Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection
Rapid land-use change in recent decades in China and its impact on terrestrial biodiversity have been widely studied, particularly at local and regional scales. However, the effect of land-use change on the diversity of soils that support the terrestrial biological system has rarely been studied. He...
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| description | Rapid land-use change in recent decades in China and its impact on terrestrial biodiversity have been widely studied, particularly at local and regional scales. However, the effect of land-use change on the diversity of soils that support the terrestrial biological system has rarely been studied. Here, we report the first effort to assess the impact of land-use change on soil diversity for the entire nation of China. Soil diversity and land-use effects were analyzed spatially in grids and provinces. The land-use effects on different soils were uneven. Anthropogenic soils occupied approximately 12% of the total soil area, which had already replaced the original natural soils. About 7.5% of the natural soil classes in China were in danger of substantial loss, due to the disturbance of agriculture and construction. More than 80% of the endangered soils were unprotected due to the overlook of soil diversity. The protection of soil diversity should be integrated into future conservation activities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f5d7283efac42dc81d52e6d309f74d32025-02-03T07:25:40ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/913852913852Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil ProtectionWei Shangguan0Peng Gong1Lu Liang2YongJiu Dai3Keli Zhang4State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaSchool of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaRapid land-use change in recent decades in China and its impact on terrestrial biodiversity have been widely studied, particularly at local and regional scales. However, the effect of land-use change on the diversity of soils that support the terrestrial biological system has rarely been studied. Here, we report the first effort to assess the impact of land-use change on soil diversity for the entire nation of China. Soil diversity and land-use effects were analyzed spatially in grids and provinces. The land-use effects on different soils were uneven. Anthropogenic soils occupied approximately 12% of the total soil area, which had already replaced the original natural soils. About 7.5% of the natural soil classes in China were in danger of substantial loss, due to the disturbance of agriculture and construction. More than 80% of the endangered soils were unprotected due to the overlook of soil diversity. The protection of soil diversity should be integrated into future conservation activities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/913852 |
| spellingShingle | Wei Shangguan Peng Gong Lu Liang YongJiu Dai Keli Zhang Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection |
| title_full | Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection |
| title_fullStr | Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection |
| title_short | Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection |
| title_sort | soil diversity as affected by land use in china consequences for soil protection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/913852 |
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