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Hydrological Effects of Forest Landscape Patterns in the Qilian Mountains

Mountain Research and Development, 2005
Abstract The relationship between vegetation and water budgets in mountain catchments has been the subject of intense debate from an ecological as well as a hydrological point of view. In the present article, we evaluate forest landscape patterns and their hydrological effects on the Qilian Mountains of northwest China, using GIS and 15 years (1987 to ...
Yang Guojing, Xiao Duning, Zhou Lihua, Tang Cuiwen   +3 more
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Assessing pollinator abundance and services to enhance agricultural sustainability and crop yield optimization in the Qilian Mountains [PDF]

Context Pollination services are critical to crop production and human livelihoods, linking natural ecosystems directly to agricultural production systems.
Shi, Wenwei, Wang, Xinyun, Gou, Xiaohua, Maraseni, Tek, Wei, Yuxin, Yang, Haijiang, Niu, Yibo   +6 more
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Reassessing Alpine Permafrost Thermal State by Accounting for Ground Ice

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Permafrost thermal state, representing the stored “cold energy” in the ground, is crucial for assessing permafrost changes. However, the conventional metric, mean annual ground temperature (MAGT), has inherent limitations because it overlooks the thermodynamic contribution of ground ice.
Hailong Ji, Zhuotong Nan, Yuhong Chen, Lihua Chen, Shuping Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecohydrology in water-limited environment using quantitative remote sensing - the Heihe River basin (China) case [PDF]

, 2009
Water-limited environments exist on all continents of the globe and they cover more than 30% of the Earth’s land surface. The eco-environments of these regions tend to be fragile and they are changing in a dramatic way through processes like land ...
Jin, X.
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Divergent Determinants on Carbon and Nitrogen Exports From Major Arctic Rivers

Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Rapid Arctic warming plays a crucial role in changes of vegetation, hydrology and permafrost, substantially affecting the riverine carbon and nitrogen dynamics; however, their long‐term trajectories and dominant controls remain uncertain. Here, by combining observations and model simulations in six major Arctic rivers, we estimate the changes ...
Fumei Liu, Kun Li, Cuicui Mu, Mei Mu, Chunling Zhang, Xinlong Du, Yongqi Ge, Pengsi Lei, Yunjie Jia, Hebin Liu, Shijie Li, Xin Jin, Yanxiang Jin   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Millennium tree-ring reconstruction of drought variability in the eastern Qilian Mountains, northwest China [PDF]

, 2014
Knowledge of natural long-term drought variability is essential for water resource management and planning, especially in arid and sub-arid regions of the world.
Zhang, Fen, Gou, Xiaohua, Deng, Yang, Chen, Fahu, Gao, Linlin, Cook, Edward R., Yang, Meixue   +6 more
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Status of the snow leopard Panthera uncia in the Qilian Mountains, Gansu Province, China

Oryx
Population density estimation is integral to the effective conservation and management of wildlife. The snow leopard Panthera uncia is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and reliable information on its density is a prerequisite for its ...
Changzhi Zhang, Teng Ma, Duifang Ma
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Challenges in Conservation Effectiveness on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau: An Integrated Assessment Framework for Endemic Plant Species and Spatial Prioritisation

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of protected areas (PAs) in conserving endemic seed plant diversity on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) under climate change, and to identify current and future conservation gaps through Zonation‐based spatial prioritisation. Location Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China.
Tao Cheng, Mingjing Tang, Zhimin Li, Yazhou Zhang, Wenguang Sun, Jinming Hu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synchronous Advance of the Alpine Glaciation Across the Northern and Southern Tibetan Plateau During the Mid‐Pleistocene Transition

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.
Abstract Chronological studies of glacial sediments from the Shishapangma and Yarlung Tsangpo River valley indicate that Quaternary glaciation on the southern Tibetan Plateau commenced at ∼0.75–0.83 Ma. However, the oldest glacial deposits in the northern plateau are dated to only ∼0.46 Ma, markedly later than the Middle Pleistocene glacial ...
Chengying Liu, Benhong Guo, Wenjiao Xiao, Zaijun Li, Linkai Wang, Fei Wang   +5 more
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Prospects of Precipitation Based on Reconstruction over the Last 2000 Years in the Qilian Mountains

, 2022
The prospect of precipitation is of great significance to the distribution of industry and agriculture in Northwest China. The cycle characteristics of temperature and precipitation in the Qilian Mountains were identified by complex Morlet wavelet ...
Zhongxiang Qi, Zhilong Guo, Jijun Guo, Lulu Qi   +3 more
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