Climate change and its impacts on vegetation distribution and net primary productivity of the alpine ecosystem in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
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- 作者：Qingzhu Gaoa ; b ; gaoqingzhu@caas.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Yaqi Guoc ; d ; Hongmei Xue ; Hasbagen Ganjurjava ; b ; Yue Lia ; b ; Yunfan Wana ; b ; Xiaobo Qina ; b ; Xin Maa ; b ; Shuo Liua ; b
- 关键词：Climate change ; Vegetation distribution ; Net primary production ; Alpine ecosystem ; Dynamic Global Vegetation Model ; Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
- 刊名：Science of the Total Environment
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：554-555
- 期：Complete
- 页码：34-41
- 全文大小：1157 K
文摘
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The distributions of forests and shrubs will increase on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
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Alpine meadows will decrease and will be mainly replaced by shrubs in the future.
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Alpine steppes will expand and occupy the western and northern plateau.
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The net primary productivity of the alpine ecosystem will increase in the future.
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Productivity will show a gradual increase from the eastern to the western region.