rural landscapes are
undergoing unprecedented ecological changes driven by industrialization,
population growth, and economic reform. This session will illustrate the local,
regional, and global consequences of these long-term ecological changes based on
four years of international collaborative research at five field sites across
China. Researchers from across China will present results from high-resolution
landscape change measurements, land manager interviews, and soil and vegetation
sampling. These results will then be integrated with regional datasets to
quantify the global impacts of long-term changes across regions including the
adoption of chemical fertilizers and fossil fuels, along with dramatic increases
in perennial vegetation cover and impervious surfaces. All ecologists are
invited to interact directly with field-seasoned Chinese researchers in
strengthening collaborations for ecological research across the most extensive
densely populated ecosystems on earth.
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