四百年来枣庄地区自然环境的变迁

CHANGES OF NATURAL EUVIRONMENT IN ZAO ZHUANG SCINCE 4 CENTURIES AGO

地处鲁南的枣庄地区,历史上曾经是一块山林茂密、泉流淙淙、并有众多野生动物栖息繁衍的土地。但由于人口的迅速增加,人类对自然资源索取的日益加剧,导致了自然环境的日趋恶化。本文从泉流的枯竭、山林的缩减和野生动物的灭绝三个方面,展示了这一地区古今环境变迁的图景,探讨了造成这种变迁的诸多原因。

Located in the southern part of shandong province, Zaozhuang area used to be a land with dense forests, sparkling spring waters, and many wild animals perching and multiplying on it in history. However, due to the dramatic increasing population, more and more the man demands from the natural resources, the natural environment worsens qradwally. This article shows the enviroumental changes from past to present in this arex through three aspects. the exhausting of the spling waters, the reduce of the forests and the extincting of the animals. It also probes into the causes of this change.