Journal Article
Critical role of water conditions in the responses of autumn phenology of marsh wetlands to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau
Xiangjin Shen; Miaogen Shen; Chaoyang Wu; Josep Peñuelas; Philippe Ciais; Jiaqi Zhang; Chris Freeman; Paul I. Palmer; Binhui Liu; Mark Henderson; Zhaoliang Song; Shaobo Sun; Xianguo Lu; Ming Jiang
Global Change Biology · Vol. 30, Issue 1 · 2024
Abstract
The Tibetan Plateau, housing 20% of China's wetlands, plays a vital role in the regional carbon cycle. Examining the phenological dynamics of wetland vegetation in response to climate change is crucial for understanding its impact on the ecosystem. Despite this importance, the specific effects of climate change on wetland vegetation phenology in this region remain uncertain. In this study, we investigated the influence of climate change on the end of the growing season (EOS) of marsh wetland vegetation across the Tibetan Plateau, utilizing satellite‐derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data and observational climate data. We observed that the regionally averaged EOS of marsh vegetation across the Tibetan Plateau was significantly ( p