Climate change and large-scale degradation of spruce: common pattern across the globe

Climate Research

Sanjay Kr. Uniyal¹  Anjali Uniyal¹ 

关键词: Picea smithiana;    Spruce;    Himalayas;    Forest conservation;    Global warming;    Temperature;   

DOI  :  10.3354/cr00792

来源: Inter-Research Science Publishing

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Massive degradation of spruce Picea spp. forests, due to increased temperatures, has been reported from many parts of the world. We have detected large-scale yellowing of Picea smithiana Boiss. in the western Himalayas, where temperatures have increased by 0.6°C in the last 3 decades. Large-scale degradation of P. smithiana has never been observed in the Himalayan region to date.

【 授权许可】

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