Landscape and Ecosystem Diversity, Dynamics and Management in the Yellow River Source Zone

1. Introduction: Landscape and Ecosystem Diversity in the Yellow River Source Zone
Gary John Brierley, Xilai Li, Carola Cullum, Jay Gao

2. Climate Variability and Change in the Sanjiangyuan Region
Glenn R. McGregor

3. Geomorphic Diversity of Rivers in the Upper Yellow River Basin
Gary John Brierley, Guo-an Yu, Zhiwei Li

4. Hydrology of the Yellow River Source Zone
He Qing Huang, Xiaofang Liu, Gary John Brierley, Carola Cullum

5. Hillslope Stability in the Yellow River Source Zone
Xiasong Hu, Gary John Brierley, Carola Cullum, Jiangtao Fu, Dongmei Yu, Yuezhou Li

6. Understanding Alpine Meadow Ecosystems
Youming Qiao, Zhonghua Duan

7. Grassland Ecosystems of the Yellow River Source Zone: Degradation and Restoration
Xilai Li, George Perry, Gary John Brierley

8. Modelling Vegetation–Erosion Dynamics in the Mugetan Desert, Yellow River Source Zone
Yanfu Li, Zhaoyin Wang

9. Wetland Ecosystems of the Yellow River Source Zone
Zhiwei Li, Zhaoyin Wang, Baozhu Pan

10. Wetland and Its Degradation in the Yellow River Source Zone
Jay Gao

11. Fish of the Upper Yellow River
Delin Qi

12. Climate, Vegetation and Human Land-Use Interactions on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Through the Holocene
Meiqin Han, Gary John Brierley, Carola Cullum, Xilai Li

13. Ecogenesis of the Huang He Headwaters
Haikai Tane, Xilai Li, Gang Chen

14. Socio-economic Development and Its Effects on the Ecological Environment of the Yellow River Source Zone
Yongchun Ran, Jiuxiang Xie, Xilai Li

15. Conclusion: Environmental Futures of the Upper Yellow River Basin
Gary John Brierley, Carola Cullum, Xilai Li, Jay Gao

Keywords: Geography, Physical Geography, Hydrology/Water Resources, Earth System Sciences