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Front. For. Glob. Change
Sec. Forest Management
Volume 7 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2024.1396430
This article is part of the Research Topic Changing Driving Mechanisms of Climate Change and Human Management on Forest and Other Vegetation Ecosystems View all 8 articles

Spatial and temporal pattern of forest carrying capacity and its influencing factors in China, Japan and Korea based on climate change

Provisionally accepted
Yidan Hao Yidan Hao 1,2,3Jieming Chou Jieming Chou 1,2,3*Weixing Zhao Weixing Zhao 1,2,3Yuanmeng Li Yuanmeng Li 1,2,3Haofeng Jin Haofeng Jin 1,2,3
  • 1 State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
  • 2 Institute of Disaster Risk Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
  • 3 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China

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    Forest carrying capacity is a key factor related to resources, environment, and socio-economic development, and is also an important indicator for measuring the sustainable development capacity of regional society. Previous research has focused more on the management, protection, and utilization of forest resources by sovereign states, and regional assessments of sustainable development management between countries are not common.This study aims to explore the spatial-temporal distribution pattern of regional forest carrying capacity in Northeast Asia, and quantitatively evaluate the forest carrying capacity levels of China, Japan, and South Korea by establishing a comprehensive evaluation framework based on the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model.We analyzed 16 evaluation indicators from 2010 to 2020 and compared the spatiotemporal distribution of forest carrying capacity in the three countries.The research results indicate that Japan and South Korea maintain a highpressure and high carrying capacity state, while China exhibits a spatial pattern of high in the west and low in the east. The region with the lowest carrying capacity is Tianjin (with a score of 1.28 in 2010 and 1.44 in 2020). The carrying capacity of forests in China shows a positive spatial correlation, and there is a high concentration of carrying capacity in the northwest region.Therefore, it is necessary to develop targeted forestry management policies to address regional imbalances and strengthen the practice of sustainable forest management in Northeast Asia.

    Keywords: carrying capacity1, Northeast Asia2, Forest Indicators3, pressure-state-response model4, Climate Change5

    Received: 05 Mar 2024; Accepted: 25 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Hao, Chou, Zhao, Li and Jin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jieming Chou, State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, Beijing Municipality, China

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