Name: ZHANG Yili
Title & Affiliation: Professor, Institue of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Office Address: 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
Telephone: 86-10-64856505
Fax: 86-10-6488-1844
Email: zhangyl@igsnrr.ac.cn
http://english.igsnrr.cas.cn/sourcedb/yw_30508/scientists/En_kllsps/202310/t20231031_445063.html
https://people.ucas.ac.cn/~0001070?language=en
Areas of Specialization: Physical Geography; Land Change Science; Plant Geography.
Education and Appointments
Education
M.Sc. in Biodiversity and Plant Geography, Beijing Normal University (Beijing, China), 1987
B.Sc. in Biology, Beijing Normal University (Beijing, China), 1984
Appointments
Professor, Head of Department of Land Change Science and Biogeography, IGSNRR of CAS, 2014-present)
Professor, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012-present
Professor, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2000-2012
Professor, Head of Department of Land Cover Change and Land Resource Research, IGSNRR of CAS, 1999-2014
Professor, Department of Physical Geography, Institute of Geography CAS, 1999
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Geography, Institute of Geography CAS, 1993-1999
Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Department of Physical Geography, Institute of Geography CAS, 1987-1993
Visiting Professor, Marburg University, Germany, 1997-1998
Visiting Scholar, Institute of Geography, Rossian Academy of Sciences, Rossia, 1992
Main Publications since 2015
[1] Yan Jianzhong, Lan Yong, Zhang Yili, et al. 2024. Formation and Transition of Old Trade Channels in Himalaya. Beijing: Science Press, September 2024. (in Chinese).
[2] Chen Fahu, Zhang Yili, Hou Juzhi, et al. 2023. Scientific Assessment of the Impact of Human Activities on the Ecological Environment of the Tibetan Plateau. Beijing: China Meterological Press, May 2023. (in Chinese).
[3] Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2022. Land use change and ecological conservation in Ali and its adjacent areas of China. Beijing: Science Press, September 2022. (in Chinese).
[4] Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, Rai Mohan Kumar, et al. 2025. Farmland Abandonment—Migration—Wildlife Encroachment Nexus: Insights of Smallholders of the Karnali Basin, Nepal. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2025.100625.
[5] Wei Bo, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2025. Upper Elevational Limit of Vegetation in the Himalayas Identified from Landsat Images. Remote Sens, 17, 78.
[6] Nepal Pashupati, Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, et al. 2025. Governance on provision of ecosystem and its services in Nepal: Lessons from appraisal of policy, legislation, and institution. Geography and Sustainability, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2025.100263
[7] Gu Changjun, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2025. Grassland greenness change and its response to climate change in Three River Headwater Region in 2000-2020. Geographical Science, 45(1):1-13. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[8] Hu Xiaoyang, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, et al. 2025. Effectiveness of conservation measures based on the assessment of grazing intensity in the Yellow River source region. Land, 14, 813.
[9] Nepal Pashupati, Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, et al. 2024. Integration of climate change adaptation into agricultural policies in Nepal: A diagnostic assessment. Environmental Development, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101085.
[10] Zhang Yihao, Zhang Yili, …, Yan Jianzhong. 2024. Policy measures mitigate the adoption of crop diversification strategies by farmers: insights from the Tibetan Plateau. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05093-4
[11] Zhang Binghua, Liu Linshan, Zhang Yili, et al. 2024. Spatial Consistency and Accuracy Analysis of Multi-Source Land Cover Products on the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Remote Sens, 16, 3219.
[12] Li Weixiao, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, et al. 2024. Spatio-temporal differentiation characteristics and impact factors of cultivated land in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, China. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 2024, 40(15):233-244.
[13] Wu Shihai, Yan Jianzhong, Zhang Yili, Zhang Qianqian. 2024. Evolution, distribution characteristics and influencing factors of border trade markets in Xizang. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 44 (7):1153-1165. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[14] Cui Bohao, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2023. Spatial-temporal dynamics of transboundary forest disturbance-recovery and its influencing factors in the central Himalayas. Geocarto International, 10.1080/10106049.2023.222826
[15] Rai Raju, Zhang Yili, Paudel Basanta, et al. 2023. Analysis of farmers' perceptions of climate changes and adaptation strategies in the transboundary Gandaki River Basin. Land, 12, 2054.
[16] Wei Bo, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2023. Risk of plant invasions and management planning in the Tibetan Plateau, China. Journal of Biogeography, 3, 50:147.
[17] Zhang Binghua, Zhang Yili, Gu Changjun, Wei Bo. 2023. Land cover classification based on random forest and feature optimism in the Southeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 43(3):388-397. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[18] Gu Changjun, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2023. Evaluation of consistency among four NDVI datasets applied to Three River Source Region, Qinghai province, China. Geographical Research, 42(5):1378-1392. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[19] Gu Changjun, Liu Linshan, Zhang Yili, et al. 2023. Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of grazing pressure in the Three-River-Source Region on the Tibetan Plateau. J Geogr Sci, 33(8):1660-1680.
[20] Liu Qionghuan, Liu Linshan, Zhang Yili, et al. 2023. Seasonal fluctuations of marsh wetlands in the headwaters of the Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Indus Rivers, Tibetan Plateau based on the adapted LandTrendr model. Ecological Indicators, 152, 110360.
[21] Rai Mohan K, Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, et al. 2023. Appraisal of Empirical Studies on Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes and Their Impact on Ecosystem Services in Nepal Himalaya. Sustainability, 15, 7134.
[22] Li Lanhui, Huang Chongchong, Zhang Yili, et al.2023. Mapping the multi-temporal grazing intensity on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using geographically weighted random forest. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 43(3):398-410. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[23] Gong Dianqing, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, et al. 2023. Soil Quality Change and Spatial Differentiation Characteristics of Greenhouses Land Soil in Lhasa River Valley. Acta Pedologica Sinica, 60(6):1582-1594. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[24] Cui Bohao, Zhang Yili, Wang Zhaofeng, et al. 2022. Ecological risk assessment of transboundary region based on land cover change: A case study of Gandaki river basin, Himalayas. Land, 11, 638.
[25] Rai Raju, Zhang Yili, Wang Zhaofeng, et al. 2022. Use of the MaxEnt model to predict changes in sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) habitats in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal. Journal of Mountain Science, 19(7):1988-1997.
[26] Wu Shihai, Zhang Yili, Yan Jianzhong. 2022. Comprehensive Assessment of Geopolitical Risk in the Himalayan Region Based on the Grid Scale. Sustainability, 14, 9743.
[27] Liu Qionghuan, Wang Xiuhong, ZhangYili, Li Shicheng. 2022. Complex ecosystem impact of rapid expansion of industrial and mining land on the Tibetan Plateau. Remote Sens, 14, 872.
[28] Wu Shihai, Yan Jianzhong, Zhang Yili, et al. 2022. Evolutionary process and development implications of traditional trade routes in the Himalayan region. J Geogr Sci, 32(9):1847-1865.
[29] Hu Xiaoyang, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, Gong Dianqing. 2022. Spatialization method of grazing intensity and its application in Tibetan Plateau. Acta Geographica Sinica, 77(3):547-558. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[30] Wei Bo, Liu Linshan, Gu Changjun, Yu Haibin, Zhang Yili, et al. 2022. The climate niche is stable and the distribution area of Ageratina adenophora is predicted to expand in China. Biodiversity Science, 30 (8):88-99. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[31] Zhang Yili, Li Bingyuan, Liu Linshan, Zheng Du. 2021. Redetermine the region and boundaries of Tibetan Plateau. Geographical Research, 40(6):1543-1553. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[32] Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, Li Bingyuan, Zheng Du. 2021. Comparison of Boundary Datasets Covering Tibetan Plateau between 2021 and 2014 Versions. Journal of Global Change Data & Discovery, 5(4):32-42.
[33] Zhang Yili, Li Bingyuan, Liu Linshan, Zheng Du. 2021 Boundary Data of the Tibetan Plateau (2021 Version). Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2021.07.10.V1. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2021.07.10.V1.
[34] Cui Bohao, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2021. Spatiotemporal variation of rainfall erosivity and correlation with the ENSO on the Tibetan Plateau since 1971. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18, 11054.
[35] Liu Qionghuan, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2021. A novel Landsat-based automated mapping of marsh wetland in the headwaters of the Brahmaputra, Ganges and Indus Rivers, southwestern Tibetan Plateau. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 103, 102481.
[36] Jin Cheng, Zhang Yili, Yang Xuchao, et al. 2021. Mapping China's electronic power consumption using points of interest and remote sensing data. Remote Sensing, 13(6), 1058.
[37] Gu Changjun, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2021. Qualifying Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics and its impacts on Ecosystem Service in Central Himalaya Transboundary Landscape Based on Google Earth Engine. Land, 10, 506.
[38] Zhang Binghua, Zhang Yili, Wang Zhaofeng, et al. 2021. Factors Driving Changes in Vegetation in Mt. Qomolangma (Everest): Implications for the Management of Protected Areas. Remote Sensing, 13, 4725.
[39] Gu Changjun, Tu Yanli, Liu Linshan, Wei Bo, Zhang Yili, et al. 2021. Predicting the potential global distribution of Ageratina adenophora under current and future climate change scenarios. Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7974.
[40] Liu Qionghuan, Liu Linshan, Zhang Yili, et al. 2021. Driving Forces for Differentiated Patterns of Vegetation Change in the Headwater Source Region of Brahmaputra and Indus, Southwestern Tibetan Plateau. Ecological Indicators, 125, 107604.
[41] Paudel Basanta, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, et al. 2021. Climate Change and Its Impacts on Farmer’s Livelihood in Different Physiographic Regions of the Trans-Boundary Koshi River Basin, Central Himalayas. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18, 7142.
[42] Wu Xue, Basanta Paudel, Zhang Yili, et al. 2021. Vertical distribution changes in land cover between 1990 and 2015 within the Koshi River Basin, Central Himalayas. J Geogr Sci, 31(10):1419-1436.
[43] Xie Fangdi, Wu Xue, Liu Linshan, Zhang Yili, et al. 2021. Land use and land cover change within the Koshi River Basin of the central Himalayas since 1990. Journal of Mountain Science, 18(01):159-177.
[44] Yu Haibin, Deane C David, Zhang Yili, et al. 2021. Integrating multiple indices of geobiodiversity reveals a series of regional species-rich areas worthy of conservation in the region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Biological Conservation, 261, 109238.
[45] Chen Fahu, Wu Shaohong, Cui Peng, Cai Yunlong, Zhang Yili, et al. 2021. Progress and prospects of applied research on physical geography and the living environment in China over the past 70 years (1949–2019). J Geogr Sci, 31(1):3-45.
[46] Zhang Yili, Wu Xue, Zheng Du. 2020. Vertical differentiation of land cover in the central Himalayas. J Geogr Sci, 30(6):969-987.
[47] Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2020. Mapping changing Population Distribution on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau since 2000 with Multi-temporal Remote Sensing and Point-of-interest Data. Remote Sens, 12, 4059.
[48] Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, Yan Jianzhong, et al. 2020. Farmers’ understanding of climate change in Nepal Himalayas: important determinants and implications for developing adaptation strategies. Climatic Change, 158:485–502.
[49] Chen Qiong, Zhang Yili, Liu Fenggui, et al. 2020. A review of land use change and its influence in the source region of Yellow River. Resources Science, 42(3):446-459. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[50] Gu Changjun, Zhao Pei, Chen Qiong, Li Shicheng, Li Lanhui, Liu Linshan, Zhang Yili. 2020. Forest Cover Change and the Effectiveness of Protected Areas in the Himalaya since 1998. Sustainability, 12, 6123.
[51] Khanal R Narendra, Nepal Pashupati, Zhang Yili, et al. 2020. Policy provisions for agricultural development in Nepal: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 121241.
[52] Nepal Pashupati, Khanal Raj Narendra, Zhang Yili, et al. 2020.Land use policies in Nepal: An Overview. Land Degradation and Development, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3621.
[53] Paudel Basanta, Wu Xue, Zhang Yili, et al. 2020. Farmland abandonment and its determinants in the different ecological villages of the Koshi River Basin, Central Himalayas: Synergy of high-resolution remote sensing and social surveys. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109711.
[54] Wang Zhaofeng, Gong Dianqing, Zhang Yili. 2020. Investigating the Effects of Greenhouse Vegetable Cultivation on Soil Fertility in Lhasa, Tibetan Plateau. Chinese Geographical Science, 30(03):456-465.
[55] Wu Xue, Sun Xiaomin, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, et al. 2020. Vegetation changes and their response to climate change in the Koshi River Basin of central Himalayas since 2000. Sustainability, 12, 6644.
[56] Zhao Zhiliong, Liu Linshan, Wang Zhaofeng, ZhangYili, et al. 2020. Dynamic Changes of Plateau Wetlands in the Damqu River Basin of the Yangtze River Source Region, China, 1988-2015. Wetlands, DOI: 10.1007/s13157-020-01271-y.
[57] Gong Dianqing, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili. 2020. Spatial-temporal variation characteristics of greenhouse-vegetable land in Lhasa of Tibet from 2008 to 2018. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 36(13):233-241. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[58] Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, Wang Zhaofeng, et al. 2019. Spatial and temporal characteristics of land use and cover changes in the Tibetan Plateau (in Chinese). Chin Sci Bull, 64(27):2865-2875. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[59] Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, Qi Wei, et al. 2019. No significant shift of warming trend over the last two decades on the roof of the world. Atmosphere, 10, 416.
[60] Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, Wu Jianshuang, et al. 2019. Increasing sensitivity of alpine grasslands to climate variability along an elevational gradient on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Science of the Total Environment, DOI information: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.399.
[61] Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, Liu Qionghuan, et al. 2019. Regional differences in shifts of temperature trends across China between 1980 and 2017. International Journal of Climatology, DOI: 10.1002/joc.5868.
[62] Liu Qionghuan, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2019. The Spatial Local Accuracy Analysis of Land Cover Datasets in Qiangtang Plateau, High Asia. J Geogr Sci, 29(11):1841-1858.
[63] Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, Yan Jianzhong, et al. 2019. Farmers' perceptions of agricultural land use changes in Nepal and their major drivers. Journal of Environmental Management, 235:432-441.
[64] Rai Raju, Zhang Yili, Paudel Basanta and Khanal Raj Narendra. 2019. Status of Farmland Abandonment and Its Determinants in the Transboundary Gandaki River Basin. Sustainability, 11, 5267.
[65] Wang Xiuhong and Zhang Yili. 2019. Carbon footprint of agricultural sector in Qinghai province, China. Appl Sci, 9, 2047.
[66] Wang Xiuhong and Zhang Yili. 2019. Emergy-based evaluation of changes in agrochemical residues on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Sustainability, 11, 3652.
[67] Chen Qiong, Liu Fenggui, …, Zhang Yili, et al. 2019. Trends and risk evolution of drought disasters in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. J Geogr Sci, 29(11):1859-1876.
[68] Liu Qionghuan, Wang Xiuhong, Zhang Yili, et al. 2019. Vegetation Degradation and Its Driving Factors in the Farming–Pastoral Ecotone over the Silk Road Economic Belt. Sustainability, 11,1590.
[69] Rai K Mohan, Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, et al. 2019. Vegetables Farming and Farmers’ Livelihood: Insights from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability, 11, 889.
[70] Chen Fahu, Fu Bojie, Xia Jun, Wu Duo, Wu Shaohong, Zhang Yili, et al. 2019. Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects. Science China-Earth Sciences, 49(11):1659-1696.
[71] Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, Li Shicheng, Liu Linshan. 2018. Spatiotemporal changes in agricultural land cover in Nepal over the last 100 years. J Geogr Sci, 28(10):1519-1537.
[72] Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, Wu Xue, Li Shicheng. 2018. Spatiotemporal changes in Nepal over the last 100 years. J Geogr Sci, 28(10):1519-1537.
[73] Kang Cholhyok, Zhang Yili, Paudel Basanta, et al. 2018. Exploring the Factors Driving Changes in Farmland within the Tumen (Tuman) River Basin. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 7, 352.
[74] Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2018. Current Challenges in Distinguishing Climatic and Anthropogenic Contributions to Alpine Grassland Variation on the Tibetan Plateau. Ecology and Evolution, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4099.
[75] Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2018. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Vegetation Greenness Change and Associated Climatic and Anthropogenic Drivers on the Tibetan Plateau during 2000–2015. Remote Sensing, 10, 1525.
[76] Li Shicheng, Zhang Yili, Wang Zhaofeng, Li Lanhui. 2018. Mapping human influence intensity in the Tibetan Plateau for conservation of ecological service functions. Ecosystem Services, 30:276-286.
[77] Mondal Protim Partho and Zhang Yili. 2018. Research Progress on Changes in Land Use and Land Cover in the Western Himalayas (India) and Effects on Ecosystem Services. Sustainability, 10, 4504
[78] Rai Raju, Zhang Yili, Paudel Basanta, et al. 2018. Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics and Assessing the Value of Ecosystem Services in the Trans-boundary Gandaki River Basin, Central Himalayas. Sustainability, 10, 3052.
[79] Zhao Zhilong, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, Hu Zengzeng. 2018. The Impact of Drought Variability on Vegetation Conditions within the Damqu River Basin, Yangtze River Source Region, China. PLoS ONE, 13(8):e0202966.
[80] Yu Haibin, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2018. Floristic characteristics and diversity patterns of seed plants endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. Biodiversity Science, 26 (2):130–137. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[81] Zhang Yili, Li Lanhui, Ding Mingjun, Zheng Du. 2017. Greening of the Tibetan Plateau and its drivers since 2000. Chinese Journal of Nature, 39(3):173-179. (in Chinese with English abstract)
[82] Basanta Paudel, Zhang Yili, Li Shicheng, Wu Xue. 2017. Spatiotemporal reconstruction of cropland cover in Nepal from 1970 to 2010. Regional Environmental Change. DOI 10.1007/s10113-017-1164-y
[83] Kang Cholhyok, Zhang Yili, Wang Zhaofeng, et al. 2017. The Driving Force Analysis of NDVI Dynamics in the Trans-Boundary Tumen River Basin between 2000 and 2015. Sustainability, 9, 2350.
[84] Rai Raju, Zhang Yili, Paudel Basanta, et al. 2017. A Synthesis of Studies on Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics during 1930-2015 in Bangladesh. Sustainability, 2017.
[85] Yu Haibin, Zhang Yili, Wang Zhaofeng, et al. 2017. Diverse range dynamics and dispersal routes of plants on the Tibetan Plateau during the late Quaternary. Plos One, 12(5):e0177101.
[86] Qi Wei, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2017. Characteristics of soil temperature variation in core region of Northern Tibetan Plateau in China during 2013-2014. Geographical Research, 36(11):2075-2087. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[87] Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2017. Soil spatial characteristics in lake basin on Qiangtang Plateau： Acase study from Charinazu piedmont to lakeside. Geographical Research, 36(11):2088-2100. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[88] Xu Zengrang, Zhang Yili, Cheng Shengkui, Zheng Du. 2017. Scientific basis and the strategy of sustainable development in Tibetan Plateau. Science &Technology Review, 35(6):108-114. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[89] Li Shicheng, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili. 2017. Crop cover reconstruction and its effects on sediment retention in the Tibetan Plateau for 1900–20000. J Geogr Sci, 27(7):786-800.
[90] Liu Linshan, Zhao Zhilong, Zhang Yili, Wu Xue. 2017. Using MaxEnt Model to Predict Suitable Habitat Changes for Key Protected Species in Koshi Basin, Central Himalayas. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 8(1):77-87.
[91] Wu Xue, Gao Jungang, Zhang Yili, et al. 2017. Land cover status in Koshi River Basin, Central Himalayas. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 8(1):10–19.
[92] Hua Xiaobo, Yan Jianzhong, Zhang Yili. 2017. Evaluating the role of livelihood assets in suitable livelihood strategies: Protocol for anti-poverty policy in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Ecological Indicators, 78:62–74.
[93] Zhao Zhilong, Liu Fenggui, Zhang Yili, et al. 2017.The dynamic response of lakes in the Tuohepingco Basin of the Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Earth Science. DOI : 10.1007/s12665-017-6446-7.
[94] Li Lanhui, Liu Linshan, Zhang Yili, et al. 2017. Elevation-dependent alpine grassland phenology on the Tibetan Plateau. Geographical Research, 36(1):26-36.
[95] Li Lanhui, Liu Qionghuan, Zhang Yili, et al. 2017. Spatial distribution and variation of precipitation in the Qiangtang Plateau. Geographical Research, 36(11):2047-2060. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[96] Zhang Yili, Hu Zhongjun, Qi Wei, et al. 2016. Assessment of effectiveness of nature reserves on the Tibetan Plateau based on net primary production and the large sample comparison method. J Geogr Sci, 26(1):27-44.
[97] Paudel Basanta, Zhang Yili, Li Shicheng, et al. 2016. Review of studies on land use and land cover change in Nepal. Journal of Mountain Science, 13(4):643-660.
[98] Yan Jianzhong, Zhang Yili, Hua Xiaobo, Yang Liang. 2016. An explanation of labor migration and grain output growth: Findings of a case study in eastern Tibetan Plateau. J Geogr Sci, 26(4):484-500.
[99] Zhang Hua, Zhang Yili, Wang Zhaofeng, et al. 2016. Traffic-related metal (loid) status and uptake by dominant plants growing naturally in roadside soils in the Tibetan plateau, China. Science of the Total Environment, 573:915-923.
[100] Ding Mingjun, Li Lanhui, …, Zhang Yili. 2016. Spatio-Temporal Variation of Spring Phenology in Tibetan Plateau and its Linkage to Climate Change from 1982 to 2012. Journal of Mountain Science, 13(1):83-94.
[101] Li Shichang, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, et al. 2016. Comparison of Socioeconomic Factors between Surrounding and Non-Surrounding Areas of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway before and after Its Construction. Sustainability, 8(776):1-17.
[102] Paudel Basanta, Gao Jungang, Zhang Yili, et al. 2016. Changes in Cropland Status and Their Driving Factors in the Koshi River Basin of the Central Himalayas, Nepal. Sustainability, 8,933.
[103] Wang Zhaofeng, Alfred E Hartemink, Zhang Yili, et al. 2016. Major Elements in Soils Along a 2.8-km Altitudinal Gradient on the Tibetan Plateau, China. Pedosphere, 26(6):895-903.
[104] Gao Jungang, Wu Xue, Zhang Yili, et al. 2016. Ecological function regionalization in the lower Jinsha River Basin using analytic hierarchy process method. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 36(1):134-147.
[105] Gong Yuling, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, Feng Yongjun. 2016. Characteristics of Variation of Soil Temperature in Shrub Meadow Area of Lhasa. Acta Pedologica Sinica, 53(02):411-420. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[106] Qi Wei, Bai Wanqi, Zhang Yili, et al. 2016. Effects of ecological engineering on net primary production in the Chang Tang and Sanjiangyuan national nature reserves on the Tibetan Plateau. Biodiversity Science, (02):127-135.
[107] Wu Zhilei, Liu Fenggui, Zhang Yili, et al. 2016. Forest and grassland coverage change in the Yellow River-Huangshui River Valley in northeast Qinghai-Ti bet Plateau during the Qing Dynasty. Progress in Geography, 35(6):768-778. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[108] Zhang Yili, Wu Xue, Qi Wei, et al. 2015. Characteristics and protection effectiveness of nature reserves on the Tibetan Plateau, China. Resources Science, 37(7):1455-1464.
[109] Li Shicheng, Zhang Yili, He Fanneng. 2015. Reconstruction of cropland distribution in Qinghai and Tibet for the past one hundred years and its spatiotemporal changes. Progress in Geography, 34(02):197-206.
[110] Yu Haibin, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2015. Combining the least cost path method with population genetic data and species distribution models to identify landscape connectivity during the late Quaternary in Himalayan hemlock. Ecology and Evolution, 5(24):5781-5791.
[111] Zhao Zhilong, Zhang Yili, Liu Linshan, et al. 2015. Recent changes in Wetland on the Tibetan Plateau: a review. J Geogr Sci, 25(7):879-896.
[112] Ding Mingjun, Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, et al. 2015. Start of vegetation growing season on the Tibetan Plateau inferred from multiple methods based on GIMMS and SPOT NDVI data. J Geogr Sci, 25(2):131-148.
[113] Ding Mingjun, Chen Qian, Li Lanhui, Zhang Yili, et al. 2015. Temperature dependence of variations in the end of the growing season from 1982 to 2012 on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 53(2):147-163.
[114] Zhang Hua, Wang Zhaofeng, Zhang Yili, et al. 2015. Identification of traffic-related metals and the effects of different environments on their enrichment in roadside soils along the Qinghai-Tibet highway. Science of the Total Environment, 2015, 521-522:160-172.
[115] Cui Peng, Su Fenghuan, Zhou Qiang, Chen Ningsheng, Zhang Yili. 2015. Risk assessment and disaster reduction strategies for mountainous and meteorological hazards in Tibetan Plateau (in Chinese). Chin Sci Bull, 60(32):3067-3077. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[116] Chen Deliang, Xu Baiqing, Yao Tandong, Guo Zhengtang, Cui Peng, Chen Fahu, Zhang Renhe, Zhang Xianzhou, Zhang Yili, Fan Jie, Hou Zhengqian, Zhang Tianhua. 2015. Assessment of past, present and future environmental changes on the Tibetan Plateau (in Chinese). Chin Sci Bull, 60(32):3025-3035+1-2. (in Chinese with English abstract).
[117] Zhang Xianzhou, Yang Yongping, Piao Shilong, …, Zhang Yili, et al. 2015. Ecological change on the Tibetan Plateau (in Chinese). Chin Sci Bull, 2015, 60: 3048–3056. (in Chinese with English abstract).
