Climate change effects in the Western Himalayan ecosystems of India: evidence and strategies

VP Tewari, RK Verma, K Von Gadow - Forest Ecosystems, 2017 - Springer
Background The fragile landscapes of the Himalayan region are highly susceptible to
natural hazards, and there is ongoing concern about current and potential climate change …

[PDF][PDF] IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: Chapter 24 Asia

Y Hijioka, E Lin, JJ Pereira… - … : Part B: Regional …, 2014 - nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp
Warming trends and increasing temperature extremes have been observed across most of
the Asian region over the past century (high confidence).{24.3} Increasing numbers of warm …

Vulnerability of forests in the Himalayan region to climate change impacts and anthropogenic disturbances: a systematic review

A Chakraborty, S Saha, K Sachdeva… - Regional Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
The Himalayan region is not only threatened by rapid changes in anthropogenic activities
but also by global climate change. Given the uncertainties of magnitude and characteristics …

Assessing forest cover vulnerability in Uttarakhand, India using analytical hierarchy process

P Pokhriyal, S Rehman, G Areendran, K Raj… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2020 - Springer
Forests are the most important terrestrial ecosystems providing sustenance not only to
biodiversity but also to the rural communities. These resources are subjected to constant …

Impact of climatic changes and anthropogenic activities on ecosystem net primary productivity in India during 2001–2019

V Bejagam, A Sharma - Ecological Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change and anthropogenic activities have altered the terrestrial ecosystem
dynamics around the globe. Due to the complex ecosystem-atmosphere interactions at …

Assessing vulnerability of forest ecosystem in the Indian Western Himalayan region using trends of net primary productivity

M Kumar, Savita, H Singh, R Pandey, MP Singh… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
The Himalayan ecosystem is one of the sensitive and fragile ecosystems with rich
biodiversity that provides major ecosystem services. The study was conducted to measure …

Assessing climate change impact on water balance components of a river basin using SWAT model

B Uniyal, MK Jha, AK Verma - Water resources management, 2015 - Springer
Climate change is one of the most important global environmental challenges, which affects
the entire earth system in terms of negative impacts on food production, water supply, health …

Indicator based integrated vulnerability assessment of community forests in Indian west Himalaya

S Thakur, VS Negi, R Pathak, R Dhyani… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Himalaya is often referred to as forested landscape, which provides a range of
ecosystem services vital for sustaining life of billions of people. The region is recognized …

Predicting distribution of major forest tree species to potential impacts of climate change in the central Himalayan region

A Chakraborty, PK Joshi, K Sachdeva - Ecological Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Predicting climatic niche of species and projecting their potential range shifts in geographic
distribution under future climate scenarios is essential for assessing impacts of climate …

Assessment of ecosystem resilience to hydroclimatic disturbances in India

A Sharma, MK Goyal - Global change biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have shown an increasing trend in hydroclimatic disturbances like droughts,
which are anticipated to become more frequent and intense under global warming and …