Rapid vegetation reorganization in Hengduan Mountains driven by high climatic oscillations
Mengna Liao, Pengyu Li, Ziru Hao, Xiao Zhang, Kai Cui, Yue Wang, Xingqi Liu, Enlou Zhang, Jian Ni, Kai Li
This study uses a high-resolution palynological record from Erhai Lake to show that Hengduan Mountains vegetation reorganized rapidly in response to climatic oscillations over 35,200 years, with future projections under high-emission scenarios indicating intensified reorganizations.
bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2026 · PreprintEcology