Climate Change Research ›› 2024, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (6): 699-710.doi: 10.12006/j.issn.1673-1719.2024.092

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Overview of the impacts of climate change on ecosystem distribution and functions across the Tibetan Plateau

OU YANG Zhi-Yun(), ZHANG Guan-Shi, YING Ling-Xiao   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
  • Received:2024-05-08 Revised:2024-07-04 Online:2024-11-30 Published:2024-11-12

Abstract:

In the past 40 years, climate change has led to the warming and humidification of the Tibetan Plateau, which has had a significant impact on the geographical distribution and function of ecosystems of forests, shrubs, grasslands, wetlands, and deserts. The distribution range of shrubs, grasslands and wetlands is expanding, with the boundary moving westward and towards high-altitude areas. Under the influence of climate change, the productivity, carbon sequestration, and soil conservation capacity of the ecosystem on the Tibetan Plateau have improved, and changes in water conservation have shown significant special heterogeneity. The profound impact of climate change on phenology, plant growth rate, distribution range and species interactions of animals and plants, as well as biodiversity, requires further observation and research.

Key words: Climate change, Ecosystem, Ecological function, Tibetan Plateau

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