A framework for the regional critical zone classi?cation: the case of the Chinese Loess Plateau

作     者：Yihe Lü Jian Hu Bojie Fu Paul Harris Lianhai Wu Xiaolin Tong Yingfei Bai Alexis J.Comber 

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Joint Center for Global Change Studies Institute of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Southwest Minzu University Sustainable Agriculture SciencesRothamsted Research 

出 版 物：《National Science Review》 (国家科学评论(英文版))

年 卷 期：2019年第6卷第1期

页      面：14-18页

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学科分类：07[理学] 0705[理学-地理学] 070501[理学-自然地理学] 

基　　金：supported by the China–UK bilateral collaborative research on critical zone science(National Natural Science Foundation of China No.41571130083) the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFC0501601) the Natural Environment Research Council Newton Fund(NE/N007433/1) the Key Science and Technology project of Yan’an Municipality(2016CGZH-14–03) 

主　　题：the case of the Chinese Loess Plateau CLP CZ 

摘      要：The concept of the Earth’s Critical Zone(CZ)—the near-surface heterogeneous environment of our planet—was originally defined to include the land surface,vegetation canopy, rivers, lakes and shallow seas [1]. CZ accommodates interactions among air, water, soil, rock and living organisms, and determines the availability of life-sustaining resources needed for the well-being and sustainability of human society. Therefore, there are new opportunities for integrative studies of