Understanding livestock production and sustainability of grassland ecosystems in the Asian Dryland Belt

查看全文 作　　者：Jiaguo [1,4]Qi;Xiaoping [2]Xin;Ranjeet [1]John;Pavel [3]Groisman;Jiquan [1]Chen

机构地区：[1]Department of Geography,Environment,and Spatial Sciences and Center for Global Change and Earth Observations,Michigan State University,East Lansing,MI,USA;[2]Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing,China;[3]University Corp.for Atmospheric Research NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information,Asheville,NC,USA;[4]Zhejiang University,Hangzhou,China

出　　处：《Ecological Processes》索引2017年第6卷第1期,共10页

基　　金：This study was supported by the NSF Belmont forum(1531086);the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Land Cover Land Use Change program(NASA LCLUC)(#NNX15AD51G);the Monsoon Integrated Regional Studies,with funding from USDA through AgBioResearch(#MICL02264)at Michigan State University,and the“Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems(CNH)”Program of the NSF(#1313761);We thank Gabriela Shirkey for editing the language and format of the manuscript. 摘　　要：Background:Companioned by economic development,a dietary shift toward higher meat consumption is seen in developing countries and transitional economies,where the demand for livestock production has been increasing in response to such a dietary shift.In the Asian Dryland Belt,approaches to meet this demand have focused on grazing intensification,cropland conversion for animal feed,and supplemental feeding.With the scarcity of water,energy,and food in the region,a key question is whether or not the current approaches are sustainable.If not,what are the pathways to increase livestock production while protecting the region’s environment for a sustainable future?We provide our reviews and discuss current approaches in response to these dietary shifts and assess their environmental resilience with a focus on the grassland ecosystems in the Asian Dryland Belt.Results:While current approaches alleviate the urgent need for short-term livestock production,they lead to longterm vulnerability in food security.Trade-offs between short gains and long-term losses,between food for humans and for animals,and between agricultural intensification and environmental degradation need to be holistically examined for the sustainable development of the region.A grassland water,energy,and food nexus framework is proposed with specific recommendations to increase livestock production while considering other ecosystem services of the dryland grassland ecosystems in the Asian Dryland Belt.Conclusions:Current practices to increase livestock production are likely to lead to long-term,large-scale ecological degradation of the grassland ecosystems in the Asian Dryland Belt and are thus unsustainable.By considering the trade-offs in the nexus of water,land,food,and livelihoods,sustainable pathways were articulated and recommended.Future pilot studies are needed for validation and adoption. 关键词：Dietary shift Livestock production SUSTAINABILITY GRASSLAND WEF nexus DRYLANDS

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