Latest 40-year afforestation efforts sustained ecological restoration in the breadbasket of the Tibetan Plateau
Wei Zhao, Xinyao Xie, Liyang Liu, Miaogen Shen, Yuemin Yue, Paolo Tarolli, Xiaodan Wang, Zhao-Liang Li
Topics & Concepts
AfforestationDesertificationClimate changeEnvironmental scienceRestoration ecologyAgroforestryPlateau (mathematics)ReforestationAgricultureGeographyPer capitaAgricultural productivityEnvironmental protectionSurface runoffWater resource managementForest restorationLand coverSustainable developmentEcosystem servicesTraining (meteorology)Global warmingWater resourcesLand degradationDrainage basinLand useHydrology (agriculture)Air temperatureVegetation (pathology)Structural basinPhysical geographyForest coverEcosystemLand restorationEffects of global warmingUrban heat islandWater scarcityRemote Sensing in AgricultureTree-ring climate responsesRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology