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Global functional variation in alpine vegetation [PDF]

Journal of Vegetation Science, 2021
AbstractQuestionsWhat are the functional trade‐offs of vascular plant species in global alpine ecosystems? How is functional variation related to vegetation zones, climatic groups and biogeographic realms? What is the relative contribution of macroclimate and evolutionary history in shaping the functional variation of alpine plant communities ...
Borja Jimenez-Alfaro, Carlos P Carmona, Arkadiusz Nowak   +2 more
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Impact of Climate Change on Potential Distribution Patterns of Alpine Vegetation in the Hengduan Mountains Region, China

Mountain Research and Development, 2020
Assessing the impacts of climate change on geographic distribution by identifying how biological response relates to environmental conditions is important for addressing the adverse effects of climate change.
Yunling He, Qiaoli Xiong, Lan Yu, Wenbo Yan, Xinxing Qu   +4 more
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Migration of vegetation boundary between alpine steppe and meadow on a century-scale across the Tibetan Plateau

Ecological Indicators, 2022
The distribution of alpine vegetation is highly sensitive to climate change, which attracted the attention of climate scientists as well as ecologists.
Atsushi Tsunekawa, Youchao Chen
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Topographic effects on vegetation greening and area expansion in global alpine zones under climate change

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Alpine zones, located above the treeline in high mountain areas, are highly sensitive to global warming. Topography modulates land surface energy, mass and momentum fluxes and thus can largely influence vegetation growth under a warming climate. However,
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Feng Tian, Rasmus Fensholt   +2 more
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Spatial and Temporal Differences in Alpine Meadow, Alpine Steppe and All Vegetation of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and Their Responses to Climate Change

Remote Sensing, 2021
Alpine meadow and alpine steppe are the two most widely distributed nonzonal vegetation types in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In the context of global climate change, the differences in spatial-temporal variation trends and their responses to climate ...
Hanchen Duan, Xian Xue, Tao Wang, Wenping Kang, Jie Liao, Shulin Liu   +5 more
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Plant Community Traits Respond to Grazing Exclusion Duration in Alpine Meadow and Alpine Steppe on the Tibetan Plateau

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Grazing exclusion has been a primary ecological restoration practice since the implement of “Returning Grazing Land to Grassland” program in China. However, the debates on the effectiveness of grazing exclusion have kept for decades.
Tianyu Zhan, Tianyu Zhan, Wenwu Zhao, Wenwu Zhao, Siyuan Feng, Siyuan Feng, Ting Hua, Ting Hua   +7 more
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Review and Prospects of Frozen Soil-Vegetation Interaction and Climate Effects in the Three Rivers Source Region

Gaoyuan qixiang, 2022
The interaction between frozen soil and vegetation in the Three Rivers Source Region （TRSR） affects the local climate by changing the characteristics of soil water and heat and the exchange of energy and water between the land surface and atmosphere ...
Siqiong LUO, Hongmei LI, Di MA, Wenjing LI, Jingyuan WANG, Xiaoqing TAN, Qingxue DONG   +6 more
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Biomass and Species Diversity of Different Alpine Plant Communities Respond Differently to Nitrogen Deposition and Experimental Warming

Plants, 2021
The ability of fragile ecosystems of alpine regions to adapt and thrive under warming and nitrogen deposition is a pressing conservation concern. The lack of information on how these ecosystems respond to the combined impacts of elevated levels of ...
Emmanuella A. Kwaku, Shikui Dong, Hao Shen, Wei Li, Wei Sha, Xukun Su, Yong Zhang, Shuai Li, Xiaoxia Gao, Shiliang Liu, Jianbin Shi, Xiaowen Li, Quanru Liu, Zhenzhen Zhao   +13 more
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Deep learning reveals rapid vegetation greening in changing climate from 1988 to 2018 on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Vegetation dynamics in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) have been debated in recent decades. Most studies suggest that wetter and warmer climatic conditions would release low temperature constraints and stimulate alpine vegetation growth.
Peiqing Lou, Tonghua Wu, Sizhong Yang, Xiaodong Wu, Jianjun Chen, Xiaofan Zhu, Jie Chen, Xingchen Lin, Ren Li, Chengpeng Shang, Dong Wang, Yune La, Amin Wen, Xin Ma   +13 more
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Distribution Characteristics of the Alpine Treeline and Vegetation Response to Climate Change of Taibai Mountain, China

Geofluids, 2022
Climate change significantly affects global forest ecosystems, and the alpine treeline is sensitive to global warming. The alpine treeline data using high-resolution remote sensing images during four periods from 1987 to 2020 at Taibai Mountain are ...
Dan Wang, Shuheng Li, Shuyao Gao
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