The impact of biofuel plantation on biodiversity: a review

doi:10.1007/s11434-014-0639-1

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	The impact of biofuel plantation on biodiversity: a review
	Liu, Ye ; Xu, Yue ; Zhang, Fengchun ; Yun, Jinqi ; Shen, Zehao
刊名	科学通报英文版
	2014
关键词	Biomass energy Biofuel plantation Ecological impacts Ecosystem service Habitat Species diversity Genetic risk RAIN-FOREST FRAGMENTATION LAND-USE CHANGE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS BIOENERGY PRODUCTION CROP CULTIVATION UNITED-STATES WATER-USE ENERGY CONSERVATION
DOI	10.1007/s11434-014-0639-1
英文摘要	Because plants convert solar energy into chemical energy stored in organisms, biomass production as an energy source can help to reduce the world's reliance on fossil energy and mitigate global warming. Biofuel production is a fast-growing industry that represents a new type of large-scale human disturbance on ecosystems. Thus, the benefits of biofuel production bring environmental risks that include its potential impact on biodiversity, which is still an open question. In this review, we start first with a brief overview of the evolution of biofuel concept; second, we review the state of biofuel production across the continents, with a major emphasis on the main species used and their major feedstock. For which, we found significant differences for land use and environmental cultural management of biofuel plantation between tropical and temperate regions. Third, we summarize the impacts of biofuel plantation on biodiversity at multiple scales, based on the case studied with respect to the corresponding issues. At the genetic level, introgression and contamination by aggressive genotypes are a primary risk. At the species level, habitat pollution, degradation, and disturbance caused by intensive management of biofuel plantation significantly raise the risk of habitat fragmentation, native extinction, and bio-invasion. At the ecosystem level, the large-scale homogeneous landscape of biofuel plantation results in simplified community and food web that severely damage ecosystem services, including ecosystem diversity. Finally, we compare the current and potential benefits and risks of biofuel plantations for the practical application of a biofuel industry of China. We emphasize the land use constraint from food security and biodiversity conservation, and the need for scientific research and systematic monitoring as a critical support for the sustainable development of biofuel production in China.; http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000344614800002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701 ; Multidisciplinary Sciences; SCI(E); 2; REVIEW; shzh@urban.pku.edu.cn; 34; 4639-4651; 59
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.pku.edu.cn/handle/20.500.11897/160861]
专题	城市与环境学院
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Ye,Xu, Yue,Zhang, Fengchun,et al. The impact of biofuel plantation on biodiversity: a review[J]. 科学通报英文版,2014.
APA	Liu, Ye,Xu, Yue,Zhang, Fengchun,Yun, Jinqi,&Shen, Zehao.(2014).The impact of biofuel plantation on biodiversity: a review.科学通报英文版.
MLA	Liu, Ye,et al."The impact of biofuel plantation on biodiversity: a review".科学通报英文版 (2014).