Watershed-level spatial pattern of degraded alpine meadow and its key influencing factors in the Yellow River Source Zone of West China

This study aims to characterize the watershed-level distribution patterns of severely degraded alpine meadows commonly known as “heitutan” in the Yongqu River basin of the Source Zone of Yellow River. Topographic data were analyzed in ArcGIS to derive several variables and delineate multi-level wate...

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Main Authors: Xilai Li, Yupeng Zhang, Huiruo Yan, Mohamed Khaled Salahou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23000079