Spatio-temporal distribution and transformation of cropland in geomorphologic regions of China during 1990–2015

作     者：GAO Xiaoyu CHENG Weiming WANG Nan LIU Qiangyi MA Ting CHEN Yinjun ZHOU Chenghu 高晓雨;程维明;王楠;刘樯漪;马廷;陈印军;周成虎

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research CAS University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of CAAS 

出 版 物：《Journal of Geographical Sciences》 (地理学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第29卷第2期

页      面：180-196页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 082803[工学-农业生物环境与能源工程] 082802[工学-农业水土工程] 08[工学] 0828[工学-农业工程] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 120405[管理学-土地资源管理] 

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41421001,No.41590845,No.41571388 National Key Basic Research Program,No.2015CB954101 

主　　题：spatio-temporal distribution transformation of cropland geomorphologic regions China 

摘      要：Landforms are an important factor determining the spatial pattern of cropland through allocation of surface water and heat. Therefore, it is of great importance to study the change in cropland distribution from the perspective of geomorphologic divisions. Based on China s multi-year land cover data(1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015) and geomorphologic regionalization data, we analyzed the change in cropland area and its distribution pattern in six geomorphologic regions of China over the period of 1990-2015 with the aid of GIS techniques. Our results showed that the total cropland area increased from 177.1 to 178.5 million ha with an average increase rate of 0.03%. Cropland area decreased in southern China and increased in northern China. Region I(Eastern hilly plains) had the highest cropland increase rate, while the cropland dynamic degree of Region IV(Northwestern middle and high mountains, basins and plateaus) was significantly higher than that of other regions. The barycenter of China s cropland shifted from northern China to the northwest over the 25-year period. Regions IV and I were the two regions with the greatest increase of cropland. Region II(Southeastern low and middle mountains) and Region V(Southwestern middle and low mountains, plateaus and basins) were the main decreasing cropland regions. The area of cropland remained almost unchanged in Region III(Northern China and Inner Mongolia eastern-central mountains and plateaus) and Region VI(Tibetan Plateau). The loss of cropland occurred mostly in Regions I and II as a result of growing industrialization and urbanization, while the increase of cropland occurred mainly in Region IV because of reclamation of grassland and other wasteland. These analyzing results would provide fundamental information for further studies of urban planning, ecosystem management, and natural resourcesconservation in China.