The Himalayas must be protected

Climate change and human activities are pushing the fragile ecosystem ever closer to instability, warns Maharaj K. Pandit.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2013-09, Vol.501 (7467), p.283-283
Main Author: Pandit, Maharaj K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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706/648/453
Altitude
Conservation of Natural Resources - trends
Deforestation
Displaced persons
Ecology - trends
Economic aspects
Ecosystem
Ecosystems
Endemic species
Environmental aspects
Floods
Global warming
Global Warming - prevention & control
Global Warming - statistics & numerical data
Human Activities
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Ice Cover
India - epidemiology
Lakes
Landslides & mudslides
multidisciplinary
Natural flow
Political aspects
Reinforced concrete
Rivers
Science
Seismic engineering
Species extinction
Tibet - epidemiology
Wind
world-view
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Summary:Climate change and human activities are pushing the fragile ecosystem ever closer to instability, warns Maharaj K. Pandit.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/501283a