Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

Publications

• SCIENTIFIC REPORTS - Interactive spatial scale effects on species distribution modeling: The case of the giant panda

  Published on October 10, 2019
  This study highlights the impacts of the selection of spatial scale when evaluating species' habitat and distributions

• CURRENT BIOLOGY - Hidden loss of wetlands in China

  Published on September 23, 2019
  Examine the sufficiency of the ‘‘no net loss'' goal for managing wetlands.

• FISH AND FISHERIES - A fresh look at inland fisheries and their role in food security and livelihoods

  Published on September 1, 2019
  This paper synthesizes recent data on the role of inland fisheries and innovative approaches for assessing livelihood contributions and their importance in countries with limited access to ocean resources and aquaculture.

• JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES - Activating values for encouraging pro-environmental behavior

  Published on August 14, 2019
  The role of religious fundamentalism and willingness to sacrifice

• SCIENCE BULLETIN - Alignment of social and ecological structures increased the ability of river management

  Published on August 1, 2019
  Here, we analyze potential institutional causes of ecological degradation and how it can be reversed by introducing new forms of governance.

• GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH - Telecoupled impacts of livestock trade on non-communicable diseases

  Published on August 1, 2019
  LIvestock consumption through livestock import increased diet-related NCD risks.

• JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION - Identifying high value areas for conservation

  Published on June 19, 2019
  Accounting for connections among terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats in a tropical island system

• HYDROBIOLOGIA - Developing precipitation- and groundwater-corrected stream temperature models to improve brook charr management amid climate change

  Published on June 13, 2019
  Fisheries managers can use the stream temperature modeling approach described herein to predict effects of climate change on brook charr survival and growth and take actions to facilitate their sustainability in riverine systems.

• RESTORATION ECOLOGY - South–south cooperation for large-scale ecological restoration

  Published on June 13, 2019
  Natural capital degradation worldwide signals the growing need for larger investments in both nature conservation and ecosystem services provision and management. The role of large-scale ecological restoration is a vital part of the work that is needed

• Guidance for assessing interregional ecosystem service flows

  Published on June 3, 2019
  Ecosystem services (ES) assessments commonly focus on a specific biophysical region or nation and take its geographic borders as the system boundary. Most geographical regions are, however, not closed systems but are open and telecoupled with other reg

• Governing flows in telecoupled land systems

  Published on June 3, 2019
  The increasing global interconnectivity influencing land system changebringswith it newchallengesforland-system science.We evaluate whether recentland-system science (LSS) research into telecoupling provides a basis to set normative goals or priorities

• Developing precipitation- and groundwater-corrected stream temperature models to improve brook charr management amid climate change

  Published on May 30, 2019
  Conserving coldwater stream ecosystems in a warming world requires understanding how water temperature changes will affect the sustainability of coldwater fish populations such as brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis). To date, many models for predicting st

• Headwater Streams and Wetlands are Critical for Sustaining Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Services

  Published on May 29, 2019
  Headwater streams and wetlands are integral components of watersheds that are critical for biodiversity, fisheries, ecosystem functions, natural resource-based economies, and human society and culture.

• SUSTAINABILITY - Telecoupled Food Trade Affects Pericoupled Trade and Intracoupled Production

  Published on May 22, 2019
  The extent to which the telecoupled food trade affected the pericoupled trade and intracoupled processes holds implications for the true extent of production driven by distant demands.

• Eco-certification protocols as mechanisms to foster sustainable environmental practices in telecoupled systems

  Published on May 20, 2019
  This paper uses the telecoupling framework to investigate how distant systems are connected through flows of eco-certified forestry products and demonstrates how these connections drive environmental law compliance at the rural property level.

• JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH - International Tourism Dynamics in a Globalized World: A Social Network Analysis Approach

  Published on May 16, 2019
  Global tourism networks have become highly consolidated over time and that reduced transaction costs (e.g., language, distance, and visa policies) are more important in attracting international tourists than natural and cultural attractions.

• Effectiveness of China's protected areas in reducing deforestation

  Published on May 7, 2019
  Our findings highlight the need of systematically evaluating the effectiveness of PAs and incorporating this effectiveness into conservation planning and management to more fully realize the goals of PAs not only in China but also around the world.

• EXPLORING LAND USE CHANGE IN A GLOBALISED WORLD (Book chapter) What is Telecoupling?

  Published on May 5, 2019
  Book chapter -- preview of first 20 pages

• CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRO SUSTAINABILITY - Governing flows in telecoupled land systems

  Published on May 1, 2019
  We evaluate whether recent land-system science research into telecoupling provides a basis to set normative goals or priorities for addressing sustainability in coupled human-natural systems.

• SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Assessing the water and carbon footprint of hydropower stations at a national scale

  Published on April 22, 2019
  Water and CO2 footprint of hydropower have not been studied simultaneously at a large scale. We firstly assess water and CO2 foot- print of China's hydropower at a national scale.