GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE

Response of vegetation to permafrost degradation in source region of the Yangtze River

Chu Xiaoyu, Wang Lingxiao, Zhao Lin, Wang Chong, Wang Yiwei, Xiao Minxuan, Chen Wei, Wang Xueying

GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE, 2025, 45(7): 1601-1612. DOI: 10.13249/j.cnki.sgs.20240566

Fig. 7 Vegetation greenness change in and around thaw slump occurrence areas (a) and thaw lake occurrence areas (b)

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Fig. 1 Location of source region of the Yangtze River
Fig. 2 Long-term surface deformation rates and thaw slumping, thermokarst lakes, and seasonal permafrost in the Yangtze River source region
Fig. 3 Maximum NDVI during vegetation growing season in source region of the Yangtze River (a) and trend of NDVI change (b) in 1988—2021
Fig. 4 Change trends (a) and significance testing results (b) of vegetation greenness in source region of the Yangtze River in 1988—2021
Fig. 5 Slope of greenness variation at different levels of vegetation greenness
Fig. 6 Long-term subsidence rate under different vegetation greenness levels (a) and NDVI change slopes under different long-term subsidence rates (b)