دورية أكاديمية
Dramatic cropland expansion in Myanmar following political reforms threatens biodiversity.
العنوان: | Dramatic cropland expansion in Myanmar following political reforms threatens biodiversity. |
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المؤلفون: | Zhang Y; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore. zhangyuchen@u.nus.edu., Prescott GW; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore., Tay RE; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore., Dickens BL; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore., Webb EL; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore., Htun S; Wildlife Conservation Society Myanmar Program, Aye Yeik Mon 1st Street, Ward 3, Building C1 Hlaing Township, 11051, Yangon, Myanmar., Tizard RJ; Wildlife Conservation Society Myanmar Program, Aye Yeik Mon 1st Street, Ward 3, Building C1 Hlaing Township, 11051, Yangon, Myanmar., Rao M; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore.; Wildlife Conservation Society Asia Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, New York, 10460, USA., Carrasco LR; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore. |
المصدر: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2018 Nov 08; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 16558. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 08. |
نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Conservation of Natural Resources*, Agriculture/*legislation & jurisprudence , Crops, Agricultural/*growth & development, Biodiversity ; Crops, Agricultural/classification ; Economic Development ; Forests ; Models, Theoretical ; Myanmar |
مستخلص: | Effective conservation planning needs to consider the threats of cropland expansion to biodiversity. We used Myanmar as a case study to devise a modeling framework to identify which Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are most vulnerable to cropland expansion in a context of increasingly resolved armed conflict. We studied 13 major crops with the potential to expand into KBAs. We used mixed-effects models and an agricultural versus forest rent framework to model current land use and conversion of forests to cropland for each crop. We found that the current cropland distribution is explained by higher agricultural value, lower transportation costs and lower elevation. We also found that protected areas and socio-political instability are effective in slowing down deforestation with conflicts in Myanmar damaging farmland and displacing farmers elsewhere. Under plausible economic development and socio-political stability scenarios, the models forecast 48.5% of land to be converted. We identified export crops such as maize, and pigeon pea as key deforestation drivers. This cropland expansion would pose a major threat to Myanmar's freshwater KBAs. We highlight the importance of considering rapid land-use transitions in the tropics to devise robust conservation plans. |
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تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20181110 Date Completed: 20191106 Latest Revision: 20191108 |
رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC6224574 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-018-34974-8 |
PMID: | 30409993 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
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DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-018-34974-8 |