No protection of permafrost due to desertification on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Abstract Desertification of tundra regions may form an escalating cycle with permafrost degradation where more permafrost thaw leads to continued desertification. This traditional viewpoint has been challenged in recent reports that state desertification protects the underlying permafrost. However,...

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Main Authors: Qingbai Wu, Wenbing Yu, Huijun Jin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8d05b6c72c4c482d89d052ebb9ec732a
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