Search Results - "Himalaya"

Water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya by Scott, Christopher A., Zhang, F., Mukherji, A., Immerzeel, W.W., Mustafa, D., Bharati, Luna, Zhang, H., Albrecht, T., Lutz, A., Nepal, S., Siddiqi, A., Kuemmerle, H., Qadir, M., Bhuchar, S., Prakash, A., Sinha, R.

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Water security and spring conservation in the Himalaya by Kumar, Manish, Rathod, R., Mukherji, Aditi

“…Springs are the most important source of water for the people in the mid-hills of the Himalaya. Emerging evidence shows that they are increasingly drying up, causing numerous hardships for people, with those impacts being felt more acutely by women and members of vulnerable communities like lower castes (Dalits). …”
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Increasing risk of cascading hazards in the central Himalayas by Sharma, S., Talchabhadel, R., Nepal, Santosh, Ghimire, G. R., Rakhal, B., Panthi, J., Adhikari, B.R., Pradhanang, S. M., Maskey, S., Kumar, S.

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What is the monetary value of a clean environment in The Himalayas? by Grossman, Victor

“…The Himalayas is the world highest mountain system containing famous mountains such as Mt. …”
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Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: an outlook by Wester, P., Chaudhary, S., Chettri, N., Jackson, M., Maharjan, A., Nepal, Santosh, Steiner, J. F.

“…The Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HI-WISE) report draws on recent scientific advances to map for the first time the links between the cryosphere, water, biodiversity, and society in the region, charting the impacts of rapid changes in glaciers and snow on people and nature. …”
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Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: an introduction by Wester, P., Chaudhary, S., Maharjan, A., Steiner, J. F., Chettri, N., Chettri, R., Jackson, M., Nepal, Santosh, Wang, X.

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Consequences of cryospheric change for water resources and hazards in the Hindu Kush Himalaya by Nepal, Santosh, Steiner, J. F., Allen, S., Azam, M. F., Bhuchar, S., Biemans, H., Dhakal, M., Khanal, S., Li, D., Lutz, A., Pradhananga, S., Ritzema, R., Stoffel, M., Stuart-Smith, R.

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Secondary forests of the Himalaya with emphasis on the north-eastern hill region of India by Ramakrishnan, P.S., Kushwaha, S.P.S.

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Socio-Cultural Values of Ecosystem Services from Oak Forests in the Eastern Himalaya by Dorji, T., Brookes, J.D., Facelli, J.M., Sears, R.R., Norbu, T., Dorji, K., Chhetri. Y.R., Baral, H.

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Safeguarding the Third Pole: problems, challenges, and possible solutions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya by Chaudhary, S., Nepal, Santosh, Hussain, A., Bhuchar, S.

“…The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), the highest mountain biome, is a global asset and supports the lives and livelihoods of nearly 2 billion people. …”
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Potential effects of ongoing and proposed hydropower development on terrestrial biodiversity in the Indian Himalaya by Pandit, R., Grumbine, R. Edward

“…These results, combined with relatively weak national environmental impact assessment and implementation, point toward significant loss of species if all proposed dams in the Indian Himalaya are constructed.…”
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Patterns in the provision of feed resources for stall-fed ruminant livestock in the Nepal Himalaya by Thorne, Peter J., Tanner, J.C., Gurung, H.B.

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Characterization of hydro-meteorological drought in Nepal Himalaya: a case of Karnali River Basin by Khatiwada, K.R., Pandey, Vishnu Prasad

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Environmental and social considerations in hydropower development in the South Asian Himalayas: a NEXUS perspective by Bhandari, R., Neupane, N., Shrestha, Shisher, Chauhan, D., Pokharel, D., Xue, W.

“…However, realizing these benefits in the South Asian Himalayas requires careful integration of environmental and social considerations into hydropower development. …”
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Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas by Gurung, Barun, Gurung, Prem

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Tartary buckwheat genetic diversity in the Himalayas associated with farmer landrace diversity and low dietary dependence by Huang, W., Jarvis, Devra I., Ahmed, S., Long, C.

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Climate change mitigation and pastoral livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: research focuses, opportunities and challenges by Wang, W., Gauchan, D., Degen, A.A., Shang, Z.

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Quantifying water-related ecosystem services potential of the Kangchenjunga Landscape in the eastern Himalaya: a modeling approach by Shrestha, M., Nepal, Santosh

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Genomic analysis identified a potential novel molecular mechanism for high-altitude adaptation in sheep at the Himalayas by Gorkhali, N.A., Kunzhe Dong, Min Yang, Shen Song, Kader, A., Shrestha, B.S., Xiaohong He, Qian-Jun Zhao, Yabin Pu, Xiangchen Li, Kijas, J., Weijun, Guan, Han Jianlin, Lin Jiang, Yuehui Ma

“…Especially, FGF-7 gene was not implicated in previous studies of other high-altitude species, suggesting a potential novel adaptive mechanism to high altitude in sheep at the Himalayas.…”
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Gene/QTL discovery for Anthracnose in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from north-western Himalayas by Choudhary, N., Bawa, V., Paliwal, R., Singh, B., Bhat, M.A., Mir, J.I., Gupta, M., Sofi, P.A., Thudi, M., Varshney, Rajeev K., Mir, R.R.

“…The beans grown in north-western Himalayas possess huge diversity for seed color, shape and size but are mostly susceptible to Anthracnose disease caused by seed born fungus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum. …”
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