Regional Sustainability ›› 2021, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (2): 109-115.doi: 10.1016/j.regsus.2021.03.001
• Short Communication • Next Articles
Honghu MENGa,b, Xiaoyang GAOc, Yigang SAONGd, Guanlong CAOa,e, Jie LIa,*()
Received:
2020-12-21
Revised:
2021-01-28
Accepted:
2021-03-25
Online:
2021-04-20
Published:
2021-08-13
Contact:
Jie LI
E-mail:jieli@xtbg.ac.cn
Honghu MENG, Xiaoyang GAO, Yigang SAONG, Guanlong CAO, Jie LI. Biodiversity arks in the Anthropocene[J]. Regional Sustainability, 2021, 2(2): 109-115.
Fig. 1.
Selected characteristics of biodiversity-associated factors trends from 1750 to the “Great Acceleration” period that human activity is accelerating. The figure used the following sources: the frequency of tropical forest loss, marine fish capture, surface temperature, domesticated lands, human population, global CO2, and terrestrial biosphere degradation (adopted after Steffen et al. (2015)); the frequency of global index of invertebrate abundance: Lepidoptera and all other invertebrates from 1970 (adopted after Dirzo et al. (2014)); and the frequency of plant speciation and extinction from 1980 (adopted after Gao et al. (2020))."
Fig. 2.
Biodiversity arks should be the key areas where the vulnerable biodiversity is sheltered to alleviate human activity and buffered the climate change under the anthropogenic disturbance. For example, human activity and climate warming are impacting on the biodiversity, even in regions of the Indochina Peninsula, which are considered as the global biodiversity hotspot, e.g., the slash-and-burn cultivation in Laos (a) and the cold-adapted plants at high elevation (mountaintop) of Victoria Hills, Arakan Yoma, Myanmar (b)."
[1] |
Adams W.M., Aveling R., Brockington D., et al., 2004. Biodiversity conservation and the eradication of poverty. Science. 306(5699), 1146-1149.
doi: 10.1126/science.1097920 |
[2] |
Alexander J.M., Chalmandrier L., Lenoir J., et al., 2018. Lags in the response of mountain plant communities to climate change. Glob. Change Biol. 24(2), 563-579.
doi: 10.1111/gcb.2018.24.issue-2 |
[3] |
Arneth A., Shin Y.J., Leadleyd P., et al., 2020. Post-2020 biodiversity targets need to embrace climate change. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 117(49), 30882-30891.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2009584117 |
[4] |
Braje T.J., Erlandson J.M., 2013. Human acceleration of animal and plant extinctions: A Late Pleistocene, Holocene, and Anthropocene continuum. Anthropocene. 4, 14-23.
doi: 10.1016/j.ancene.2013.08.003 |
[5] |
Dirzo R., Young H.S., Galetti M., et al., 2014. Defaunation in the Anthropocene. Science. 345(6195), 401-406.
doi: 10.1126/science.1251817 |
[6] |
Gao J.G., Liu H., Wang N., et al., 2020. Plant extinction excels plant speciation in the Anthropocene. BMC Plant Biol. 20, 430.
doi: 10.1186/s12870-020-02646-3 |
[7] |
Harrison S., 2020. Plant community diversity will decline more than increase under climatic warming. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B. 375(1794), 20190106.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0106 |
[8] | IPBES Report,2019. Transforming changes are necessary to restore and protect nature. [2021-01-28]. https://www.ipbes.net/. |
[9] | IPCC,2019. The IPCC and the Sixth Assessment Cycle. [2021-01-28]. http://www.ipcc.ch/. |
[10] |
Isbel F., Gonzalez A., Loreau M., et al., 2017. Linking the influence and dependence of people on biodiversity across scales. Nature. 546, 65-72.
doi: 10.1038/nature22899 |
[11] |
Johnson C.N., Balmford A., Brook B.W., et al., 2017. Biodiversity losses and conservation responses in the Anthropocene. Science. 356(6335), 270-275.
doi: 10.1126/science.aam9317 |
[12] |
Kennedy C.M., Oakleaf J.R., Theobald D.M., et al., 2019. Managing the middle: A shift in conservation priorities based on the global human modification gradient. Glob. Change Biol. 25(3), 811-826.
doi: 10.1111/gcb.2019.25.issue-3 |
[13] |
Locke F., Ellis E.C., Venter O., et al., 2019. Three global conditions for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: an implementation framework. Natl. Sci. Rev. 6(6), 1080-1082.
doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwz136 |
[14] |
Mamalakis A., Randerson J.T., Yu J.Y., et al., 2021. Zonally contrasting shifts of the tropical rain belt in response to climate change. Nat. Clim. Change. 11, 143-151.
doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-00963-x |
[15] |
Maslin M.A., Lewis S.L., 2015. Define the Anthropocene. Nature. 519, 171-180.
doi: 10.1038/nature14258 |
[16] |
Meng H.H., Zhou S.S., Li L., et al., 2019a.Conflict between biodiversity conservation and economic growth: Insight into rare plants in tropical China. Biodivers. Conserv. 28(2), 523-537.
doi: 10.1007/s10531-018-1661-4 |
[17] |
Meng H.H., Zhou S.S., Jiang X.L., et al., 2019b.Are Mountaintops climate refugia for plants under global warming? A lesson from high-mountain oaks in tropical rainforest. Alp. Bot. 129(2), 175-183.
doi: 10.1007/s00035-019-00226-2 |
[18] | Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,2005. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis.Washington DC:Island Press. |
[19] |
Myers N., Mittermeier R.A., Mittermeier C.G., et al., 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature. 403, 853-858.
doi: 10.1038/35002501 |
[20] |
Ordonez A., Williams J.W., Svenning J.C., 2016. Mapping climatic mechanisms likely to favour the emergence of novel communities. Nat. Clim. Change. 6, 1104-1109.
doi: 10.1038/nclimate3127 |
[21] |
Otto S.P., 2018. Adaptation, speciation and extinction in the Anthropocene. Proc. R. Soc. B. 285(1891), 20182047.
doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2047 |
[22] | Panetta A.M., Stanton M.L., Harte J., 2018. Climate warming drives local extinction: Evidence from observation and experimentation. Sci. Adv. 4(2), eaaq1819. |
[23] |
Raftery A.E., Zimmer A., Frierson D.M.W., et al., 2017. Less than 2°C warming by 2100 unlikely. Nat. Clim. Change. 7, 637-641.
doi: 10.1038/nclimate3352 pmid: 30079118 |
[24] |
Rands M.R.W., Adams W.M., Bennun L., et al., 2010. Biodiversity conservation: Challenges beyond 2010. Science. 329(5997), 1298-1303.
doi: 10.1126/science.1189138 |
[25] |
Steffen W., Broadgate W., Deutsch L., et al., 2015. The trajectory of the Anthropocene: the Great Acceleration. Anthropocene Rev. 2(1), 81-98.
doi: 10.1177/2053019614564785 |
[26] |
Suggitt A.J., Wilson R.J., Isaac N.J.B., et al., 2018. Extinction risk from climate change is reduced by microclimatic buffering. Nat. Clim. Change. 8, 713-717.
doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0231-9 |
[27] |
Sutherland W.J., Atkinson P.W., Broad S., et al., 2021. A 2021 Horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues. Trend. Ecol. Evol. 36(1), 87-97.
doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.014 |
[28] |
Tang C.Q., Yang Y.C., Ohsawa M., et al., 2013. Survival of a tertiary relict species, Liriodendron chinense (Magnoliaceae), in southern China, with special reference to village fengshui forests. Am. J. Bot. 100(10), 2112-2119.
doi: 10.3732/ajb.1300057 |
[29] |
Thomas C.D., Franco A.M.A., Hill J.K., 2006. Range retractions and extinction in the face of climate warming. Trends Ecol. Evol. 21(8), 415-416.
pmid: 16757062 |
[30] |
Vellend M., Baeten L., Becker-Scarpitta A., et al., 2017. Plant biodiversity change across scales during the Anthropocene. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 68, 563-586.
doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042916-040949 pmid: 28125286 |
[31] |
Vellend M., Baeten L., Myers-Smith I.H., et al., 2013. Global meta-analysis reveals no net change in local-scale plant biodiversity over time. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 110(48), 19456-19459.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1312779110 pmid: 24167259 |
[32] |
Zalasiewicz J., Waters C.N., Wolf A.P., et al., 2017. Making the case for a formal Anthropocene Epoch: an analysis of ongoing critiques. Newsl. Stratigr. 50(2), 205-226.
doi: 10.1127/nos/2017/0385 |
[1] | SUBEDI Ashma, RAUT Nani, GURUNG Smriti. How Himalayan communities are changing cultivation practices in the context of climate change [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(4): 378-389. |
[2] | Binsheng LIU, Xiaohui ZHANG, Junfeng TIAN, Ruimin CAO, Xinzhang SUN, Bin XUE. Rural sustainable development: A case study of the Zaozhuang Innovation Demonstration Zone in China [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(4): 390-404. |
[3] | Chandra VOUMIK Liton, Hasanur RAHMAN Md., Maznur RAHMAN Md., RIDWAN Mohammad, AKTER Salma, RAIHAN Asif. Toward a sustainable future: Examining the interconnectedness among Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), urbanization, trade openness, economic growth, and energy usage in Australia [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(4): 405-415. |
[4] | AWAD Rula, TITI Hosam, MOHAMED-BRAHMI Aziza, JAOUAD Mohamed, GASMI-BOUBAKER Aziza. Small ruminant value chain in Al-Ruwaished District, Jordan [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(4): 416-424. |
[5] | Fan WU, Youjia LIANG, Lijun LIU, Zhangcai YIN, Jiejun HUANG. Identifying eco-functional zones on the Chinese Loess Plateau using ecosystem service bundles [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(4): 425-440. |
[6] | Surendra Singh JATAV, Kalu NAIK. Measuring the agricultural sustainability of India: An application of Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(3): 218-234. |
[7] | HAO Yun, WU Miao, ZHANG Xiaoyun, WANG Lixian, HE Jingjing. Research on the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity among the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(3): 322-331. |
[8] | Girma TILAHUN, Amare BANTIDER, Desalegn YAYEH. Synergies and trade-offs of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices selected by smallholder farmers in Geshy watershed, Southwest Ethiopia [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(2): 129-138. |
[9] | Enoch YELELIERE, Philip ANTWI-AGYEI, Frank BAFFOUR-ATA. Impacts of climate change on the yields of leguminous crops in the Guinea Savanna agroecological zone of Ghana [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(2): 139-149. |
[10] | Tobias ACKERL, Lemlem Fitwi WELDEMARIAM, Mary NYASIMI, Ayansina AYANLADE. Climate change risk, resilience, and adaptation among rural farmers in East Africa: A literature review [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(2): 185-193. |
[11] | Arifah, Darmawan SALMAN, Amir YASSI, Eymal Bahsar DEMMALLINO. Knowledge flow analysis of knowledge co-production-based climate change adaptation for lowland rice farmers in Bulukumba Regency, Indonesia [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(2): 194-202. |
[12] | Angelo Rellama AGDUMA, Francisco Gil GARCIA, Ma. Teodora CABASAN, Jonald PIMENTEL, Renee Jane ELE, Meriam RUBIO, Sedra MURRAY, Bona Abigail HILARIO-HUSAIN, Kier Celestial Dela CRUZ, Sumaira ABDULLAH, Shiela Mae BALASE, Krizler Cejuela TANALGO. Overview of priorities, threats, and challenges to biodiversity conservation in the southern Philippines [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(2): 203-213. |
[13] | Durdana OVAIS. Students’ sustainability consciousness with the three dimensions of sustainability: Does the locus of control play a role? [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(1): 13-27. |
[14] | Kwaku ADDAI, Berna SERENER, Dervis KIRIKKALELI. Can environmental sustainability be decoupled from economic growth? Empirical evidence from Eastern Europe using the common correlated effect mean group test [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2023, 4(1): 68-80. |
[15] | Enoch YELELIERE, Thomas YEBOAH, Philip ANTWI-AGYEI, Prince PEPRAH. Traditional agroecological knowledge and practices: The drivers and opportunities for adaptation actions in the northern region of Ghana [J]. Regional Sustainability, 2022, 3(4): 294-308. |
Viewed | ||||||
Full text |
|
|||||
Abstract |
|
|||||