Sandy Desertification Status and its Driving Mechanism in North Tibet Plateau

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文献类型 期刊论文

文献题名 Sandy Desertification Status and its Driving Mechanism in North Tibet Plateau

作者 DONGYuxiang 

作者单位 DepartmentofGeography 

母体文献 Journal of Mountain Science（山地科学学报：英文版） 

年卷期 2004,1(1)

页码 65-73

年份 2004 

分类号 P941.73 

关键词 西藏高原  沙漠化  土地类型  中国  人类活动 

文摘内容 As the main body of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, North Tibet Plateau is one of three major sandy desertification regions in China and also a representative sandy desertification zone of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Accordingly, it is an important region for the study of recent sandy desertification processes and formation mechanism. From such aspects as desertified land types, areas and distributions etc., this paper analyses in detail the sandy desertification status on North Tibet Plateau, and qualitatively and quantitatively deals with the main factors that affect recent sandy desertification processes and the driving mechanism. Research results show that North Tibet Plateau is an important sandy desertificafion region in China characterized with large desertified land areas, diversified types, high severity, extensive distributions and serious damages. Sandy desertification occurrence and development resulted from combined effects of natural factors, anthropogenic factors, natural processes and man-made processes, of which climatic change is the main driving force。