Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 875-884.doi: 10.19741/j.issn.1673-4831.2018.0437

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Study on Landscape Changes and Carbon Budget Situation in Arid Land: A Case Study in Tarim Basin, Xinjiang

JIANG Ye-lin1,2, WANG Rang-hui1,2, PENG Qing1, LI Yan3, LI Cheng1, GUO Jing1   

  1. 1. School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;
    2. Collaborative Innovation Center on Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;
    3. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Techmology, Nanjing 210044, China
  • Received:2018-07-25 Online:2019-07-25 Published:2019-07-22

Abstract:

By considering the coupling of landscape patterns and space,the evolution of landscape patterns in Tarim Ba-sin was studied through analyzing multi-source remote sensing images. The influence of landscape pattern on carbon bud-get was also investigated in this study. The results show that:(1) The vegetation condition in Tarim Basin becomes better due to the positive influence of climate change and human activities. The woodland area and the cultivated area both sig-nificantly increased while the grassland area slightly increased; (2) The carbon budget in Tarim Basin is in good condi-tion with carbon sequestration. Its capacity gradually increased from 2001 to 2010; (3) Although current human activi-ties including sand prevention and carbon fixation,water delivery,and water conductivity improved the ecological envi-ronment in Tarim Basin,further ecological management should be carried out considering climate change impacts.

Key words: landscape, carbon budget, climate change, Tarim Basin, arid land

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