Adaptation strategies of climate variability impacts on alpine grassland ecosystems in Tibetan Plateau

doi:10.1007/s11027-012-9434-y

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	Adaptation strategies of climate variability impacts on alpine grassland ecosystems in Tibetan Plateau
	Gao, Qing-zhu 1,2; Li, Yue 1,2; Xu, Hong-mei 3; Wan, Yun-fan 1,2; Jiangcun, Wang-zha 4
刊名	MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE
	2014
卷号	19 期号:2 页码:199-209
关键词	Climate variability Adaptation strategies Water-saving irrigation Alpine grassland Northern Tibet
ISSN号	1381-2386
DOI	10.1007/s11027-012-9434-y
通讯作者	Gao, Qing-zhu
英文摘要	Northern Tibet is the headstream region for the Yangtze, Salween River, Mekong River, and numerous other inflowing rivers and high mountain lakes. Sustaining the environmental conditions in the region is of vital importance for Tibet and the whole of China. The alpine grassland ecosystem in Northern Tibet is the most important ecosystem and extremely sensitive to climate change and human activity. In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of climate variability based on observed meteorological data and future climate scenarios, and reviewed the impact of climate variability and to explore adaptation strategies of alpine grassland in Northern Tibet. The result showed that the annual mean temperature has increased by 0.31 A degrees C center dot 10a(-1) while the annual total precipitation has increased by 14.6 mm center dot 10a(-1) with high inter-annual and inter-seasonal fluctuations in Northern Tibet from 1961 to 2008. The rising trends of temperature and precipitation would be continued and the aridity indices showed a decreasing trend in the future, which potentially predicts that the climate in Northern Tibet becomes warmer and dryer. The climate variability results the melting of glaciers, the expansion of inland high mountain lakes and the negative impacts on alpine grassland in recent years. In order to adapt to such possible future climate changes, the alpine grassland water-saving irrigation was recommended as key adaptation measure and also rational grazing management, alpine grassland fencing and artificial grass planting were selected as adaptation measures, to lower the negative impacts of climate variability on the alpine grassland ecosystem in Northern Tibet.
学科主题	Environmental Sciences ; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER
WOS记录号	WOS:000329791200005
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://111.203.20.206/handle/2HMLN22E/19812]
专题	农业环境与可持续发展研究所_气候变化研究室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Environm & Sustainable Dev Agr, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China 2.Minist Agr, Key Lab Agroenvironm & Climate Change, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China 3.China Meteorol Adm, Natl Climate Ctr, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China 4.Nagqu Grassland Stn, Nagqu 852100, Tibet Autonomou, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gao, Qing-zhu,Li, Yue,Xu, Hong-mei,et al. Adaptation strategies of climate variability impacts on alpine grassland ecosystems in Tibetan Plateau[J]. MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE,2014,19(2):199-209.
APA	Gao, Qing-zhu,Li, Yue,Xu, Hong-mei,Wan, Yun-fan,&Jiangcun, Wang-zha.(2014).Adaptation strategies of climate variability impacts on alpine grassland ecosystems in Tibetan Plateau.MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE,19(2),199-209.
MLA	Gao, Qing-zhu,et al."Adaptation strategies of climate variability impacts on alpine grassland ecosystems in Tibetan Plateau".MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE 19.2(2014):199-209.