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Future Tibetan grasslands will decrease: A novel insight from constructive grass species.

Guoyong Tang¹, Qingwan Li^1,2,3, Shunbin Wang¹

¹Chuxiong Normal University, Chuxiong, China.

|January 7, 2026

Summary

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Tibetan grasslands face a projected 4.6% decline by 2060 due to climate change. While productive grasslands shrink, wildlife habitats may expand, impacting pastoral livelihoods and biodiversity.

Keywords:

Environmental science Physical geography Plant ecology

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Area of Science:

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Climate Change Science
Conservation Biology

Background:

Tibet's grasslands are a crucial ecosystem supporting pastoral livelihoods and wildlife.
Future grassland distribution under climate change and human pressures is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To project the future spatial distribution of Tibetan grasslands using a species-level modeling framework.
To assess the impact of climate change on grassland dynamics and identify trade-offs between pastoralism and biodiversity.

Main Methods:

Developed an innovative species-level modeling framework.
Simulated the future spatial distribution of 44 constructive grass species under various warming scenarios.
Analyzed projected changes in overall grassland area, productive grasslands, and wildlife-habitat grasslands.

Main Results:

A net decline of 4.6% in total grassland area is projected by 2060.
Productive grasslands are expected to decrease by 6.7%, while wildlife-habitat grasslands may expand by 6.6%.
Greater grassland losses are projected under more extreme warming scenarios (2°C/century or 5°C/century).

Conclusions:

Climate change poses challenges to pastoral productivity in Tibetan grasslands.
Projected changes may benefit Tibetan wildlife by expanding habitat areas.
Findings offer insights for balancing pastoral sustainability and biodiversity conservation in high-altitude ecosystems.