Recent Climate-Induced Changes in Glaciers, Biota, Land Use Types and Population Adaptation Models in the South-Eastern Altai Highlands

This article provides the first comprehensive description and assessment of environmental changes in a unique natural transboundary region—South-Eastern Altai, which is located in the arid territories of Russia and Mongolia. This region of Asia is rightfully included in the high-mountain Third Pole (Roof of the World). In three key areas, Tsambagarav Massif (Mongolia), Mongun-Taiga Massif, and North-Chuya Ridge (Russia), the following are considered: (1) the latest dynamics of glaciers from the early 1960s (beginning of regular instrumental observations) to the present day; (2) climate change and land use systems; and (3) the characteristics of the biota and the causes of its dynamics. The article concludes with a consideration of (4) population adaptation models.

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Environments
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2026-02-25
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https://doi.org/10.3390/environments13030128
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Cryospheric studies and observations
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Recent Climate-Induced Changes in Glaciers, Biota, Land Use Types and Population Adaptation Models in the South-Eastern Altai Highlands

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Recent Climate-Induced Changes in Glaciers, Biota, Land Use Types and Population Adaptation Models in the South-Eastern Altai Highlands

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This article provides the first comprehensive description and assessment of environmental changes in a unique natural transboundary region—South-Eastern Altai, which is located in the arid territories of Russia and Mongolia. This region of Asia is rightfully included in the high-mountain Third Pole (Roof of the World). In three key areas, Tsambagarav Massif (Mongolia), Mongun-Taiga Massif, and North-Chuya Ridge (Russia), the following are considered: (1) the latest dynamics of glaciers from the early 1960s (beginning of regular instrumental observations) to the present day; (2) climate change and land use systems; and (3) the characteristics of the biota and the causes of its dynamics. The article concludes with a consideration of (4) population adaptation models.

EnvironmentsVol. 13(3)
Altai State University (RU), St Petersburg University (RU), National Research Tomsk State University (RU), Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (IN), Tuvan State University (RU), Institute of Geography (RU), Research Center of Neurology (RU), Moscow Aviation Institute (RU), National University of Mongolia (MN)
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