1. Exploring seven hundred years of transhumance, climate dynamic, fire and human activity through a historical mountain pass in central Spain

   • José Antonio López-Sáez
   • Francisca Alba-Sánchez
   • Arthur Glais

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1139 - 1153

2. A size-gradient hypothesis for alpine treeline ecotones

   • George P. Malanson
   • Lynn M. Resler

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1154 - 1161

3. Performance comparison of permafrost models in Wudaoliang Basin, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

   • Guo-an Yin
   • Fu-jun Niu
   • Ming-hao Liu

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1162 - 1173

4. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of young glacial sediments from the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

   • Lan-hua Zeng
   • Xian-jiao Ou
   • Shang-zhe Zhou

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1174 - 1185

5. Spatial and temporal variation of drought index in a typical steep alpine terrain in Hengduan Mountains

   • Gno-feng Zhu
   • Ling Yang
   • Jia-fang Li

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1186 - 1199

6. Sensitivity analysis of the DeNitrification and Decomposition model for simulating regional carbon budget at the wetland-grassland area on the Zoige Plateau, china

   • Ji-yan Wang
   • Ai-nong Li
   • Hna-an Jin

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1200 - 1216

7. Leaf stable carbon isotope composition in Picea schrenkiana var. tianschanica in relation to leaf physiological and morphological characteristics along an altitudinal gradient

   • Hui-wen Zhang
   • Zhen Wu
   • Hong-lang Xiao

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1217 - 1228

8. Spatial assessment of forest cover and land-use changes in the Hindu-Kush mountain ranges of northern Pakistan

   • Sami Ullah
   • Muhammad Farooq
   • Matthias Dees

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1229 - 1237

9. Biomass growth characteristics of 13-year-old Pinus densiflora S. et Z. in a post-fire plantation on different contour conditions in Samcheuk, Korea

   • Ju-Hyoung Lee
   • Do-Hyung Lee
   • Jae-Hee Kim

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1238 - 1244

10. Application and comparison of coaxial correlation diagram and hydrological model for reconstructing flood series under human disturbance

    • Peng-nian Huang
    • Zhi-jia Li
    • Han-chen Zhang

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1245 - 1264

11. Dynamic process simulation with a Savage-Hutter type model for the intrusion of landslide into river

    • Wei Liu
    • Si-ming He
    • Chao-jun OnYang

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1265 - 1274

12. A public Cloud-based China’s Landslide Inventory Database (CsLID): development, zone, and spatiotemporal analysis for significant historical events, 1949-2011

    • Wei-yue Li
    • Chun Liu
    • Yue Yue

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1275 - 1285

13. Geospatial susceptibility mapping of earthquake-induced landslides in Nuweiba area, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt

    • Sara Abuzied
    • Samia Ibrahim
    • Tarek Saleem

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1286 - 1303

14. Reasonable selection of yield criteria for quantitative analysis of unsaturated soil slope stability

    • Zi-zhen Liu
    • Zhi-xin Yan
    • Jian Duan

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1304 - 1312

15. Livelihood changes and evolution of upland ethnic communities driven by tourism: a case study in Guizhou Province, southwest China

    • Ya-juan Li
    • Hu Yu
    • Hai-yang Cui

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2016 Pages: 1313 - 1332