Regime shift on the roof of the world: Alpine meadows converting to shrublands in the southern Himalayas

► We reconstructed alpine change from 1950 to 2009 in northwest Yunnan, China. ► From 1990 to 2009, 39% of the alpine meadows converted to woody shrubs. ► Patterns of change suggest that a catastrophic regime shift is occurring. ► Shrub encroachment was driven by climate change, fire restrictions, a...

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Published in:	Biological conservation Vol. 158; pp. 116 - 127
Main Authors:	Brandt, Jodi S., Haynes, Michelle A., Kuemmerle, Tobias, Waller, Donald M., Radeloff, Volker C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2013 Elsevier
Subjects:	alpine meadows Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Biological diversity China Climate Conservation Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Coupled natural and human systems ecosystems Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Grasslands grazing Hydrology indigenous species interviews land cover Land cover/land use change Land use land use change Landsat change detection livelihood Northwest Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking Qinghai–Tibet plateau satellites Shrub encroachment shrublands shrubs species diversity surveys Tipping point Vegetation woody plants Central Asia World Tibet Asia China Himalayas Pakistan, Himalayas China, People's Rep Land cover/land use change Shrub encroachment Coupled natural and human systems Qinghai–Tibet plateau Tipping point Landsat change detection Human Grassland Space remote sensing Lawn Environmental factor Land use Alpine vegetation Mountain Qinghai-Tibet plateau Plant cover Detection Shrubbery Environmental protection
ISSN:	0006-3207, 1873-2917
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