Research - Northern and Western China; Developing an Agricultural, Environmental, and Natural Resources Mapping and Decision Support System (DSS) for Mitigating Desertification

Description: A multidisciplinary team of scientists and international development specialists with experience in agriculture, forestry, land degradation, germplasm collection and evaluation, and natural resource management will be developing a mapping and decision support system (DSS) that will improve natural resource management while protecting fragile ecosystems key to providing for a sustainable future. The strategy is to focus on near-term and longer-term strategies that will provide for changing societies in China's drylands. The team will be working with key scientists, policy makers, and/or land managers in China's drylands. We propose that such a person with these capabilities and interests work with counterparts at Oregon State University, the Desert Research Institute, and other institutions.

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Contact: David B. Hannaway

Start date: TBA

End date: TBA

Sponsor: TBA (ideas include PRC Ministry of Science and Technology, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Oregon State University, Desert Research Institute )

Category: Research

Keywords: spatial, terrain, DEM, soil, climate, vegetation, species, environment, decision support system, DSS, Internet Map Server, IMS, alternative futures

Location: Gansu, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, China

Participants: Heilman, Philip (USDA-ARS, Tucson); Mouat, David (DRI); Hannaway, David B. and Daly, Christopher (OSU)

Affiliations: USDA Agricultural Research Service Southwest Watershed Research Center (USDA-ARS-SWRC); Oregon State University; Desert Research Institute; Gansu Agricultural University