The Spatiotemporal Variation in Biodiversity and Its Response to Different Future Development Scenarios: A Case Study of Guilin as an Internationally Renowned Tourist Destination in China

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(5), P. 2101 - 2101

Published: March 2, 2024

The preservation of biodiversity is crucial for maintaining ecological balance and promoting the harmonious development mankind nature. To formulate a conservation plan Guilin in China accurately evaluate impact measures on regional biodiversity, this study combined InVEST model (v 3.7.0), GeoSOS-FLUS 2.3), landscape pattern index, analyzing spatiotemporal changes from 2000 to 2020 simulating under different scenarios 2040. results showed following: (1) index displayed declining trend, with average annual value decreasing 0.875 0.870 2020. area experiencing reduction was primarily concentrated around city. (2) level each district county had large difference, overall distribution characteristics “higher northwest, southwest, east, lower northeast, southeast central”. (3) hotspots were identified as priority areas conservation; woodland wetland effectively protected, expansion construction land arable limited protection scenario compared natural scenario. (4) could reach 0.872 2040 after adoption measures, which 0.013 higher than can provide guidance national sustainable city use planning Guilin, well scientific reference creation policies.

Language: Английский

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Utilizing the Genetic Potentials of Traditional Rice Varieties and Conserving Rice Biodiversity with System of Rice Intensification Management

Published: Nov. 22, 2023

The genetic potentials of rice cultivars will need to be expressed their fullest if global production is expanded enough by 2050 meet the increased demand expanding population while availability land and water per capita dwindles. New ‘improved’ varieties have contributed greatly over past 50 years, but rate yield increase based on changes has declined in recent decades compared with early years Green Revolution. In fact, many consumers continue prefer consume ‘traditional’ (referred also as local, native, unimproved, or indigenous) because taste, aroma, texture, other qualities. Further, farmers cultivate these better adaptation local climatic soil conditions evolved resistance endemic stresses. practices that comprise System Rice Intensification (SRI), including transplanting seedlings at a young age, wide spacing between plants, keeping well-aerated rather than inundated, enhancing organic matter, provide traditional micro-environments are more favorable for expression agronomic potentials. Interactions among characteristics, water, energy, inputs improve phenotypic physiological performance plants. This paper considers how cultivation SRI methods can raise yields, reduce farmers’ costs production, generate higher incomes, contributing conservation biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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Roles of Phyllosphere Microbes in Rice Health and Productivity

Plants, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(23), P. 3268 - 3268

Published: Nov. 21, 2024

The phyllosphere, comprising the aerial portions of plants, is a vibrant ecosystem teeming with diverse microorganisms crucial for plant health and productivity. This review examines functional roles phyllosphere in rice (

Language: Английский

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Introduction to Special Issue on “The System of Rice Intensification (SRI)—Contributions to Agricultural Sustainability”

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(5), P. 909 - 909

Published: April 26, 2024

The ideas and methods that constitute the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) were first synthesized in Madagascar by Henri de Laulanié early 1980s [...]

Language: Английский

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