Warming and thawing in the Mt. Everest region: A review of climate and environmental changes

S Kang, Q Zhang, Y Zhang, W Guo, Z Ji, M Shen… - Earth-science …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Mt. Everest (Qomolangma or Sagarmatha), the highest mount on Earth and located
in the central Himalayas between China and Nepal, is characterized by highly concentrated …

Tropical tree growth driven by dry-season climate variability

PA Zuidema, F Babst, P Groenendijk, V Trouet… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Interannual variability in the global land carbon sink is strongly related to variations in
tropical temperature and rainfall. This association suggests an important role for moisture …

Will environmental taxes help to mitigate climate change? A comparative study based on OECD countries

P He, S Zhang, L Wang, J Ning - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Climate change and the resulting extreme weather events bring significant economic losses
and many unstable factors. It is an important means to actively seek environmental …

Tree-ring hydrological research in the Himalaya: State of the art and future directions

N Islam, T Vennemann, U Büntgen… - Progress in …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Recent developments in tree-ring research offer great potential for reconstructing past
climate changes; determining the frequencies of natural hazards; and assessing the …

Accelerated succession in Himalayan alpine treelines under climatic warming

SR Sigdel, X Zheng, F Babst, JJ Camarero, S Gao, X Li… - Nature Plants, 2024‏ - nature.com
Understanding how climate change influences succession is fundamental for predicting
future forest composition. Warming is expected to accelerate species succession at their …

[HTML][HTML] The use of random forest to identify climate and human interference on vegetation coverage changes in southwest China

Y Wang, X Chen, M Gao, J Dong - Ecological Indicators, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Identifying vegetation changes and the associated driving forces provides a valuable
reference for develo** ecological restoration strategies. However, it remains a challenge …

Warming-induced drought leads to tree growth decline in subtropics: evidence from tree rings in central China

M **g, L Zhu, S Liu, Y Cao, Y Zhu, W Yan - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Subtropical forests provide diverse ecosystem services to human society. However, how
subtropical tree species respond to climate change is still unclear. Using a …

The impact of warming climate on Himalayan silver fir growth along an elevation gradient in the Mt. Everest region

NP Gaire, Z Zaw, A Bräuning, J Grießinger… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The impacts of rapid climate change in the Himalayan region on growth and sensitivity of
tree species across their entire elevation distribution range are not well understood. This …

Growth-climate sensitivity of two pine species shows species-specific changes along temperature and moisture gradients in southwest China

RQ Yang, PL Fu, ZX Fan, S Panthi, J Gao, Y Niu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A better understanding of tree growth-climate sensitivity across regions and species may
reduce uncertainties in simulating forest carbon budgets. We studied the spatial …

Soil water components control plant water uptake along a subalpine elevation gradient on the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

J Sun, X Sun, G Wang, W Dong, Z Hu, S Sun… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Soil water is crucial for maintaining forest health by providing plants with a dependable
water source. However, the understanding of the impact of soil moisture on plant water …