Economic and population growth result in increasing use of biophysical resources, including
land and biomass. Human activities influence the biological productivity of land, altering …

Global increases in population, consumption, and gross domestic product raise concerns
about the sustainability of the current and future use of natural resources. The human …

Human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP), the aggregate impact of land use
on biomass available each year in ecosystems, is a prominent measure of the human …

Climate change and human activities are the two kinds of driving forces in desertification,
and assessing their relative role in desertification is of great significance to deeply …

The terrestrial carbon cycle is not well quantified. Biomass turnover time is a crucial
parameter in the global carbon cycle,,, and contributes to the feedback between the …

There has been increasing interest in new economic models that aim to improve quality of
life without increasing consumption. This article provides the first empirical analysis of how …

The combined effects of climate change and human activities pose threat to the sustainable
development of ecosystems. Human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) has …

With rapid economic growth and urbanization, self-sufficiency in crop production has
become central to China's agriculture policy. Accurate crop production statistics are …

Ecological restoration measures implemented in China have profoundly impacted
vegetation NPP. This study aimed to estimate the effects of the land conversion and …

Latin America, and particularly, the Rio de la Plata Grasslands (RPG), are one of the regions
with the highest rates of land use change worldwide. These changes drastically alter …