A new remote sensing index for assessing the spatial heterogeneity in urban ecological quality: A case from Fuzhou City, China

X Hu, H Xu - Ecological Indicators, 2018 - Elsevier
Remote sensing is unique in its ability to record a variety of spatial and temporal data on
land surfaces with complete coverage, especially at larger spatial scales, and it has been …

Strong impacts of daily minimum temperature on the green‐up date and summer greenness of the Tibetan Plateau

M Shen, S Piao, X Chen, S An, YH Fu… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding vegetation responses to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) helps in
elucidating the land–atmosphere energy exchange, which affects air mass movement over …

Quantitative spatial analysis of vegetation dynamics and potential driving factors in a typical alpine region on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau using the Google Earth …

C Liu, W Li, W Wang, H Zhou, T Liang, F Hou, J Xu… - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Vegetation is essential in maintaining terrestrial ecosystem functions, and understanding
why and how vegetation evolves is necessary for regional ecological management. On the …

Remote sensing of environmental changes in cold regions: Methods, achievements and challenges

J Du, JD Watts, L Jiang, H Lu, X Cheng, C Duguay… - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cold regions, including high-latitude and high-altitude landscapes, are experiencing
profound environmental changes driven by global warming. With the advance of earth …

Climate change trends and impacts on vegetation greening over the Tibetan Plateau

L Zhong, Y Ma, Y Xue, S Piao - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is an ecologically fragile region that is sensitive to climate
change. In the context of global climate change, the climate change trends of the TP and the …

Using the NDVI to identify variations in, and responses of, vegetation to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau from 1982 to 2012

G Pang, X Wang, M Yang - Quaternary International, 2017 - Elsevier
We used the third generation Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies normalized
difference vegetation index (NDVI) and climate data (temperature and precipitation) to …

Evaluation of the carbon sink capacity of the proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park

L Zhao, M Du, W Du, J Guo, Z Liao, X Kang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
National parks, as an important type of nature protected areas, are the cornerstone that can
effectively maintain biodiversity and mitigate global climate change. At present, China is …

Evaluating the coupling effects of climate aridity and vegetation restoration on soil erosion over the Loess Plateau in China

B Zhang, C He, M Burnham, L Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, the coupling effects of climate aridity and vegetation restoration on runoff and
sediment yield over the Loess Plateau were examined and characterized. To take into …

[HTML][HTML] Time-lag effects of NDVI responses to climate change in the Yamzhog Yumco Basin, South Tibet

M Zhe, X Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Vegetation dynamics and their response to climate change is critical for determining the
mechanisms of climate-derived variations in terrestrial ecosystems. Here, the Normalized …

[HTML][HTML] Contributions of climate change and human activities to vegetation dynamics in Qilian Mountain National Park, northwest China

Q Peng, R Wang, Y Jiang, C Li - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of policies have been implicated in the Qilian Mountain National Park (QLMNP) to
combat climate change (CC). Distinguishing the impacts of CC and human activities (HA) on …