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DOI	10.1007/s11625-015-0325-5
	Impacts of snow disaster on meat production and adaptation: an empirical analysis in the yellow river source region
	Fang, Yi-ping; Zhao, Chen; Ding, Yong-jian; Qin, Da-he; Huang, Jia-li
发表日期	2016
ISSN	1862-4065
起始页码	249
结束页码	260
卷号	11 期号:2
英文摘要	The Yellow River source region is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, and has a sensitive response to global change due to its unique cryosphere processes. Any slight changes in natural elements and human activity can have a magnified effect on grassland ecosystem, animal husbandry, and pastoral livelihoods since its economy is exclusively dominated by grassland animal husbandry. Because snow disaster has been one of the major natural disasters in the source region, it is crucial to explore the economic impact of snow disaster on animal husbandry and identify effective adaptation measures. A nonlinear model of meat production was established in relation to snow disaster, grassland productivity, and disaster prevention by introducing a snow level index, and selecting three key indicators of grassland productivity and disaster prevention, including grass growing season precipitation concentration, sown grassland area, and warm barn area. This is an inverse of negative correlation, less meat when there is more snow. Per unit increase in snow level in the source region led to a decrease of 0.213 units in meat production. However, production losses caused by the snow disaster could be effectively suppressed by the increase in scale and intensity of sown grassland and warm barn construction. Per unit increase in sown grassland and warm barn area led to an increase of 0.240 and 0.610 units in meat production, respectively. The effects of sown grassland and warm barn area in reducing snow damage at different snow levels were analyzed. Snow disaster adaptation in the source region should include acceleration of the construction of meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation system, to ensure balanced forage supply between winter and spring, to prioritize the development of warm barn, and reduce the proportion of self-financed construction warm barn to encourage active participation of pastoralists, and to develop insurance mechanism for livestock.
英文关键词	Meat production; Snow disaster prevention; Adaptation; Adaptive performance
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/158554
作者单位	Fang, YP (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fang, Yi-ping,Zhao, Chen,Ding, Yong-jian,et al. Impacts of snow disaster on meat production and adaptation: an empirical analysis in the yellow river source region[J],2016,11(2).
APA	Fang, Yi-ping,Zhao, Chen,Ding, Yong-jian,Qin, Da-he,&Huang, Jia-li.(2016).Impacts of snow disaster on meat production and adaptation: an empirical analysis in the yellow river source region.SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE,11(2).
MLA	Fang, Yi-ping,et al."Impacts of snow disaster on meat production and adaptation: an empirical analysis in the yellow river source region".SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE 11.2(2016).