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View article: Local landscape morphology controls soil temperature and moisture dynamics at an alpine treeline ecotone
Local landscape morphology controls soil temperature and moisture dynamics at an alpine treeline ecotone Open
Global warming is particularly pronounced in mountainous alpine regions like the Swiss Alps, with consequences on local to global ecosystems. Within alpine regions, the climatically sensitive treeline ecotone is situated between the timber…
View article: When and why did overbank deposits in Mongolia start to accumulate?
When and why did overbank deposits in Mongolia start to accumulate? Open
The aim of this project was to use overbank deposits in Mongolia for reconstructing the Holocene landscape development. More specifically, we aimed at finding out, when the sedimentation of the thick deposits started, and which factors tri…
View article: No Signs of Long-term Greening Trend in Western Mongolian Grasslands
No Signs of Long-term Greening Trend in Western Mongolian Grasslands Open
Trends for increased vegetation greenness based on satellite-derived data have been repeatedly published for the temperate grassland biome (including forest steppes) of eastern Inner Asia since 1982. Although this greening trend has been a…
View article: K-feldspar pIRIR150 dating of the Late Pleistocene sediments in the NW Khangai Mountains (Mongolia) using a standardized dose-response curve approach
K-feldspar pIRIR150 dating of the Late Pleistocene sediments in the NW Khangai Mountains (Mongolia) using a standardized dose-response curve approach Open
K-feldspar luminescence dating has been widely applied to constrain the timing of Quaternary sedimentation in different environments. However, the measurements are time-consuming. Meanwhile, anomalous fading and partial bleaching are the t…
View article: Holocene vegetation reconstruction in the forest–steppe of Mongolia based on leaf waxes and macro-charcoals in soils
Holocene vegetation reconstruction in the forest–steppe of Mongolia based on leaf waxes and macro-charcoals in soils Open
Vegetation and climate reconstruction in the forest–steppe of Mongolia is still challenging regarding the pattern of forest and grassland distribution during the Holocene. Different sediments containing paleosols and humic layers provide g…
View article: Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest steppe of central Mongolia
Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest steppe of central Mongolia Open
The central Mongolian forest steppe forms a transition between different ecozones and is as such particularly sensitive to environmental changes. It is commonly affected by disturbances such as logging and forest fires. Intensified drought…
View article: Geoecological parameters indicate discrepancies between potential and actual forest area in the forest-steppe of Central Mongolia
Geoecological parameters indicate discrepancies between potential and actual forest area in the forest-steppe of Central Mongolia Open
Background Forest distribution in the forest-steppe of Mongolia depends on relief, permafrost, and climate, and is highly sensitive to climate change and anthropogenic disturbance. Forest fires and logging decreased the forest area in the …
View article: Holocene high-resolution forest-steppe and environmental dynamics in the Tarvagatai Mountains, north-central Mongolia, over the last 9570 cal yr BP
Holocene high-resolution forest-steppe and environmental dynamics in the Tarvagatai Mountains, north-central Mongolia, over the last 9570 cal yr BP Open
The Tarvagatai Nuruu National Park, situated in the northern Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia, is dominated by a forest-steppe ecosystem. An extreme continental and semi-arid climate is characteristic for forest-steppe ecosystems in C…
View article: Modelling the productivity of Siberian larch forests from Landsat NDVI time series in fragmented forest stands of the Mongolian forest-steppe
Modelling the productivity of Siberian larch forests from Landsat NDVI time series in fragmented forest stands of the Mongolian forest-steppe Open
The monitoring of the spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation productivity is important in the context of carbon sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems from the atmosphere. The accessibility of the full archive of medium-resolution ea…
View article: Interrelations between relief, vegetation, disturbances, and permafrost in the forest‐steppe of central Mongolia
Interrelations between relief, vegetation, disturbances, and permafrost in the forest‐steppe of central Mongolia Open
In semi‐arid central Asia, relief has a strong impact on the distribution of vegetation and discontinuous permafrost. Our aim was to analyse causal chains and inter‐relationships that control the spatial patterns of forest and permafrost i…
View article: QUA volume 99 Cover and Back matter
QUA volume 99 Cover and Back matter Open
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View article: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Algae and Macrophyte Cover in Urban Lakes: A Remote Sensing Analysis of Bellandur and Varthur Wetlands in Bengaluru, India
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Algae and Macrophyte Cover in Urban Lakes: A Remote Sensing Analysis of Bellandur and Varthur Wetlands in Bengaluru, India Open
Rapid urbanization processes and indiscriminate disposal of urban wastewaters are major causes for anthropogenic lake-sediment deposition and eutrophication. However, information about the spatial and temporal variation of macrophyte and p…
View article: Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest-steppe of central Mongolia
Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest-steppe of central Mongolia Open
The central Mongolian forest-steppe is a sensitive ecotone, commonly affected by disturbances such as logging and forest fires. In addition, intensified drought events aggravate stress on the trees that are anyway at their drier limit in t…
View article: Late Pleistocene lake level, glaciation and climate change in the Mongolian Altai deduced from sedimentological and palynological archives
Late Pleistocene lake level, glaciation and climate change in the Mongolian Altai deduced from sedimentological and palynological archives Open
Glacial and lacustrine sediments from the Mongolian Altai provide paleoclimatic information for the late Pleistocene in Mongolia, for which only a few sufficiently studied archives exist. Glacial stages referred to global cooling events ar…
View article: Interactive comment on “Plant trait response of tundra shrubs to permafrost thaw and nutrient addition” by Maitane Iturrate-Garcia et al.
Interactive comment on “Plant trait response of tundra shrubs to permafrost thaw and nutrient addition” by Maitane Iturrate-Garcia et al. Open
In this work the authors present their results of bio-ecological investigation on tundra shrubs.They used an experimental setup for examining the change of physiological plant conditions induced by actual climate change.The basic assumptio…
View article: Recovery of forest patches in central Mongolia after fire: Which role does soil hydrology play?
Recovery of forest patches in central Mongolia after fire: Which role does soil hydrology play? Open
<p>The distribution of forest patches in the foreststeppe of central Mongolia reflects the interplay of several environmental factors that together control the vegetation pattern of the landscape. Since the mean annual precipitation …
View article: Archives of Holocene geomorphological development in the Khangai Mountains, Mongolia
Archives of Holocene geomorphological development in the Khangai Mountains, Mongolia Open
<p>The aim of this work was to obtain a deeper understanding of the factors triggering geomorphological processes in the semi-arid mountain forest-steppe of the Khangai Mountains in central northern Mongolia. We hypothesized that the…
View article: Modelled potential forest area in the forest-steppe of central Mongolia is about three times of actual forest area
Modelled potential forest area in the forest-steppe of central Mongolia is about three times of actual forest area Open
The Mongolian forest-steppe is highly sensitive to climate change and environmental impact. The intention of this study was to identify, which geoecological parameters control forest distribution and tree growth in this semi-arid environme…
View article: Spatial pattern of Late Glacial and Holocene climatic and environmental development in Western Mongolia - A critical review and synthesis
Spatial pattern of Late Glacial and Holocene climatic and environmental development in Western Mongolia - A critical review and synthesis Open
The effective humidity, resulting from the balance between evapotranspiration and precipitation, largely controls the environmental conditions under the highly continental, semi-humid to arid climate of Mongolia. Minor variations of temper…
View article: Climate effects on vegetation vitality at the treeline of boreal forests of Mongolia
Climate effects on vegetation vitality at the treeline of boreal forests of Mongolia Open
In northern Mongolia, at the southern boundary of the Siberian boreal forest belt, the distribution of steppe and forest is generally linked to climate and topography, making this region highly sensitive to climate change and human impact.…
View article: Climate effects on the vitality of boreal forests at the treeline in different ecozones of Mongolia
Climate effects on the vitality of boreal forests at the treeline in different ecozones of Mongolia Open
In northern Mongolia, at the southern boundary of the Siberian boreal forest belt, the distribution of steppe and forest is generally linked to climate and topography, making this region highly sensible to climate change. Detailed investig…
View article: Distribution and timing of Holocene and late Pleistocene glacier fluctuations in western Mongolia
Distribution and timing of Holocene and late Pleistocene glacier fluctuations in western Mongolia Open
Despite being a key location for paleoglaciological research in north-central Asia, with the largest number of modern and Pleistocene glaciers, and in the transition zone between the humid Russian Altai and dry Gobi Altai, little is known …
View article: Modeling forest lines and forest distribution patterns with remote-sensing data in a mountainous region of semiarid central Asia
Modeling forest lines and forest distribution patterns with remote-sensing data in a mountainous region of semiarid central Asia Open
Satellite images and digital elevation models provide an excellent database to analyze forest distribution patterns and forest limits in the mountain regions of semiarid central Asia on the regional scale. For the investigation area in the…