干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa

Arid

DOI	10.1016/j.ancene.2021.100307
	Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa
	Milton, Suzanne. J.; Dean, W. Richard. J.
通讯作者	Milton, SJ (corresponding author), Wolwekraal Conservat & Res Org, Prince Albert, South Africa.
来源期刊	ANTHROPOCENE
ISSN	2213-3054
出版年	2021
卷号	36
英文摘要	Arid regions globally have suffered ecological damage as European colonists have displaced virtually all nomadic cultures over the past 300 years, exploiting grazing, fauna and water unsustainably in creating permanent settlements. The Karoo is one such arid region that covers about one third of South Africa. In common with arid regions globally, this sparsely-populated shrubland was historically used mainly for ranching, but is now becoming increasingly important for renewable energy generation (wind and sun), for adventure tourism, and potentially for mining. Current and future land users in the Karoo face challenges posed by damage caused by past land use, particularly overgrazing and impoundments. Land users of the future will probably experience additional challenges caused by the combined impacts of damaging land use and climate change. This review synthesizes the bodies of literature on the archaeology, ecology, land use history, environmental change and development planning. In doing so, we address the effects of historical land use on biodiversity and ecosystem goods and services in the region. We also identify avenues for future research, including mitigation and restoration actions required to make continued human occupation of the Karoo sustainable. Insights on the sustainability of the Karoo region are relevant when considering the socio-ecological futures of arid regions elsewhere.
英文关键词	Land degradation Overgrazing Mining Rehabilitation Sustainability
类型	Review
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000702999700002
WOS关键词	ARID RANGELAND DEGRADATION ; BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS ; OPUNTIA-FICUS-INDICA ; SUCCULENT KAROO ; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; CAPE-PROVINCE ; EASTERN CAPE ; LONG-TERM ; LAND-USE ; INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography ; Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362463
作者单位	[Milton, Suzanne. J.; Dean, W. Richard. J.] Wolwekraal Conservat & Res Org, Prince Albert, South Africa; [Milton, Suzanne. J.; Dean, W. Richard. J.] South African Environm Observat Network SAEON, Arid Lands Node, Kimberley, South Africa; [Dean, W. Richard. J.] Univ Cape Town, Fitzpatrick Inst, Private Bag X3, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Milton, Suzanne. J.,Dean, W. Richard. J.. Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa[J],2021,36.
APA	Milton, Suzanne. J.,&Dean, W. Richard. J..(2021).Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa.ANTHROPOCENE,36.
MLA	Milton, Suzanne. J.,et al."Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa".ANTHROPOCENE 36(2021).