Water chemistry variation in tropical high‐mountain lakes on old volcanic bedrocks
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.12099
Abstract: Water chemistry and its ecological implications have been extensively investigated in temperate high‐mountain lakes because of their role as sentinels of global change. However, few studies have considered the drivers of water chemistry in tropical… read more here.
Keywords: high mountain; chemistry; mountain; water chemistry ... See more keywords
Crossability of a high-mountain dwarf variety of Lysimachia japonica (Primulaceae) endemic to Yakushima Island with its normal-sized lowland counterpart
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DOI: 10.1007/s00606-017-1410-2
Abstract: A high-mountain dwarf plant of Lysimachia japonica (Primulaceae) endemic to Yakushima is reported to be very unique in the dwarfing mechanism at cell level, and the plant is one of the candidates to be a… read more here.
Keywords: plant; mountain dwarf; normal sized; high mountain ... See more keywords
Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in high mountain lakes, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19177-z
Abstract: Pollution levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were investigated in the El Sol and the La Luna alpine lakes. The lakes are located in central Mexico, in the crater of the Nevado… read more here.
Keywords: polychlorinated biphenyls; tubifex; organochlorine pesticides; lakes mexico ... See more keywords
Effects of the Substrate and Planting Method on Sphagnum palustre Growth in Subtropical High-Mountain Regions and the Underlying Mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1007/s13157-019-01127-0
Abstract: Sphagnum wetlands in subtropical high-mountain regions have been severely destroyed by human activities, necessitating restoration efforts. We studied the effects of substrate and planting method on Sphagnum palustre L. growth and the underlying mechanisms to… read more here.
Keywords: subtropical high; mountain; palustre; method ... See more keywords
Global open-access DEM performances in Earth's most rugged region High Mountain Asia: A multi-level assessment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.04.012
Abstract: Abstract Over the past decades, climate change has exerted pronounced influences on the cryo-hydrologic environments in High Mountain Asia (HMA). Digital elevation models (DEMs) are one of the critical datasets required in many hydrology- and… read more here.
Keywords: elevation; assessment; mountain asia; dem ... See more keywords
Urbanisation and socio-ecological challenges in high mountain towns: Insights from Leh (Ladakh), India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.04.017
Abstract: Abstract Rapid urbanisation increasingly affects small and medium-sized towns adversely in high mountain regions, which are especially vulnerable to socioecological challenges like depleting natural resources and increasing risk exposure to natural hazards. The case study… read more here.
Keywords: mountain; urbanisation socio; high mountain; socio ecological ... See more keywords
Firewood-gathering strategies in high mountain areas of the Parc Nacional d’Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici (Central Pyrenees) during Prehistory
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.044
Abstract: Abstract For the last twenty years, various interdisciplinary research programs have been studying human presence in high mountain environments and how the different activities carried out there have impacted on the landscape and transformed it… read more here.
Keywords: mountain; sant maurici; high mountain; central pyrenees ... See more keywords
Avalanche activity and socio-environmental changes leave strong footprints in forested landscapes: a case study in the Vosges medium-high mountain range
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DOI: 10.1017/aog.2018.26
Abstract: Abstract The medium-high mountain ranges of Western Europe are undergoing rapid socio-environmental changes. The aim of this study is to show that their landscape can be strongly shaped by the actions of avalanche activity, humans… read more here.
Keywords: socio environmental; medium high; high mountain; avalanche activity ... See more keywords
Towards Bedmap Himalayas: development of an airborne ice-sounding radar for glacier thickness surveys in High-Mountain Asia
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DOI: 10.1017/aog.2020.29
Abstract: Abstract The thickness of glaciers in High-Mountain Asia (HMA) is critical in determining when the ice reserve will be lost as these glaciers thin but is remarkably poorly known because very few measurements have been… read more here.
Keywords: mountain asia; radar; high mountain; bedmap himalayas ... See more keywords
Continuous Estimates of Glacier Mass Balance in High Mountain Asia Based on ICESat‐1,2 and GRACE/GRACE Follow‐On Data
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl090954
Abstract: Glacier melt in High Mountain Asia (HMA) is an indicator of climate change and has a major impact on the regional hydrology and freshwater supply. We determined the recent status of HMA glaciers based on… read more here.
Keywords: grace grace; grace; mountain asia; grace follow ... See more keywords
A spatially resolved estimate of High Mountain Asia glacier mass balances, 2000-2016
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DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2999
Abstract: High Mountain Asia hosts the largest glacier concentration outside the polar regions. These glaciers are important contributors to streamflow in one of the most populated areas of the world. Past studies have used methods that… read more here.
Keywords: mountain asia; mass; mass balances; high mountain ... See more keywords