We address the question of whether EDW exists above 5000m altitude, which is the elevation of much of the mountainous portion of the Tibetan Plateau, and headwaters to most of Asia's major rivers. We analyzed four data sources: in situ observations, gridded observations, ERA-Interim reanalysis...
Elevation-influenced variation in canopy and stem phenology of Qinghai spruce, central Qilian Mountains, northeastern Tibetan PlateauSpring phenologyPicea crassifoliaStem radial growthForest managementCanopy and stem phenology of Qinghai spruce, central Qilian Mountains, respond to different environmental factors...
Elevation filters seed traits and germination strategies in the eastern Tibetan Plateaudormancyelevational gradientenvironmental filteringgerminationplant communityseed massSeeds are the colonizing propagules for many plants and may therefore contribute to the filtering of species during the process of ...
The high, dry Tibetan Plateau (average elevation approximately 4000m) is a region of dry steppes, alpine mats (especially of Kobresia species), dwarf conifer scrub of Juniperus and Sabinia, and other sparse, low-growing, often cushion-shrub vegetation adapted to the harsh conditions. ...
The Tibetan Plateau is one of the most complex geographical features in the world, with an average elevation of about 4 km. Thus, it not only exerts a significant mechanical barrier effect, but also serves as an elevated heat source that generates a temperature contrast with the surrounding ...
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is crucial for global climate change and China’s ecological security. Given recent drastic changes in vegetation from climate change and human activities, long-term vegetation monitoring is urgently required. This study produced the vegetation maps of the TP from 1990 to ...
The research pointed out that in prehistoric times, dairy products could have been the daily food of the pastoral communities on the Tibetan Plateau. "However, no direct evidence of dairy products during prehistoric times has yet been found in the high-elevation areas of the Tibetan Plateau, exc...
Here, we investigated the diversity and distribution pattern of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) in meadow soils along an elevation gradient from 4400 m to the grassline at 5100 m on the Tibetan Plateau using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and sequencing methods by ...
LHASA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Prior to 2022, Cai Shuailong, 42, had never set foot in Xizang on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the world's highest plateau. Little did he expect that the stainless steel pressure cooker manufacturing company, where he serves as general manager, would one day ope...
Between these ranges, a low-elevation basin (ca. 2500 m) is thought to have been present. The Himalayas in the southern Tibetan Plateau was close to sea level at this time, while the Hoh Xil Basin in the north reached an elevation of no more than 1500 m. Thus, the so-called "Roof...