期刊
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 41, 期 2, 页码 449-455出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058857
关键词
agriculture; bioenergy; carbon cycle; food production; net primary production; NPP
资金
- NASA Earth Observing System MODIS project [NNX08AG87A]
- U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Group
- NASA [NNX08AG87A, 100507] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
Driven by global population and standard of living increases, humanity co-opts a growing share of the planet's natural resources resulting in many well-known environmental trade-offs. In this study, we explored the impact of agriculture on a resource fundamental to life on Earth: terrestrial vegetation growth (net primary production; NPP). We demonstrate that agricultural conversion has reduced terrestrial NPP by 7.0%. Increases in NPP due to agricultural conversion were observed only in areas receiving external inputs (i.e., irrigation and/or fertilization). NPP reductions were found for 88% of agricultural lands, with the largest reductions observed in areas formerly occupied by tropical forests and savannas (71% and 66% reductions, respectively). Without policies that explicitly consider the impact of agricultural conversion on primary production, future demand-driven increases in agricultural output will likely continue to drive net declines in global terrestrial productivity, with potential detrimental consequences for net ecosystem carbon storage and subsequent climate warming.
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