04915nam 2201081z- 450 991036775240332120231214133505.03-03921-448-9(CKB)4100000010106193(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/40407(EXLCZ)99410000001010619320202102d2019 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfforestation and Reforestation: Drivers, Dynamics, and ImpactsMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20191 electronic resource (194 p.)3-03921-447-0 Afforestation/reforestation (or forestation) has been implemented worldwide as an effective measure towards sustainable ecosystem services and addresses global environmental problems such as climate change. The conversion of grasslands, croplands, shrublands, or bare lands to forests can dramatically alter forest water, energy, and carbon cycles and, thus, ecosystem services (e.g., carbon sequestration, soil erosion control, and water quality improvement). Large-scale afforestation/reforestation is typically driven by policies and, in turn, can also have substantial socioeconomic impacts. To enable success, forestation endeavors require novel approaches that involve a series of complex processes and interdisciplinary sciences. For example, exotic or fast-growing tree species are often used to improve soil conditions of degraded lands or maximize productivity, and it often takes a long time to understand and quantify the consequences of such practices at watershed or regional scales. Maintaining the sustainability of man-made forests is becoming increasingly challenging under a changing environment and disturbance regime changes such as wildland fires, urbanization, drought, air pollution, climate change, and socioeconomic change. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on case studies of the drivers, dynamics, and impacts of afforestation/reforestation at regional, national, or global scales. These new studies provide an update on the scientific advances related to forestation. This information is urgently needed by land managers and policy makers to better manage forest resources in today’s rapidly changing environments.Afforestation and Reforestationsimulation modelingshear strengthstand structurevegetation restorationsurface runoffsoil and water conservation functionsoil enzymesriverbankevapotranspirationhuman activityafforestationArtemisia ordosicaforest coverprecipitation variationsoil bioengineeringbase flowPoyang Lake Basinin situ calibrationquantificationchlorophyll fluorescencephotoprotectionremote sensingroot distributionecosystem modelCASAafforestation ecosystemphenophasevegetation cover changesoil characteristicsRobinia pseudoacacia L. and Pinus tabulaeformis Carr. mixed plantationscomposted pine barkwater-energy balancesediment loadsoil respirationenergy partitioningsoil microbial biomasstranspirationnet primary productivityspatio-temporal scalesseedling qualitypeat mossfresh pine sawdustunderstory plantsring-porous treesdifferent climatic conditionsdye testsstructural equation modelLoess Plateauevapotranspiration (ET)Pinus engelmannii Carr.empirical statisticsheat dissipation probesMODISslope change ratio of cumulative quantities (SCRCQ)soil water balanceLAIclimate fluctuationBTOPMC modelliving brush mattressvegetation greeningstreamflowSun Geauth705593Dong GangauthXiao JingfengauthHao LuauthZhang ZhiqiangauthBOOK9910367752403321Afforestation and Reforestation: Drivers, Dynamics, and Impacts3028076UNINA