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Vegetation type conversion in Northeast China under permafrost change.

Shuhan Zhou1, Ying Guo1,2,3, Shuai Liu1

  • 1Institute of Cold Regions Science and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.

Communications Biology
|April 20, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Vegetation changes and permafrost instability are closely linked in Northeast China. Most permafrost areas experienced changes, with grasslands converting to croplands and forests, impacting cold-region ecosystems.

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