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The permafrost carbon inventory on the Tibetan Plateau : a new evaluation using deep sediment cores [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Acknowledgements We are grateful for Dr. Jens Strauss and the other two anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments on an earlier version of this MS, and appreciate members of the IBCAS Sampling Campaign Teams for their assistance in field ...
Brown   +66 more
core   +2 more sources

Phylogeographic analysis reveals significant spatial genetic structure of Incarvillea sinensis as a product of mountain building

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology, 2012
Background Incarvillea sinensis is widely distributed from Southwest China to Northeast China and in the Russian Far East. The distribution of this species was thought to be influenced by the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Quaternary glaciation.
Chen Shaotian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction land transition in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its eco-environmental effects during 2000-2020 [PDF]

open access: yesZiyuan Kexue
[Objective] Land resources are critical factors supporting the rapid development of society and economy. However, their transition during urbanization processes poses significant ecological and environmental challenges.
ZHANG Zining, LUO Junqiang, ZHANG Peilei, RONG Han, LIU Haiyang, AN Shuang, CHANG Genying
doaj   +1 more source

The spatial-temporal patterns of Asian summer monsoon precipitation in response to Holocene insolation change: a model-data synthesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Highlights: • Slice and transient simulations of Holocene climate change were performed. • Spatial–temporal patterns of Holocene Asian summer precipitation are investigated. • A tripole pattern of summer precipitation can be seen over monsoonal Asia.
Jin, Liya   +5 more
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Simulating the route of the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road for one branch of the Silk Road across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
As the only route formed in the inner Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road promoted the extension of the Overland Silk Roads to the inner Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Considering the Complex geographical and environmental factors of inner Qinghai-
Zhuoma Lancuo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of risk factors for human echinococcosis prevalence on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China: a prospective for control options [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objective: Echinococcosis is a major parasitic zoonosis of public health importance in western China. In 2004, the Chinese Ministry of Health estimated that 380,000 people had the disease in the region. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is highly co-endemic with
A Bulletin of Status Quo of Desertification and Sandification in China   +53 more
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The fusion of multiple scale data indicates that the carbon sink function of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is substantial

open access: yesCarbon Balance and Management, 2023
Background The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the “sensitive area” of climate change, and also the “driver” and “amplifier” of global change. The response and feedback of its carbon dynamics to climate change will significantly affect the content of greenhouse
Jingyu Zeng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drought events and their effects on vegetation productivity in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Many parts of the world have experienced frequent and severe droughts during the last few decades. Most previous studies examined the effects of specific drought events on vegetation productivity.
Belward A. S.   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Dynamic Assessment of Agricultural Drought Risk in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 2000 to 2018

open access: yesRenmin Zhujiang, 2022
In the context of global warming and climate change,drought poses a serious threat to agricultural production.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a “sensor” and “sensitive area” of climate change.Researching the agricultural drought risk of the Qinghai-Tibet ...
LIU Guonie   +5 more
doaj  

Migration, Risk and Livelihoods: A Chinese Case [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
China has turned from a ‘low risk’ to a ‘high risk’ society since the start of the market reforms in the late 1970s. Market, while bringing diverse livelihood opportunities to rural people, has simultaneously distributed risks, and the exposure and ...
Zhang, H.X.
core   +1 more source

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