Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research

Trends and Lagged Cumulative Associations Between Vegetation NDVI and Extreme Climate Indices in the Yangtze River Basin: A 41-Year Observational Analysis

Extreme climate events can disturb vegetation dynamics and alter ecosystem stability. This study investigated the evolution of extreme climatic conditions and vegetation greenness across the Yangtze River Basin during 1982–2022 by integrating CN05.1 daily meteorological records w...

Interspecific interactions alter survival strategies of tree-shrub plants and hinder treeline ascent at alpine treelines in Southeastern Tibet: Evidence from13C and15N.

-N), and this preference increased in mixed communities for both species, with the increase in R. nivale substantially greater than that in J. saltuaria. (2) Within mixed communities, the inorganic nitrogen uptake rates of leaves, branches, and fine roots in R. nivale were signif...