The Pressures and Countermeasures of Grassland Biodiversity Conservation in Northern China

Abstract:

In this study, we sought to analyze the pressures of the grassland ecosystem in China and explore practical countermeasures to protect grassland biodiversity. The prominent ecological problems in grassland biodiversity conservation included rapid population growth, economic development, resource exploitation and global climate change, among which human interferences strongly influenced the grassland ecosystem. Rapid population growth and economic development still severely restricted biodiversity conservation, but coal resource exploitation gradually developed a new serious pressure for grassland biodiversity. In addition, climate change further aggravated biodiversity loss. According to these pressures, we proposed several practical countermeasures such as readjusting the industrial structure, and relieving the pressures of grassland, and conducting near-natural restoration as well as carrying out ecological compensation. This study will provide the scientific reference for manager and policy-makers of grassland biodiversity conservation.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 955-959)
• Pages: 3696-3700
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.955-959.3696
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Zhi Rong Zheng, Chao Yang Feng, Sheng Xing Ye, Zhao Yan Diao, Shi Hai Lv*
• Keywords: Climate Change, Countermeasure, Grassland Biodiversity, Human Interferences

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