Title: The Impact of Historical Climate Change and Human Activities on the Sandy Desertification of Mu Us Region
Abstract: Integrated the materials of climate change,human activities and the sandy desertification process were intergrated to analyze the impact of climate change and human activities on the desertification respectively.The result indicated that the desertification of this region was accelerated gradually through historical time.Before Tang Dynasty,the sandland development was dominated by climate condition,then,the influence of human became more and more important.A wet climate could prevent the desertification from expanding and the agriculture could speed the expanding of the desertification.The future development of the desertification of this region will depend on the precipitation change caused by the global warming and the proportion of agriculture and stockbreeding.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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