Physical and biogeochemical responses of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change

doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00650-5

	Physical and biogeochemical responses of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change
	Zhu, Liping 1,2; Ju, Jianting 1; Qiao, Baojin 3; Liu, Chong 4; Wang, Junbo 1; Yang, Ruimin5 ; Ma, Qingfeng 1; Guo, Linan 6; Pang, Shuyu 1,2
	2025-03-18
在线发表日期	2025-03
发表期刊	NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
摘要	The lakes, rivers and glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) - a vital water resource for East Asia - are undergoing substantial environmental change. In this Review, we examine trends in the size and the physical and biogeochemical properties of TP lakes. Lake area and volume have consistently increased since 1995, with most rapid expansion in northern lakes. Between 1986 and 2022, the total area of lakes larger than 1 km2 increased from 37,109 km2 to 46,980 km2, and water storage increased by 169.7 km3, driven by warming and enhanced precipitation. In large lakes (>= 10 km2), average surface temperatures increased by 1.33 degrees C, water transparency increased by 1 m, and salinity decreased from 48.76 to 23.76 psu. Responses in lake biogeochemistry include enhanced microbial diversity and trophic status, despite minimal additional nutrient inputs and consistent rates of productivity. Although TP lakes appear to be a net source of CO2 to the atmosphere (1.60, 6.87 and 1.16 Tg C yr-1 in the 2000s, 2010s and the 2020s, respectively), long-term CO2 source-sink dynamics remain uncertain. TP lake area is projected to increase by 9,000 km2 by 2050 under SSP5-8.5 and will continue to influence and enhance regional precipitation. Improved prediction of TP lake hydrology and biogeochemistry will aid sustainable management of water resources across the TP.
DOI	10.1038/s43017-025-00650-5
收录类别	SCIE
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geology
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001446140900001
出版者	SPRINGERNATURE
原始文献类型	Review ; Early Access
EISSN	2662-138X
引用统计	被引频次[WOS]：0 [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.lzufe.edu.cn/handle/39EH0E1M/38926
专题	农林经济管理学院
通讯作者	Zhu, Liping; Ju, Jianting; Qiao, Baojin
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, State Key Lab Tibetan Plateau Earth Syst Environm, Beijing, Peoples R China; 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resource & Environm, Beijing, Peoples R China; 3.Zhengzhou Univ, Sch Geosci & Technol, Zhengzhou, Peoples R China; 4.PIESAT Informat Technol Co Ltd, Beijing, Peoples R China; 5.Lanzhou Univ Finance & Econ, Coll Agr & Forestry Econ & Management, Lanzhou, Peoples R China; 6.China Univ Min & Technol Beijing, Coll Earth Sci & Geomat, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhu, Liping,Ju, Jianting,Qiao, Baojin,et al. Physical and biogeochemical responses of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change[J]. NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT,2025.
APA	Zhu, Liping.,Ju, Jianting.,Qiao, Baojin.,Liu, Chong.,Wang, Junbo.,...&Pang, Shuyu.(2025).Physical and biogeochemical responses of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change.NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT.
MLA	Zhu, Liping,et al."Physical and biogeochemical responses of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change".NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT (2025).