Global change and ecosystems research progress and prospect

doi:10.17521/cjpe.2019.0355

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Abstract:

The response and feedback of ecosystems to global change is a scientific frontier in ecosystem ecology, which combines macro- and micro-level studies across multidisciplines. It focuses on the responses of ecosystem structure and function to global change, and its objective is to achieve sustainable use of ecosystem services. Based on the review of previous studies, we summarized the major progress and main achievements in this field and made an outlook for future challenges. According to the research content and object, this special issue systematically reviewed the effects of different global change factors, including increasing atmospheric CO₂ and O₃ concentration, global warming, precipitation change, increasing nitrogen deposition and land use change, on terrestrial plant ecophysiology, community structure, and ecosystem functions, and global change impacts on marine ecosystems. It mainly discussed the changes in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity under global change, and clarified the mechanisms underlying feedback between ecosystem and climate change. The study of this research area could provide theoretical basis for the construction of global change adaptation strategies.

Key words: climate change, ecosystem, warming, nitrogen deposition, altered precipitation, CO₂ enrichment, land use change

NIU Shu-Li, CHEN Wei-Nan. Global change and ecosystems research progress and prospect[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2020, 44(5): 449-460.

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序号 Number	关键词¹⁾	频次 Frequency	序号 Number	关键词¹⁾	频次 Frequency
1	Global change (全球变化)	28 551	21	Drought (干旱)	1 917
2	Ecosystem (生态系统)	9 362	22	Water (水)	1 785
3	Biodiversity (生物多样性)	7 784	23	Soil (土壤)	1 763
4	Carbon (碳)	6 507	24	Precipitation (降水)	1 515
5	Impact (影响)	4 478	25	Biome (生物群区)	1 511
6	Temperature (温度)	3 934	26	Productivity (生产力)	1 442
7	Dynamics (动态)	3 738	27	Elevated CO₂ (CO₂浓度上升)	1 436
8	Land use (土地利用)	3 335	28	Resilience (弹性)	1 371
9	Vegetation (植被)	3 333	29	Grassland (草地)	1 362
10	Management (管理)	3 304	30	United States (美国)	1 327
11	Model (模型)	3 015	31	Ecology (生态学)	1 258
12	Response (响应)	3 000	32	Disturbance (干扰)	1 206
13	Forest (森林)	2 993	33	Plant (植物)	1 134
14	Ecosystem service (生态系统服务)	2 816	34	Adaptation (适应)	1 105
15	Variability (变异)	2 674	35	Trend (趋势)	1 075
16	Conservation (保护)	2 634	36	China (中国)	752
17	Pattern (格局)	2 453	37	Population (种群)	730
18	Growth (增长)	2 383	38	Vulnerability (脆弱性)	696
19	Community (群落)	2 264	39	Photosynthesis (光合)	677
20	Nitrogen (氮)	2 165	40	Respiration (呼吸)	620

序号 Number	关键词¹⁾	频次 Frequency	序号 Number	关键词¹⁾	频次 Frequency
1	Global change (全球变化)	28 551	21	Drought (干旱)	1 917
2	Ecosystem (生态系统)	9 362	22	Water (水)	1 785
3	Biodiversity (生物多样性)	7 784	23	Soil (土壤)	1 763
4	Carbon (碳)	6 507	24	Precipitation (降水)	1 515
5	Impact (影响)	4 478	25	Biome (生物群区)	1 511
6	Temperature (温度)	3 934	26	Productivity (生产力)	1 442
7	Dynamics (动态)	3 738	27	Elevated CO₂ (CO₂浓度上升)	1 436
8	Land use (土地利用)	3 335	28	Resilience (弹性)	1 371
9	Vegetation (植被)	3 333	29	Grassland (草地)	1 362
10	Management (管理)	3 304	30	United States (美国)	1 327
11	Model (模型)	3 015	31	Ecology (生态学)	1 258
12	Response (响应)	3 000	32	Disturbance (干扰)	1 206
13	Forest (森林)	2 993	33	Plant (植物)	1 134
14	Ecosystem service (生态系统服务)	2 816	34	Adaptation (适应)	1 105
15	Variability (变异)	2 674	35	Trend (趋势)	1 075
16	Conservation (保护)	2 634	36	China (中国)	752
17	Pattern (格局)	2 453	37	Population (种群)	730
18	Growth (增长)	2 383	38	Vulnerability (脆弱性)	696
19	Community (群落)	2 264	39	Photosynthesis (光合)	677
20	Nitrogen (氮)	2 165	40	Respiration (呼吸)	620