Spatiotemporal changes and driving factors of alpine land cover in Tianshan world natural heritage sites.

ABSTRACT: Alpine natural heritage sites hold significant value due to their unique global resources. Studying land cover changes in these areas is crucial for maintaining and preserving multiple their values. This study takes Kalajun-Kuerdening, one of the components of Xinjiang Tianshan World Natural Heritage Site, as an example to analyze land cover changes and their driving factors in alpine heritage sites. Highlights include: (1) Between 1994 and 2023, Forest and Grassland increased by 55.96 km² and 18.16 km², with notable forest growth from 2007 to 2017. Trends in Forest changes align with forest protection policies, and a substantial amount of Bareland converted to Grassland indicates an increase in vegetation cover. (2) Elevation, precipitation, temperature, and evapotra

SUBMITTER: Han J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11381540 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature