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ArticleAmbio2021

The dynamic land-cover of the Altai Mountains: Perspectives based on past and current environmental and biodiversity changes.

Igor V Volkov, Valeriy A Zemtsov, Alexander A Erofeev, Andrey S Babenko, Anastasia I Volkova, Terry V Callaghan

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Article in Ambio, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Igor V VolkovTomsk State Pedagogical University, 60 Kievskaya St., Tomsk, Russian Federation, 634061. volkovhome2016@gmail.com.
Valeriy A ZemtsovTomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation, 634050.
Alexander A ErofeevTomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation, 634050.
Andrey S BabenkoTomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation, 634050.
Anastasia I VolkovaInstitute of Archaeology & Ethnography of Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, 17 Lavrentieva Ave., Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 630090.
Terry V CallaghanUniversity of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
National Research Tomsk State University · RUInstitute of Archaeology · RUTomsk State Pedagogical University · RUUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Russian Science Foundation project # 20-67-46018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present climate-dependent changes in the high-mountain forest ecotone, old-growth forests, alpine phytocenoses, and deglaciated forelands in the Aktru glacial basin (Altai Republic, Russia). A number of independent sources (variations in upper treeline altitude, dendrochronological data, analysis of lacustrine sediments and botanical and geographical studies linked with the dynamics of glacial-dammed lakes in the Chuya and Kurai intermountain depressions) suggest Holocene temperatures reached about 4 °C higher than today. Unlike the European Alps, glaciers in the continental Altai Mountains disappeared before forming again. Also, the upper altitudinal limit of mountain forests during the Holocene was greater than in the European Alps. The high variability of mountain ecosystems in southern Siberia suggests their potential instability in a currently changing climate. However, periglacial successions associated with the strong continental climate and glacier retreat represent an area of increasing biodiversity and plant cover. The historical and current sensitivity of the continental mountains to climate variations which exceeds that of the European Alps requires greater understanding, environmental protection, and increased social responsibility for the consequences of anthropogenic contributions to climate change: the isolated Altai areas contribute little to climate changes, but are greatly affected by them.

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BiodiversityClimate ChangeEcosystemIce CoverForestsRussiaAltai mountainsClimate changeEcological successionGlacier retreatMountain ecosystemsTreeline dynamics

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PMID34519957
PMCPMC8497672
OpenAlexW3199265578

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