人类世生物地球化学循环及其科学

刘丛强, 李思亮, 刘学炎, 王宝利, 郎赟超, 丁虎, 郝丽萍, 张琼予

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地学前缘 ›› 2024, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1) : 455-466. DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2024.1.26
环境变化与生物圈层相互作用

人类世生物地球化学循环及其科学

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Biogeochemical cycles in the Anthropocene and its significance

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地球已进入新的地质时代——“人类世”,人类已成为全球变化的主要驱动力。人类活动导致的地球生态系统的生物地球化学过程及关键生源要素的生物地球化学循环的改变直接或间接地影响着地球生态系统的关键功能,给人类福祉和可持续发展带来诸多威胁。本文基于地球系统科学研究的新进展,综述了人类世全球变化特征、生物地球化学循环在地球系统各圈层演化中的作用及其变化规律。特别关注了自然资源开发利用、生产和消费模式改变等人类活动对生物地球化学循环的影响,以及由此产生的气候、生态和环境效应。研究表明,应对人类世全球变化需要系统理解人类活动作为主要驱动力的多要素和多尺度生物地球化学循环过程及其生态和环境效应,基于地球系统科学的理论与方法开展针对人类世社会-生态系统的自然科学和社会科学的交叉融合研究。在文末提出了人类世生物地球化学研究的优先领域和方向,并强调解决受人类活动和气候变化高度影响下人类世生物地球化学循环的各种复杂科学问题的迫切性和重要性。

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The Earth has entered a new geological epoch - the “Anthropocene”, wherein humanity has become the principal driving force behind global changes. These activities, through their transformative effect on biogeochemical processes and the cycles of essential biogenic elements, are exerting a direct and indirect impact on the Earth's ecosystem's vital functions, thereby posing numerous challenges to human well-being and the sustainability of our development. Drawing from the latest advancements in Earth System Science, this paper offers an exhaustive review of the Anthropocene's global change dynamics, the pivotal role and evolving patterns of biogeochemical cycles across various Earth spheres, and their transformation. It specifically delves into the repercussions of human actions, including the exploitation of natural resources and shifts in production and consumption paradigms, on these biogeochemical cycles and their consequent climatic, ecological, and environmental effects. This study underscores the necessity of a holistic grasp of the complex, multi-scaled biogeochemical cycle processes propelled by human activities and their ecological and environmental ramifications. It advocates for an integrated approach in research, amalgamating natural and social sciences, anchored in the principles and methodologies of Earth System Science, aimed at deciphering the intricacies of the Anthropocene's social-ecological systems. Conclusively, the paper delineates strategic research areas and trajectories for investigating the Anthropocene's biogeochemical cycles, emphasizing the critical need to resolve the intricate scientific challenges posed by these cycles in an epoch deeply influenced by human endeavors and climatic change.

关键词

人类世 / 生物地球化学循环 / 全球变化 / 地球系统科学

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Anthropocene / biogeochemical cycles / global change / Earth system science

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P592;P461.8;P467

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刘丛强 , 李思亮 , 刘学炎 , . 人类世生物地球化学循环及其科学. 地学前缘. 2024, 31(1): 455-466 https://doi.org/10.13745/j.esf.sf.2024.1.26
Congqiang LIU, Siliang LI, Xueyan LIU, et al. Biogeochemical cycles in the Anthropocene and its significance[J]. Earth Science Frontiers. 2024, 31(1): 455-466 https://doi.org/10.13745/j.esf.sf.2024.1.26

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国家自然科学基金项目(42293262)
物质绿色创造与制造海河实验室资助项目

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