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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Xiong, Ying
• Mo, Sihao
• Wu, Haipeng
• Qu, Xinyu
• Liu, Yuanyuan
• Zhou, Lu

Titel

Influence of human activities and climate change on wetland landscape pattern—A review

Ist Teil von

• The Science of the total environment, 2023-06, Vol.879, p.163112-163112, Article 163112

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Wetlands (rivers, lakes, swamps, etc.) are biodiversity hotspots, providing habitats for biota on the earth. In recent years, wetlands have been significantly affected by human activities and climate change, and wetland ecosystems have become one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. There have been many studies on the impact of human activities and climate change on wetland landscapes, but there is still a lack of relevant reviews. This article summarizes the research on the impact of global human activities and climate change on wetland landscape patterns (vegetation distribution, etc.) from 1996 to 2021. Human activities such as dam construction, urbanization, and grazing will significantly affect the wetland landscape. Generally, dam construction and urbanization are generally believed to harm wetland vegetation, but appropriate human behaviors such as tillage benefit wetland plants' growth on reclaimed land. Prescribed fires in non-inundation periods are one of the ways to increase the vegetation coverage and diversity of wetlands. In addition, some ecological restoration projects have a positive impact on wetland vegetation (quantity, richness, etc.). Under climatic conditions, extreme floods and droughts are likely to change the wetland landscape pattern, and excessively high and low water levels will restrict plants. At the same time, the invasion of alien vegetation will inhibit the growth of native vegetation in the wetland. In an environment of global warming, rising temperatures may be a “double-edged sword” for alpine and higher latitude wetland plants. This review will help researchers better understand the impact of human activities and climate change on wetland landscape patterns and suggests avenues for future studies. [Display omitted] •The wetland landscape (vegetation distribution) is selected as the research object.•The impact of climate change on wetland landscape pattern was reviewed.•The impact of human activities on the wetland landscape pattern was reviewed.•The current research needs and future research directions were clarified.