The impact of Arctic climatic and terrestrial environmental changes on primary industry: A review [北极气候和陆地环境变化对第一产业影响研究进展]

作者：Zhao C.; Zhu W.; Guo H.; Chen L.; Xie Z.

来源：Acta Geographica Sinica, 2022, 77(11): 2838-2861.

DOI：10.11821/dlxb202211010

• Arctic
• Climate change
• Primary industry
• Terrestrial environmental change

The Arctic is undergoing unprecedented climatic and terrestrial environmental changes. The Arctic primary industry has experienced a wide and significant effect from these shifting environmental factors, such as rising temperatures, greening vegetation, thawing permafrost, and frequent wildfires. It is essential to integrate the knowledge of impacts caused by climatic and terrestrial environmental changes on Arctic primary production in order to support the sustainable development of primary industry and inform the formulation of industrial policies. The four main sectors of primary industry (cultivation, livestock husbandry, forestry, fishery and aquaculture) were discussed in this work. This study synthesized the types and extent of the impacts caused by climatic and terrestrial environmental changes on each sector, and provided a summary and outlook from five aspects with a cross-sector perspective: (1) the specific ways of climate changes affecting primary production; (2) the challenges of integrating knowledge from local researches; (3) the enactment and implementation of adaptation strategies; (4) the demand for integration and innovation in data and methods; and (5) the inspiration of the climate change-induced alteration in Arctic primary industry for China. This study concluded the priorities of researching the impact of climate changes on Arctic primary industry, and the results would be capable to aid China's participation in the sustainable development of Arctic primary producing activities.

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