Climate change risk assessment of ecosystem productivity in the arid/humid transition zone of northern China
Received date: 2020-05-09
Request revised date: 2020-12-23
Online published: 2021-09-25
Supported by
National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFC1508805)
The Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA20020202)
The Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA19040304)
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Climate change risk has been a challenge for the development of society. As the ecosystems in the arid/humid transition zone (AHTZ) in northern China are characterized by sensitive and complex response to climatic fluctuations, assessing the climate change risk for ecosystems in the AHTZ is of scientific significance to regional climate governance and risk management. This study utilized the net primary productivity (NPP) as the indice for risk assessment. Based on the climate data of five global climate models (GCMs) participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) and four Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), the NPP was simulated using an improved LPJ (Lund-Potsdam-Jena). A climate change risk assessment method was built to identify the climate change risk levels and their spatio-temporal distributions in the AHTZ at different periods in the future. Results show that NPP loss would gradually extend and aggravate the risk in the AHTZ from mid-term period to long-term period of the 21st century. The risk under the high-emission scenario would be more serious, mainly manifested as a negative anomaly and a downward trend of NPP. In particular, under RCP8.5, 81.85% of the area may face climate change risk, and 54.71% will reach a high risk. During 2071-2099, under RCP8.5, the NPP anomaly in the high-risk area will reach (-96.00±46.95) gC m-2 a-1, and the changing rate of NPP will reach (-3.56±3.40) gC m-2 a-1. The eastern plain of AHTZ and the eastern grasslands of Inner Mongolia are expected to become the main risk concentration areas. The future vegetation growth in these areas may be adversely affected by climate change. Increasing warming and intensifying drying may be important causes for future climate change risks.
Key words: climate change; risk assessment; arid/humid transition zone; NPP; ecosystem
YIN Yunhe , MA Danyang , DENG Haoyu , WU Shaohong . Climate change risk assessment of ecosystem productivity in the arid/humid transition zone of northern China[J]. Acta Geographica Sinica, 2021 , 76(7) : 1605 -1617 . DOI: 10.11821/dlxb202107003
表1 2041—2070年不同情景下干湿过渡区风险面积占比(%)Tab. 1 Proportion of risk area in the AHTZ under different RCPs during 2041-2070 (%) |
风险等级 | RCP2.6 | RCP4.5 | RCP6.0 | RCP8.5 |
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低风险 | 23.15 | 23.71 | 31.04 | 27.40 |
中风险 | 5.46 | 14.88 | 26.62 | 19.22 |
高风险 | 0.84 | 11.39 | 14.57 | 14.11 |
总计 | 29.45 | 49.97 | 72.22 | 60.72 |
图8 2071—2099年不同情景下干湿过渡区风险分布Fig. 8 Spatial distribution of risk in the AHTZ under RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0, and RCP8.5 during 2071-2099 |
表2 2071—2099年不同情景下干湿过渡区风险面积占比(%)Tab. 2 Proportion of risk area in the AHTZ under different RCPs during 2071-2099 (%) |
风险等级 | RCP2.6 | RCP4.5 | RCP6.0 | RCP8.5 |
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低风险 | 19.77 | 22.16 | 20.54 | 14.28 |
中风险 | 4.77 | 18.83 | 18.68 | 12.86 |
高风险 | 1.75 | 9.58 | 32.92 | 54.71 |
总计 | 26.29 | 50.56 | 72.13 | 81.85 |
图9 不同情景下干湿过渡区各风险等级区域的NPP距平(相对于1981—2010年)Fig. 9 NPP anomalies of each risk level in the AHTZ under RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0, and RCP8.5, relative to 1981-2010 |
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