Guardians of the headwaters: snow leopards, water provision, and climate vulnerability: maps and analysis / Nikolai Sindorf, Jessica Forrest, Bernadette Arakwiye.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Nepal; WWF, 2014.Description: 91 p.: coll.ill, 39 cmRelated works:
  • Arakwiye, Bernadette []
  • Forrest, Jessica []
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CONTENTS: Executive Summary -- Expert Knowledge of the Snow Leopard Range -- Snow Leopard Range and High Asia: River Basins of Influence -- Snow Leopard Range and High Asia: Countries of Influence -- Snow Leopard Range and High Asia: Analysis Extent -- Population Density -- Biomes of the Snow Leopard Range -- Water Towers - Endorheic Basins in the Snow Leopard Range -- Distribution of Land Facets as Proxies for Geophysical Diversity and Biodiversity -- Mean Annual Temperature -- Annual Precipitation -- Rainfall Seasonality -- Aridity Index -- Glaciers and Glacial Rivers -- Permafrost -- The Human Footprint -- Net Primary Production Change (1981�2006) -- Water Use Sectoral Water Use -- Surface Water Use Stress at the Freshwater Ecoregion Level -- Water Provision by Snow Leopard Range�Added Value -- Monthly Surface Water Balances -- Snow Leopard Climate Envelope Projected Change (2000� 2100) -- Vulnerability of Snow Leopard Habitat to Treeline Shift -- Potential Change in Cropland Suitability due to Climate Change (2000�2100) -- Aridity Index Under 2 Degrees Temperature Rise -- Increase in Aridity under 2 Degrees Temperature Rise -- Upstream Influence of Permafrost -- River Sensitivity to Permafrost Retreat -- Monthly Cryosphere Extent -- List of Literature.
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CONTENTS: Executive Summary -- Expert Knowledge of the Snow Leopard Range -- Snow Leopard Range and High Asia: River Basins of Influence -- Snow Leopard Range and High Asia: Countries of Influence -- Snow Leopard Range and High Asia: Analysis Extent -- Population Density -- Biomes of the Snow Leopard Range -- Water Towers - Endorheic Basins in the Snow Leopard Range -- Distribution of Land Facets as Proxies for Geophysical Diversity and Biodiversity -- Mean Annual Temperature -- Annual Precipitation -- Rainfall Seasonality -- Aridity Index -- Glaciers and Glacial Rivers -- Permafrost -- The Human Footprint -- Net Primary Production Change (1981�2006) -- Water Use Sectoral Water Use -- Surface Water Use Stress at the Freshwater Ecoregion Level -- Water Provision by Snow Leopard Range�Added Value -- Monthly Surface Water Balances -- Snow Leopard Climate Envelope Projected Change (2000� 2100) -- Vulnerability of Snow Leopard Habitat to Treeline Shift -- Potential Change in Cropland Suitability due to Climate Change (2000�2100) -- Aridity Index Under 2 Degrees Temperature Rise -- Increase in Aridity under 2 Degrees Temperature Rise -- Upstream Influence of Permafrost -- River Sensitivity to Permafrost Retreat -- Monthly Cryosphere Extent -- List of Literature.

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