The Melting Himalayas: Cascading Effects of Climate Change on Water, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods

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	The Melting Himalayas: Cascading Effects of Climate Change on Water, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods
	Xu, JC ; Grumbine, RE ; Shrestha, A ; Eriksson, M ; Yang, XF ; Wang, Y ; Wilkes, A
刊名	CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
	2009
卷号	23 期号:3 页码:520-530
关键词	Alpine Ecosystem Cascading Effects Climate Change Glaciers Himalayas Water Resources Cambio Climatico Ecosistema Alpino Efectos En Cascada Glaciares Himalaya Recursos Hidricos
ISSN号	0888-8892
通讯作者	j.c.xu@cgiar.org
英文摘要	The Greater Himalayas hold the largest mass of ice outside polar regions and are the source of the 10 largest rivers in Asia. Rapid reduction in the volume of Himalayan glaciers due to climate change is occurring. The cascading effects of rising temperatures and loss of ice and snow in the region are affecting, for example, water availability (amounts, seasonality), biodiversity (endemic species, predator-prey relations), ecosystem boundary shifts (tree-line movements, high-elevation ecosystem changes), and global feedbacks (monsoonal shifts, loss of soil carbon). Climate change will also have environmental and social impacts that will likely increase uncertainty in water supplies and agricultural production for human populations across Asia. A common understanding of climate change needs to be developed through regional and local-scale research so that mitigation and adaptation strategies can be identified and implemented. The challenges brought about by climate change in the Greater Himalayas can only be addressed through increased regional collaboration in scientific research and policy making.
学科主题	Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
语种	英语
资助机构	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) ; European Union (EU)
公开日期	2011-12-20
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.kib.ac.cn:8080/handle/151853/3146]
专题	昆明植物研究所_中国科学院东亚植物多样性与生物地理学重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xu, JC,Grumbine, RE,Shrestha, A,et al. The Melting Himalayas: Cascading Effects of Climate Change on Water, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods[J]. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY,2009,23(3):520-530.
APA	Xu, JC.,Grumbine, RE.,Shrestha, A.,Eriksson, M.,Yang, XF.,...&Wilkes, A.(2009).The Melting Himalayas: Cascading Effects of Climate Change on Water, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods.CONSERVATION BIOLOGY,23(3),520-530.
MLA	Xu, JC,et al."The Melting Himalayas: Cascading Effects of Climate Change on Water, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods".CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 23.3(2009):520-530.