Abstract:The Qinghai-Tibet corridor includes road and railway in the highland area, characterized as the highest altitude, longest route and various sensitive ecosystems. Quantitative analysis of ecological effects along the Qinghai-Tibet corridor is critical to understand the impact of different traffic infrastructure on global hotpot of biodiversity maintenance. In this study, the Golmud-Lhasa national highway, railway and expressway were selected to analyse the impact of buffer zone and the pattern of landscape, the… Show more
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