India: East Himalayan forests turning brown.

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العنوان: India: East Himalayan forests turning brown.
المصدر: CFA Newsletter; Dec2013, Issue 63, p17-17, 1/2p
مصطلحات موضوعية: FOREST biodiversity & climate, TREES & the environment, HIGH temperature (Weather), CLIMATE change
مصطلحات جغرافية: INDIA
مستخلص: The article discusses the impact of climate change to forests in eastern Himalayan in India which wither the trees and turn brown the foliage even during the productive seasons. It states that the increased of temperature leads to the reduction of photosynthesis activity at the optimum level of the forest trees. It highlights the prevalence of the browning trends among the tropical mountains worldwide that engage for the production and species diversity.
قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index