Vegetation Changes in the Permafrost Regions of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from 1982-2012: Different Responses Related to Geographical Locations and Vegetation Types in High-Altitude Areas

Zhiwei Wang; Qian Wang; Xiaodong Wu; Lin Zhao; Guangyang Yue; Zhuotong Nan; Puchang Wang; Shuhua Yi; Defu Zou; Yu Qin; Tonghua Wu; Jianzong Shi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0169732

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Vegetation Changes in the Permafrost Regions of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from 1982-2012: Different Responses Related to Geographical Locations and Vegetation Types in High-Altitude Areas

Zhiwei Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhiwei Wang, Qian Wang

Affiliations Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China, Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, State Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Qian Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhiwei Wang, Qian Wang

Affiliations Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China, Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, State Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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Xiaodong Wu ,

* E-mail: wxd565@163.com (XW); linzhao@lzb.ac.cn (LZ)

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Lin Zhao ,

* E-mail: wxd565@163.com (XW); linzhao@lzb.ac.cn (LZ)

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Guangyang Yue,

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Zhuotong Nan,

Affiliations Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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Puchang Wang,

Affiliation Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, State Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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Shuhua Yi,

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Defu Zou,

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Yu Qin,

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Tonghua Wu,

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Jianzong Shi

Affiliation Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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Vegetation Changes in the Permafrost Regions of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from 1982-2012: Different Responses Related to Geographical Locations and Vegetation Types in High-Altitude Areas

Zhiwei Wang,
Qian Wang,
Xiaodong Wu,
Lin Zhao,
Guangyang Yue,
Zhuotong Nan,
Puchang Wang,
Shuhua Yi,
Defu Zou,
Yu Qin

Published: January 9, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169732

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