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