Rapid warming in the Himalayas: Ecosystem responses and development options

Climate and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-232

  Singh, Surendra P ^a   Singh, Vishal ^b   Skutsch, Margaret ^c  

^a Patel Nagar   (India)

^b Centre for Early Childhood Development and Research   (India)

^c INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Alpine ecosystems; Climate change; Glacier retreat

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GLACIER RETREAT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MANURE; MOUNTAIN; PHENOLOGY; REGENERATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VULNERABILITY; WARMING; WATER STRESS;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84862832939     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cdev.2010.0048     Document Type: Article

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