Optical vegetation indices for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems globally

Y Zeng, D Hao, A Huete, B Dechant, J Berry… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Vegetation indices (VIs), which describe remotely sensed vegetation properties such as
photosynthetic activity and canopy structure, are widely used to study vegetation dynamics …

Plant phenology changes and drivers on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

M Shen, S Wang, N Jiang, J Sun, R Cao… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
The ongoing phenological changes in vegetation on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau could
modify land surface and atmospheric processes. In this Review, we summarize these …

Enhancing sustainability of grassland ecosystems through ecological restoration and grazing management in an era of climate change on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

S Dong, Z Shang, J Gao, RB Boone - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The grassland ecosystems cover above 60% of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and provide
important ecosystem services and functions at local and regional scales. However, both …

Delayed autumn phenology in the Northern Hemisphere is related to change in both climate and spring phenology

Q Liu, YH Fu, Z Zhu, Y Liu, Z Liu, M Huang… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The timing of the end of the vegetation growing season (EOS) plays a key role in terrestrial
ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycles. Autumn phenology is, however, still poorly …

[PDF][PDF] IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: Chapter 24 Asia

Y Hijioka, E Lin, JJ Pereira… - … : Part B: Regional …, 2014 - nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp
Warming trends and increasing temperature extremes have been observed across most of
the Asian region over the past century (high confidence).{24.3} Increasing numbers of warm …

Temperature, precipitation, and insolation effects on autumn vegetation phenology in temperate China

Q Liu, YH Fu, Z Zeng, M Huang, X Li… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Autumn phenology plays a critical role in regulating climate–biosphere interactions.
However, the climatic drivers of autumn phenology remain unclear. In this study, we applied …

Increasing altitudinal gradient of spring vegetation phenology during the last decade on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

M Shen, G Zhang, N Cong, S Wang, W Kong… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2014 - Elsevier
Spring vegetation phenology in temperate and cold regions is widely expected to advance
with increasing temperature, and is often used to indicate regional climatic change. The …

New perspective on spring vegetation phenology and global climate change based on Tibetan Plateau tree-ring data

B Yang, M He, V Shishov, I Tychkov… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Phenological responses of vegetation to climate, in particular to the ongoing warming trend,
have received much attention. However, divergent results from the analyses of remote …

Identifying urban spatial structure and urban vibrancy in highly dense cities using georeferenced social media data

T Chen, ECM Hui, J Wu, W Lang, X Li - Habitat International, 2019 - Elsevier
Tracking human activities with social media (online social networks) and point of interest
data to understand human dynamic distribution, behavior, and high-density urban …

Light limitation regulates the response of autumn terrestrial carbon uptake to warming

Y Zhang, R Commane, S Zhou, AP Williams… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Global warming is projected to shift the phenology and increase the productivity of northern
ecosystems,,,,–. Both changes will further feed back to climate through biophysical and …