Fences and hydropower:Important but overlooked Human Footprint  

作　　者：Jian Sun Isabel C.Barrio 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System,Resources and Environment,Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,No.16 Lincui Road,Chaoyang District,Beijing 100101,China [2]Faculty of Environmental and Forest Sciences,Agricultural University of Iceland,Reykjavík 112,Iceland

出　　处：《Geography and Sustainability》2023年第4期340-342,共3页地理学与可持续性（英文）

基　　金：the Second Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(Grant No.2019QZKK0405);the investiga-tion and monitoring project on Rational construction and utilization of grassland fence in China National Park(QHXH-2021-07-19-package 2).

摘　　要：Human activities have impacted 77%of the terrestrial ecosystems(excluding Antarctica),and the remaining areas are becoming increasingly endangered.Mapping spatiotemporal dynamics of Human Footprint has been used to evaluate the cumulative interference on terrestrial environments globally.However,fences and hydropower,two widespread and rapidly expanding infrastructures,have not been considered regarding Human Footprint,despite their complicated and extensive effects on ecosystem functioning and species survival.Previous work has proved that fences increase habitat fragmentation,disrupt migratory routes,inadvertently trap and kill wildlife,and hinder genetic exchange.Hydropower construction also caused habitat loss,fragmentation,and degradation.These impacts have received global concern,but fences around the world are difficult to be detected due to the limitations of current cartographic technologies.Furthermore,the effect of hydropower on the terrestrial environment has been underestimated,making the research on this topic at a global scale still in its infancy.Therefore,building an observation network of global fences and hydropower is a necessary step to move forward in the assessment of the impact of human activities on our planet,but also to better provide scientific support for policy-making regarding global biodiversity conservation,the identification of protected areas,and the prioritization of ecological restoration areas.

关 键 词：Global observation network Spatiotemporal dynamics FENCES HYDROPOWER Human Footprint 

分 类 号：X171.1[环境科学与工程—环境科学]