Afforestation and Reforestation: Drivers, Dynamics, and Impacts

• Main Author: Sun, Ge (auth)
• Other Authors: Dong, Gang (auth), Xiao, Jingfeng (auth), Hao, Lu (auth), Zhang, Zhiqiang (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; simulation modeling; shear strength; stand structure; vegetation restoration; surface runoff; soil and water conservation function; soil enzymes; riverbank; evapotranspiration; human activity; afforestation; Artemisia ordosica; forest cover; precipitation variation; soil bioengineering; base flow; Poyang Lake Basin; in situ calibration; quantification; chlorophyll fluorescence; photoprotection; remote sensing; root distribution; ecosystem model; CASA; afforestation ecosystem; phenophase; vegetation cover change; soil characteristics; Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Pinus tabulaeformis Carr. mixed plantations; composted pine bark; water-energy balance; sediment load; soil respiration; energy partitioning; soil microbial biomass; transpiration; net primary productivity; spatio-temporal scales; seedling quality; peat moss; fresh pine sawdust; understory plants; ring-porous trees; different climatic conditions; dye tests; structural equation model; Loess Plateau; evapotranspiration (ET); Pinus engelmannii Carr.; empirical statistics; heat dissipation probes; MODIS; slope change ratio of cumulative quantities (SCRCQ); soil water balance; LAI; climate fluctuation; BTOPMC model; living brush mattress; vegetation greening; streamflow
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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 dramaticall...