Rangeland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
A review of the evidence of its magnitude and causes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23325933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard B Harris (0000-0002-1420-5512, University of Montana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Arid Environments (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-1963 • E-ISSN: 1095-922X |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.06.014 |
| OpenAlex | W2096524563 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 110 |
| References cited | 69 |
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Biodiversity · Biology · China · Development economics · Economics · Environmental degradation · Environmental resource management · Geography · Land degradation · Livestock · Natural resource economics · Overgrazing · Pastoralism · Rangeland · Rangeland management · Sustainability · Climate change and permafrost · Ecology · Environmental Science · Rangeland and Wildlife Management · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Recent results from pastoralism research and development practice
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Polarization and clustering in scientific debates and problem framing
Do fodder import and credit loans lead to climate resiliency in the pastoral social-ecological system of Inner Mongolia
Caterpillar Fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) Production and Sustainability on the Tibetan Plateau and in the Himalayas
Managing sandstorms through resettling pastoralists in China
How can traditional livelihoods find a place in contemporary conservation politics debates in India? Understanding community perspectives in Sundarban, West Bengal
The Roles of Overgrazing, Climate Change and Policy as Drivers of Degradation of China's Grasslands
The Dilemma of Conserving Rangeland by Means of Development
Local Knowledge and Rangeland Protection on the Tibetan Plateau
Dynamics and Resilience of Rangelands and Pastoral Peoples Around the Globe
Cooling effects of increased green fodder area on native grassland in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau
Vegetation disturbances characterization in the Tibetan Plateau from 1986 to 2018 using Landsat time series and field observations
An integrative methodology framework for assessing regional ecological risk by land degradation using the case of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Drought and grazing pressure limit restoration and conservation outcomes in degraded grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
On the capabilities of the SWOT satellite to monitor the lake level change over the Third Pole
Spatio-temporal dynamics of evapotranspiration on the Tibetan Plateau from 2000 to 2010
Rangeland vegetation dynamics in the Altai mountain region of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan and China
Spatiotemporal Variation in Rainfall Erosivity and Correlation with the Enso on the Tibetan Plateau since 1971
Effects of Different Grazing Intensities on Soil C, N, and P in an Alpine Meadow on the Qinghai—Tibetan Plateau, China
Grazing Altered the Pattern of Woody Plants and Shrub Encroachment in a Temperate Savanna Ecosystem
Unveiling the characteristics of water conservation variations in peatland watershed under climate change with an enhanced SWAT model
Plant biomass allocation and driving factors of grassland revegetation in a Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau chronosequence
Untangling the effects of climate variation and human interference on grassland dynamics in North China
The forb, Ajania tenuifolia , uses soil nitrogen efficiently, allowing it to be dominant over sedges and Graminae in extremely degraded grasslands
Development of a soil quality index for characterizing effects of land‐use changes on degradation and ecological restoration of rangeland soils in a semi‐arid ecosystem
Artificial reseeding improves multiple ecosystem functions in an alpine sandy meadow of the eastern Tibetan Plateau
Plant community changes determine the vegetation and soil δ 13 C and δ 15 N enrichment in degraded alpine grassland
Assessment of land degradation using machine‐learning techniques
The impact of the plateau pika on the relationship between plant aboveground biomass and plant species richness
Plant community change mediated heterotrophic respiration increase explains soil organic carbon loss before moderate degradation of alpine meadow
Changes in soil carbon and nitrogen stocks following degradation of alpine grasslands on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau
Untangling the effects of management measures, climate and land use cover change on grassland dynamics in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China
Soil organic carbon stock responded more sensitively to degradation in alpine meadows than in alpine steppes on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau
Grazing significantly increases root shoot ratio but decreases soil organic carbon in Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau grasslands
Heterogeneity and regional differences in ecosystem services responses driven by the “Three Modernizations”
Unraveling Human‐Induced Vegetation Restoration in China's Drylands
Patchy degradation‐induced changes in soil aggregates and organic carbon in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau
The effects of land degradation on plant community assembly
A novel framework for evaluating the effect of vegetation restoration via grazing exclusion by fencing
Establishing Artificial Grassland on Extremely Degraded Alpine Meadow Changes the Soil Fungal Community and Function in the Qilian Mountain Area
Artificial Reseeding Promotes Biodiversity Restoration in Alpine Sandy Meadow of the Eastern Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau
Can grassland rental achieve a win-win situation between livestock production and grassland ecological conservation? Evidence from pastoral areas in Northern China
Global presumed drylands
The impacts of disturbances on mountain ecosystem services
The Evolution of Environmental Policy in the People's Republic of China
Building ecosystem resilience for climate change adaptation in the Asian highlands
Negotiating knowledge and action for sustainable rangeland management
Frozen soil change and adaptation of animal husbandry
Can individual land ownership reduce grassland degradation and favor socioeconomic sustainability on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Grassland protection policy in China
Promise and reality of market-based environmental policy in China
What drives the vulnerability of pastoralists to global environmental change? A qualitative meta-analysis
Mismatched Property Rights and Natural Resource Use
Marketization induced overgrazing
Targeted poverty alleviation through photovoltaic-based intervention
Achieving Win–Win Outcomes for Ecological Conservation and Food Security through Payments for Grassland Ecosystem Services
Livestock diversification works as a helpful livelihood strategy for herders on the Tibetan Plateau
Transitions in Palaeoecology and Technology
Changes in Property Rights and Management of High-Elevation Rangelands in Bhutan
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Determinants of Livelihood Strategy Choice Among Herder Households
Response of Kobresia pygmaea and Stipa purpurea Grassland Communities in Northern Tibet to Nitrogen and Phosphate Addition
Shrubland or Pasture? Restoration of Degraded Meadows in the Mountains of Bhutan
Adaptive Strategies Adopted by Herders Against the Decollectivization of Rangeland in the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau in China
Determinants of Engagement in Off-Farm Employment in the Sanjiangyuan Region of the Tibetan Plateau
Greening western China
Ecological restoration in Tibet optimises the cognitive structures of stakeholders on social‐ecological systems
Three-Dimensional Framework of Vigor, Organization, and Resilience (VOR) for Assessing Rangeland Health
Climate change, risk management and the end of Nomadic pastoralism
Matching Local Knowledge and Environmental Change with Policy Changes in Rangeland Tenure
Varying Impacts of Tourism Participation on Natural Resource Use in Communities in Southwest China
Wood Charcoal From Archaeological Sites in the Qinghai Lake Basin, Western China
Reclaiming the Forest
Pastoralist Decision-Making on the Tibetan Plateau
Sedentarization as Constrained Adaptation
Agricultural land use change in fertile areas (basic agriculture) in Southwestern Iran
Adapting to change
Monitoring rangeland degradation using a novel local NPP scaling based scheme over the “Three-River Headwaters” region, hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Climate change as the major driver of alpine grasslands expansion and contraction
Longitudinal patterns of periphyton biomass in Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau streams
Tibetan Buddhism, Wetland Transformation, and Environmentalism in Tibetan Pastoral Areas of Western China
Incorporating measures of grassland productivity into efficiency estimates for livestock grazing on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in China
Rethinking “Ecological Migration” and the Value of Cultural Continuity
Why do Tibetan pastoralists hunt
Impacts of protected areas establishment on pastoralists’ livelihoods in the Three-River-Source Region on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Technical efficiency and the impact of grassland use right leasing on livestock grazing on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Farmers' perception and choice preference of grassland ecosystem services
The impacts of the eco-environmental policy on grassland degradation and livestock production in Inner Mongolia, China
Herder stocking rate and household income under the Grassland Ecological Protection Award Policy in northern China
Agricultural production under rural tourism on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Comparison of social-ecological resilience between two grassland management patterns driven by grassland land contract policy in the Maqu, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
The effects of a subsidy for grassland protection on livestock numbers, grazing intensity, and herders’ income in inner Mongolia
Managing the Three-Rivers Headwater Region, China
The pika and the watershed
Political‐economic factors in official reports on rangeland degradation
Individualized Pastureland Use
Inner Mongolian poetry and song as a form of resistance
Holocene environmental changes in Bangong Co basin (Western Tibet). Part 4
Grassland Enclosures
Human biology of pastoral populations
A Review of Rangeland Privatisation and Its Implications in the Tibetan Plateau, China
Community-Based Grassland Management in Western China Rationale, Pilot Project Experience, and Policy Implications
Depopulating the Tibetan Grasslands
Land Cover Change and its Environmental Impact in the Upper Reaches of the Yellow River, Northeast Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Climate variability and social vulnerability on the Tibetan Plateau
Green Governmentality and Pastoralism in Western China
Climate Change in China
The Desert Discourse of Modern China
Property Rights Reform in Rangeland China
Property Rights and the Environment in Pastoral China
A Handful of Heuristics and Some Propositions for Understanding Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems
Assessment of the health status and risk factors of Kham Tibetan pastoralists in the alpine grasslands of the Tibetan plateau
"Population Invasion" versus Urban Exclusion in the Tibetan Areas of Western China
China's Rangelands under Stress
Tibetan Range Wars
Cooperative and Collective in China's Rural Development
| Unique citing works | 110 |
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| Citations per year | 6,47 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 99 |