Abstract The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) has experienced atmospheric warming,
cryosphere thaw and intensified human activities since the 1970s. These changes have had …

Abstract The Third Pole (TP) is experiencing rapid warming and is currently in its warmest
period in the past 2,000 years. This paper reviews the latest development in multidisciplinary …

The carbon sequestration capacity of alpine grasslands, composed of alpine meadows and
steppes, in the Tibetan Plateau has an essential role in regulating the regional carbon cycle …

The paucity of investigations of carbon (C) dynamics through the soil profile with warming
makes it challenging to evaluate the terrestrial C feedback to climate change. Soil microbes …

The structure and function of alpine grassland ecosystems, including their extensive soil
carbon stocks, are largely shaped by temperature. The Tibetan Plateau in particular has …

High-latitude and high-altitude regions contain vast stores of permafrost carbon. Climate
warming may result in the release of CO2 from both the thawing of permafrost and …

Permafrost regions at high latitudes and altitudes store about half of the Earth's soil organic
carbon (SOC). These areas are also some of the most intensely affected by anthropogenic …

Understanding the interactions of climate-vegetation and human-vegetation has been a
critical issue and increasingly attracting attention from scientific community in the field of …

Under the influences of climate change and human activities, grassland ecosystems are
being invaded by shrubs around the world, especially in temperate semi-arid regions of the …

In the Arctic, climate warming enhances vegetation activity by extending the length of the
growing season and intensifying maximum rates of productivity. In turn, increased vegetation …