The dynamics of livestock and its in fluencing factors on the Mongolian Plateau

doi:10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100518

	The dynamics of livestock and its in fluencing factors on the Mongolian Plateau
	Wei, Yunjie 1,2; Zhen, Lin 1,2
刊名	ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
	2020-06-01
卷号	34 页码:14
关键词	Livestock population Rangeland Herders Ecological conservation Mongolian plateau
ISSN号	2211-4645
DOI	10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100518
通讯作者	Zhen, Lin(zhenl@igsnrr.ac.cn)
英文摘要	Animal husbandry on the Mongolian Plateau is a dynamic human-natural system characterized by complex relationships with the grassland ecosystem. Sustainable use of the plateau's grassland depends on the ability of herders and decision makers to adjust the grazing pattern to adapt to extreme climate events and socioeconomic conditions. Unfortunately, the system's responses and adaptation to these changes are unclear. However, simultaneously studying the natural and human factors will improve the understanding of the adaptations of grazing and the grassland ecosystem. The goal of this comparative study was to reveal the relationship between livestock management and government policy, natural conditions, and socioeconomic conditions near the border between Mongolia and China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In this study, we used spatial and statistical data in the analysis of the dynamics of livestock. (1) China implemented a livestock reduction policy, whereas Mongolia increased livestock through privatization of livestock and the development of an economic market. In addition, Mongolian herders raised more goats. (2) The livestock population was significantly positively correlated with vegetation cover (represented by the normalized difference vegetation index) during years of severe weather in both Inner Mongolia and Mongolia. (3) The goat population was influenced significantly by the export amount in Mongolia, but by the return on investment in Inner Mongolia. (4) The livestock population was only weakly related to the rural population and the number of herder households. Our findings provide a basis for improving grassland and animal management strategies in both countries. Co-management of the grassland and livestock by herders and the government will be needed to balance herder livelihoods with the grassland ecosystem.
资助项目	National Key Research and Development Program of China[2016YFC0503700] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41671517]
WOS关键词	INNER-MONGOLIA ; NATIONAL-PARK ; LAND-USE ; HERDERS ; DEGRADATION ; IMPACT ; CHINA ; CONSERVATION ; COMMUNITIES ; LIVELIHOODS
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER
WOS记录号	WOS:000541438600002
资助机构	National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/162340]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Zhen, Lin
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, 11A Datun Rd.Room B230, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wei, Yunjie,Zhen, Lin. The dynamics of livestock and its in fluencing factors on the Mongolian Plateau[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT,2020,34:14.
APA	Wei, Yunjie,&Zhen, Lin.(2020).The dynamics of livestock and its in fluencing factors on the Mongolian Plateau.ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT,34,14.
MLA	Wei, Yunjie,et al."The dynamics of livestock and its in fluencing factors on the Mongolian Plateau".ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT 34(2020):14.