Chin J Plan Ecolo ›› 2002, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 17-22.

Special Issue: 青藏高原植物生态学:植被生态学

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Regional Differentiation of Vegetation on the West Kunlun, the West Karakorum, and the North-west Himalaya and the Implication for the Ecological Environment

GUO Ke and ZHENG Du   

  • Published:2002-01-10
  • Contact: GUO Ke

Abstract: The Kunluns, the Karakorums and the Himalayas converge and form a great group of mountains to the north-west of the Tibetan Plateau. The Sino-Pakistan Highway crosses these mountains. The vegetation along the highway shows remarkable variation. Shrub dese