Overview
- Includes land ecosystem carbon cycle model simulation, carbon-hydrology effect of grassland ecosystem under the global climate change, grassland degradation remote sensing evaluation and establishes a driving mechanism quantitative assessment model
- Accounting the carbon sink / source of grassland, explores the carbon source and sink sensitive region
- Explains the roles and contribution of climate change and human activities on grassland degradation
- Provides scientific basis and spatial guidance for the implementation of grassland degradation
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
The new scenario and driving mechanism evaluation model make this book a valuable read for researcher of land ecosystem carbon cycle, ecosytem degradation remote sensing evaluation as well as organizations engaged in eco-restoration practices.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr Jianlong Li is a professor works at Nanjing University, doctoral supervisor, and the Head of Department of Ecology Engineering of School of Life Science. He earned a Ph.D. in Ecosystem in Lanzhou University. His research focuses on the carbon cycle of land ecosystem, grassland ecosystem evaluation and environmental pollution evaluation. His main accomplishments include published more than 100 papers, including more than 50 SCI paper. Act as Members of the Council of the Grassland Ecology Society in China and the Council of Ecology; and act as a Reviewers of Top Periodicals at Home and Abroad. He has presided more than 10 Projects, including the National Key Basic Research Program (973), the National High-tech Research and Development Program (863) and Natural Science Fund.
Dr Tianxiang Yue is a Chief Professor at State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and NaturalResources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, doctoral supervisor, and acts as Director of Eco-environment Information Office. Winner of National Outstanding Youth Fund. He earned a Ph.D. in Lanzhou University. He has presided more than 20 Projects, including the National Key Basic Research Program (973), the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National High-tech Research and Development Program (863), the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program, the National Natural Science Foundation Program National Natural Science Fund and National Major Basic Research Program. He published more than 100 scientific research papers, including more than 60 SCI papers He Acts an Editorial Board of Important Periodicals at Home and Abroad including Science China, Transactions in GIS, Journal of Geographical Sciences, and Journal of Ecology. His main research interests are Modeling of Earth Surface System, Eco-environmental Informatics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Remote Sensing Monitoring and Evaluation of Degraded Grassland in China
Book Subtitle: Accounting of Grassland Carbon Source and Carbon Sink
Authors: Wei Zhou, Jianlong Li, Tianxiang Yue
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9382-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9381-6Published: 08 October 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9382-3Published: 17 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 138
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Geography, Ecosystems, Sustainable Development, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry