Chi Xu
Nanjing University
88 Papers
173 Citations
Chi Xu is an academic researcher from Nanjing University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Spatial ecology & Environmental science. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 83 publications. Previous affiliations of Chi Xu include Wageningen University and Research Centre & Life Sciences Institute.
Chat about Author
Papers
Future of the human climate niche.
Chi Xu,Timothy A. Kohler,Timothy M. Lenton,Jens-Christian Svenning,Marten Scheffer,Marten Scheffer,Marten Scheffer +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that depending on scenarios of population growth and warming, over the coming 50 y, 1 to 3 billion people are projected to be left outside the climate conditions that have served humanity well over the past 6,000 y.
706
The spatiotemporal dynamics of rapid urban growth in the Nanjing metropolitan region of China
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a series of spatial analyses using remotely sensed data of 1979, 1988, 1998, 2000 and 2003 to understand the spatio-temporal dynamics of the urban landscape of the Nanjing metropolitan region, China.
339
China's Natural Wetlands: Past Problems, Current Status, and Future Challenges
Shuqing An,Harbin Li,Baohua Guan,Changfang Zhou,Zhongsheng Wang,Zifa Deng,Yingbiao Zhi,Yuhong Liu,Chi Xu,Shubo Fang,Jinhui Jiang,Hongli Li +11 more
TL;DR: The current status of the natural wetlands in China is described, past problems are reviewed, the funding of billions of dollars to restore degraded wetlands, and the national plan to place 90% of natural wetlands under protection by 2030 are reviewed.
From unusual suspect to serial killer: Cyanotoxins boosted by climate change may jeopardize megafauna.
Hai-Jun Wang,Chi Xu,Ying Liu,Erik Jeppesen,Jens-Christian Svenning,Jianguo Wu,Wenxia Zhang,Tianjun Zhou,Puze Wang,Shingirai Nangombe,Jinge Ma,Hongtao Duan,Jingyun Fang,Ping Xie,Ping Xie +14 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that systematic, quantitative cyanotoxin risk assessments are made and precautionary actions to mitigate the risks are taken without hesitation to ensure the health and sustainability of the megafauna and human societies within the region.
152
Quantifying the human cost of global warming
Timothy M. Lenton,Chi Xu +1 more
TL;DR: The human climate niche as mentioned in this paper is defined as the historically highly conserved distribution of relative human population density with respect to mean annual temperature, and it has been shown that climate change has already put ~9% of people outside this niche.