Journal of Mountain Science http://jms.imde.ac.cn

General Table of Contents (Vol. 17, 2020)

1-15 Callie B. LAMBERT, Lynn M. RESLER, Yang SHAO, David R. BUTLER Vegetation change as related to terrain factors at two glacier forefronts, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A. 16-30 Elena BABUSHKINA, Dina ZHIRNOVA, Liliana BELOKOPYTOVA, Eugene VAGANOV Warming induced changes in wood matter accumulation in tracheid walls of spruce 31-41 Magdalena KACPRZYK, Ewa BŁOŃSKA, Jarosław LASOTA Effect of spot burning of logging residues on the properties of mountain forest soils and the occurrence of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) 42-49 Ahmad KHAN, Ahmad SAID, Imran ULLAH Landsat based distribution mapping of high-altitude peatlands in Hindu Kush Himalayas – a case study of Broghil Valley, Pakistan 50-67 EWANE Basil Ewane, Heon Ho LEE Assessing land use/land cover change impacts on the hydrology of Nyong River Basin, Cameroon 68-82 Peyman KARAMI, Sahar REZAEI, Shabnam SHADLOO, Morteza NADERI An evaluation of central Iran's protected areas under different climate change scenarios (A Case on Markazi and Hamedan provinces) 83-94 XU Bo, Jin-niu, SHI Fu- Impacts of ontogenetic and altitudinal changes on morphological traits and biomass allocation patterns of Fritillaria unibracteata 95-116 Sareth NHEM, Young-jin LEE Exploring perspectives in assessing the quality of governance of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) pilot project in Cambodia: Use of Q Methodology 117-132 Sugandha PANWAR Vulnerability of Himalayan springs to climate change and anthropogenic impact: a review 133-146 CHEN Nan Deriving the slope-mean shielded astronomical solar radiation spectrum and slope-mean possible sunshine duration spectrum over the Loess Plateau 147-155 CHEN Yong, ZHOU Li-hua Quantification of restricting factors of agricultural development in Min County of Gansu, China 156-172 LIU Mei, ZHANG Yong, TIAN Shu-feng, CHEN Ning-sheng, MAHFUZR Rahman, JAVED Iqbal Effects of loose deposits on debris flow processes in the Aizi Valley, southwest China 173-190 WANG Tao, LIU Jia-mei, SHI Ju-song, GAO Meng-tan, WU Shu-ren Probabilistic seismic landslide hazard assessment: a case study in Tianshui, Northwest China 191-202 HE Chun-can, HU Xin-li, , WU Shuang-shuang, ZHANG Han, LIU Chang Model test of the influence of cyclic water level fluctuations on a landslide

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203-215 -xin, WANG Yu-kuan, FU Bin, LI Ming, LU Ya-feng, DIXIT Amod Mani, CHAUDHARY Suresh, WANG Shan Changes in cultivated land patterns and driving forces in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, China, from 1992 to 2015 216-229 HUANG Bo-lin, WANG Jian, ZHANG Quan, LUO Chao-lin, CHEN Xiao-ting Energy conversion and deposition behaviour in gravitational collapse of granular columns 230-243 QU Li-ming, DING Xuan-ming, WU Chong-rong, LONG Yong-hong, YANG Jin-chuan Effects of topography on dynamic responses of single piles under vertical cyclic loading 244-260 -song, XU Hua, SUN Run-fang, ZHAO Xiang-wei, CHENG Yin Seismic risk evaluation for a planning mountain tunnel using improved analytical hierarchy process based on extension theory 261-270 KROH Paweł Identification of landing sites for rescue helicopters in mountains with use of Geographic Information Systems 271-288 TELBISZ Tamás, BRANKOV Jovana, ĆALIĆ Jelena Topographic and lithologic controls behind mountain depopulation in Zlatibor District (Western Serbia) 289-303 CHENG Lin-lin, LIU Mei, ZHAN Jia-qi Land use scenario simulation of mountainous districts based on Dinamica EGO model 304-315 -zhi, ZHOU Yang, -sui The inequality of educational resources and its countermeasures for rural revitalization in southwest China 316-328 BAI Yong-jian, -sheng, GE Hua, TIE Yong-bo Slope structures and formation of rock–soil aggregate landslides in deeply incised valleys 329-339 CHEN Ning-sheng, ZHANG Yong, TIAN Shu-feng, DENG Ming-feng, WANG Tao, -hong, LIU Mei, HU Gui-sheng Effectiveness analysis of the prediction of regional debris flow susceptibility in post-earthquake and drought site 340-357 -xing, LAN Heng-xing, LI Lang-ping, WU Yu-ming, CHEN Jun-hui, TIAN Nai-man Optimizing the frequency ratio method for landslide susceptibility assessment: A case study of the Caiyuan Basin in the southeast mountainous area of China 358-372 LI Ning, TANG Chuan, YANG Tao, CHEN Ming Analysing post-earthquake landslide susceptibility using multi-temporal landslide inventories — a case study in Miansi Town of China 373-383 Alejandro LOYDI, Flavia A. FUNK, Andrés GARCÍA Vegetation recovery after fire in mountain grasslands of Argentina 384-396 SUN Ju-ying, SUN Xiang-yang, HU Zhao-yong, WANG Gen-xu Exploring the influence of environmental factors in partitioning evapotranspiration along an elevation gradient on Mount Gongga, eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Platea, China 397-409 Gheyur GHEYRET, Anwar MOHAMMAT, TANG Zhi-yao Elevational patterns of temperature and humidity in the middle Tianshan Mountain area in Central Asia 410-422 LI Fa-Yong, YUAN Cheng-yu, YUAN Zi-Qiang, YOU Yong-jun, HU Xue-fei, WANG Shan, LI Guo-yu Bioavailable phosphorus distribution in alpine meadow soil is affected by topography in the Tian Shan Mountains 423-434 ZHANG Xiao-yun, WU Kai-xian, FULLEN Michael A., WU Bo-zhi Synergistic effects of vegetation layers of maize and potato intercropping on soil erosion on sloping land in Yunnan Province, China 435-447 DING Xin-hui, LIU Xiao-ying, LIU Guang-quan, NING Dui-hu, XIE Yong-sheng, HAO Xiao-dong, ZHOU Wei

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Evaluation of soil erosion from chestnut forests: A case study in the Yanshan Mountains, China 448-463 XIANG Juan, ZHOU Jun-ju, YANG Jun-cang, HUANG Mei-hua, FENG Wei, LI Qiao-qiao, XUE Dong-xiang, ZHAO Ya-ru, ZHU Guo-feng Applying multivariate statistics for identification of groundwater chemistry and qualities in the Sugan Lake Basin, Northern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China 464-479 CAI Shun, GENG Hao-peng, PAN Bao-tian, HONG Yang, CHEN Li-ping Topographic controls on the annual runoff coefficient and implications for landscape evolution across semiarid Qilian Mountains, NE Tibetan Plateau 480-491 Kiyoumars ROUSHANGAR, Saman SHAHNAZI Determination of influential parameters for prediction of total sediment loads in mountain rivers using kernel-based approaches 492-500 Recep KILIÇ, Koray ULAMIŞ Toppling and sliding in volcanic bimrocks around Bayrakli (Izmir, Turkey) 501-515 Răzvan VOICU, Artur RADECKI-PAWLIK, Tomasz TYMIŃSKI, Marian MOKWA, Robbin SOTIR, Liliana VOICU A potential engineering solution to facilitate upstream movement of fish in mountain rivers with weirs: Southern Carpathians, the Azuga River 516-527 WANG Ming-feng, -xia, HE Xiu-bin, Raheel ANJUM, BAO Yu-hai, Adrian L. COLLINS Dry cropland changes in China's Three Gorges Reservoir Region during the period 1990 to 2015 528-541 Abdolreza PARTABIAN, Sasan BAGHERI, Fariba MORSHEDI, Timothy M. KUSKY Documentation of the Sirjan Orocline in the southeast Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, Iran 542-555 BHATTARAI Prakash, BHATTA Kuber Prasad, -jian, VETAAS Ole Reidar Microtopography driven plant species composition in alpine region: a fine-scale study from Southern Norway 556-571 Naveed AHMED, WANG Gen-xu, Adeyeri OLUWAFEMI, Sarfraz MUNIR, HU Zhao-yong, Aamir SHAKOOR, Muhammad Ali IMRAN Temperature trends and elevation dependent warming during 1965 – 2014 in headwaters of River, Qinghai Tibetan Plateau 572-587 Jawaria GUL, Sher MUHAMMAD, LIU Shi-yin, Siddique ULLAH, Shakeel AHMAD, Huma HAYAT, Adnan Ahmad TAHIR Spatio-temporal changes in the six major glaciers of the Chitral River basin (Hindukush Region of Pakistan) between 2001 and 2018 588-601 Raafat H. ABD El-WAHAB, Mohammed A. BIHZAD, Alham J. AL-LANGAWI Effects of geomorphology and soil conditions on vegetation structure in conserved desert wadis: A case study of Jal Al-Zor escarpment, Kuwait 602-613 SHARMA Prasad Krishna, TIWARI Achyut, SHRESTHA Babu Bharat Changes in regeneration and leaf traits of Rhododendron campanulatum along a treeline ecotone in central Nepal 614-623 HAO Chun-ming, HUANG Yue, MA Deng-jun, FAN Xing Hydro-geochemistry evolution in Ordovician limestone water induced by mountainous coal mining: A case study from North China 624-640 Muhammad BABUR, Sangam SHRESTHA, Binod BHATTA, Avishek DATTA, Hayat ULLAH Integrated assessment of extreme climate and landuse change impact on sediment yield in a mountainous transboundary watershed of India and Pakistan 641-652 HAN Zhen, CHEN Xiao-yan, HUANG Yu-han, LUO Bang-lin, XING Hang, HUANG Yong-chao

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Effect of slope gradient on the subsurface water flow velocity of sand layer profile 653-669 MINEO Simone Comparing rockfall hazard and risk assessment procedures along roads for different planning purposes 670-685 CHEN Tao, ZHU Li, NIU Rui-qing, TRINDER C John, PENG Ling, LEI Tao Mapping landslide susceptibility at the Three Gorges Reservoir, China, using gradient boosting decision tree, random forest and information value models 686-708 ZHANG Ze-lin, WANG Tao, WU Shu-ren Distribution and features of landslides in the Tianshui Basin, Northwest China 709-723 SVAJDA Juraj, MALAC Lukas, KHARTISVILI Lela Balancing development and conservation needs of stakeholders in the Tusheti Protected Landscape 724-739 Neetu KAPOOR, Minakshi JAIN, Vijay Kumar BANSAL A methodological approach for weighting factors in land suitability assessment: a tool for facilitating spatial planning 740-752 Luca MATASSONI, Andrea FIASCHI Assessment of seismic ground motion amplification and liquefaction at a volcanic area characterized by residual soils 753-772 Bruno MAZZORANA, Elisa GHIANDONI, Lorenzo PICCO How do stream processes affect hazard exposure on alluvial fans? Insights from an experimental study 773-786 SAMODRA Guruh, NGADISIH Ngadisih, MALAWANI Mukhamad Ngainul, MARDIATNO Djati, CAHYADI Ahmad, NUGROHO Ferman Setia Frequency–magnitude of landslides affected by the 27–29 November 2017 Tropical Cyclone Cempaka in Pacitan, East Java 787-800 ZHOU Chang, HU Xin-li, ZHENG Wen-bo, XU Chu, WANG Qiang Displacement characteristic of landslides reinforced with flexible piles: field and physical model test 801-823 Barsa ACHARYA, Kripamoy SARKAR, Ashok Kumar SINGH, Sowmiya CHAWLA Preliminary slope stability analysis and discontinuities driven susceptibility zonation along a crucial highway corridor in higher Himalaya, India 824-837 David W. HEDDING, Aleksander A. EROFEEV, Christel D. HANSEN, Alexey V. KHON, Zamir R. ABBASOV Geomorphological processes and landforms of glacier forelands in the upper Aktru River basin (Gornyi Altai), Russia: evidence for rapid recent retreat and paraglacial adjustment 838-850 Reza ALIPOOR, Amir Hossein SADR, Sahar GHAMARIAN Neotectonics of the Avaj region (NW Iran): left-lateral strike-slip and range-parallel reverse faults 851-870 QI Miao-miao, LIU Shi-yin, YAO Xiao-jun, Richard Grünwald, GAO Yong-peng, DUAN Hong-yu, LIU Juan Lake inventory and potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the Nyang Qu Basin of China between 1970 and 2016 871-883 GU Ju, LIU Gang Response of slope surface roughness to wave-induced erosion during water level fluctuating 884-897 LIU Yang, CHEN Xi, HAO Jian-Sheng, LI Lan-hai Snow cover estimation from MODIS and Sentinel-1 SAR data using machine learning algorithms in the western part of the Tianshan Mountains 898-906 Imran KHAN, Shamim GUL, Sarfraz AHMAD, Gul Bano REHMAN, Agha Waqar YUNUS, Iram GUL, Imran ALI, Ali AKBAR, Muhammad ISLAM Litter decay in rangeland sites with varying history of human disturbance: a study with Hazargangi Chiltan mountain 907-918 LIU Shuo-Ran, Davide FORNACCA, YANG Dao-De, TAN Lu, LI Xian-Fu, REN Guo-Peng, , HE Xiao-Yang,

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YANG Wen-Shu, CAI Qing-Hua, XIAO Wen Species richness and biodiversity significance of alpine micro-waterbody systems in Gaoligong Mountain, Northwest Yunnan, China 919-930 RUAN Lu-ping, LU Yuan-chang, MENG Jing-hui Plantation transformation alternatives determine carbon sequestration capacity – a case study with Pinus massoniana in southern China 931-948 Ali KESHAVARZI, Henry Oppong TUFFOUR, Ali BAGHERZADEH, Leo Paapa TATTRAH, Vinod KUMAR, Amin GHOLIZADEH, Jesús RODRIGO-COMINO Using fuzzy-AHP and parametric technique to assess soil fertility status in Northeast of Iran

949-972 Krzysztof KOŁODZIEJCZYK Changes in the network of tourist trails in the border zones of the Czech Republic after entering the Schengen area 973-991 SUN Xiao-tao, XU Jian-gang, WANG Zhen-bo Augmented planning support system framework for mountainous urban master planning 992-1000 Ju-hyoung LEE, Ji-sook PARK, Sunnam CHOI Environmental influence in the forested area toward human health: incorporating the ecological environment into art psychotherapy 1001-1012 DUAN Jun-yi, YANG Guo-lin, HU Min, LEI Xiao-qin, LIN Yu-liang Swelling characteristics of andesite foundation induced by water immersion and their influence on ballastless track subgrade 1013-1031 SERRANO Enrique, LÓPEZ-MORENO Juan Ignacio, GÓMEZ-LENDE Manuel, PISABARRO Alfonso, MARTÍN-MORENO Raúl, RICO Ibai, ALONSO-GONZÁLEZ Esteban Frozen ground and periglacial processes relationship in temperate high mountains: a case study at Monte Perdido-Tucarroya area (The Pyrenees, Spain) 1032-1044 GU Zhen-kui, FAN Hui, LOU Jun-peng, YANG Kun Controls on geomorphic characteristics of the Xiaohei River basin in the upper Lancang-Mekong, China 1045-1057 Markus GASTAUER, Jan THIELE, Stefan POREMBSKI, Andreza Viana NERI How do altitude and soil properties influence the taxonomic and phylogenetic structure and diversity of Brazilian páramo vegetation? 1058-1083 Joanna Beata KOWALSKA, Bartłomiej KAJDAS, Tomasz ZALESKI Lithological indicators of discontinuities in mountain soils rich in calcium carbonate in the Polish Carpathians 1084-1095 Roya ABEDI, Tooba ABEDI Some non-linear height–diameter models performance for mixed stand in forests in Northwest Iran 1096-1105 Mohammad Mehdi HOSSEINZADEH , Saeedeh MATSH BEYRANVAND, Reza ESMAILI Analysis of channel bank erosion rate using exposed roots of trees: a case study of lavij stream, northern Alborz Mountains, Iran 1106-1114 XIAO Yuan-ming, YANG Lu-cun, NIE Xiu-qing, LI Chang-bin, XIONG Feng, ZHOU Guo-ying Phylogenetic patterns of shrub communities along the longitudinal and latitudinal gradients on the northeastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau 1115-1127 Bimal Raj SHRESTHA, Binu TIMSINA, Zuzana MÜNZBERGOVÁ, Tomáš DOSTÁLEK, Prakash GAUDEL, Tej B. BASNET, Maan B. ROKAYA Butterfly-plant interactions and body size patterns along an elevational gradient in the Manang region of central Nepal

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1128-1142 HUANG Qiu-xiang, XU Xiang-tao, P.H.S.W. KULATILAKE, LIN Feng Formation mechanism of a rainfall triggered complex landslide in southwest China 1143-1160 ZHOU Ze-Hua, LYU Yan, SU Sheng-rui, LIU Shi-jie, ZHAO Hui, LI Peng, ZHOU Yang Characteristics and dynamics of the Ganqiuchi rock avalanche triggered by a paleo-earthquake in the Northern Qinling Mountains 1161-1171 FRASCA Marco, VACHA Damiano, CHICCO Jessica, TROILO Fabrizio, BERTOLO Davide Landslide on glaciers: an example from Western Alps (Cogne - Italy) 1172-1187 WANG Lan-sheng, WANG Xiao-qun, SHEN Jun-hui, YIN Guan, CUI Jie, XU Xiang-ning, ZHANG Zhi-long, WAN Tao, WEN Li-wang Late Pleistocene environmental information on the Diexi paleo-dammed lake of the upper Minjiang River in the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China 1188-1205 LIU Bo, HU Xie-wen, HE Kun, HE Shu-heng, SHI Hong-bin, LIU Ding-yi The starting mechanism and movement process of the co-seismic rockslide: A case study of the Laoyingyan rockslide induced by the “5.12” Wenchuan earthquake 1206-1220 SU Fang, YIN Ya-juan Optimal livelihood strategy for different poverty groups among farmers: a case study of the Qin-Ba Mountain area in South-Shaanxi, China 1221-1234 HAN Hui-qing, LIU Yue, GAO Hong-juan, ZHANG Ying-jia, WANG Zhe, CHEN Xiao-qiao Tradeoffs and synergies between ecosystem services：A comparison of the karst and non-karst area 1235-1250 ZHANG Yu-xin, WANG Yu-kuan, FU Bin, DIXIT Amod Mani, CHAUDHARY Suresh, WANG Shan Impact of climatic factors on vegetation dynamics in the upper Yangtze River basin in China 1251-1268 ZHANG Jian-jing, NIU Jia-yong, FU Xiao, -cong, XIE Qiang Shaking table test of seismic responses of anchor cable and lattice beam reinforced slope 1269-1280 ZHU Hong-wei, YAO Ling-kan, XU Guang-xing Analysis of the stability and seismic behavior of the geosynthetic-reinforced embankments under earthquake 1281-1293 Paweł MIKUŚ, Bartłomiej WYŻGA Long-term monitoring of the recruitment and dynamics of large wood in Kamienica Stream, Polish Carpathians 1294-1309 Jana GÁFRIKOVÁ, Milan ZVARÍK, Peter HANAJÍK, Marek SÚĽOVSKÝ, Ivana VYKOUKOVÁ Impact of natural disturbance, forest management and vegetation cover on topsoil biochemical characteristics of Tatra Mts. (Slovakia) 1310-1332 Joanna Beata KOWALSKA, Tomasz ZALESKI, Ryszard MAZUREK Micromorphological features of soils formed on calcium carbonate–rich slope deposits in the Polish Carpathians 1333-1344 YANG Chao, SU Zheng-an, FAN Jian-rong, FANG Hai-dong, SHI Liang-tao, ZHANG Jian-hui, HE Zhou-yao, ZHOU Tao, WANG Xiao-yi Simulation of the landform change process on a purple soil slope due to tillage erosion and water erosion using UAV technology 1345-1359 LIU Lei, LIU Ben-hong, LI Wei, ZHANG Yi An effective way to treat the iron-rich acid mine drainage from coal mining in Guizhou’s mountainous areas 1360-1373 KHAN Humaira, BAIG Siddique Ullah Biodiversity conservation in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan mountain region of northern Pakistan: Overview of big mammal protection 1374-1386 SCHEIBLER Erica E, FERNÁNDEZ CAMPÓN Florencia, LAGOS SILNIK Susana, WELLNITZ Todd

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Seasonal influence and local factors affecting macroinvertebrate structure in a high-altitude Andean stream 1387-1397 SUN Jin-jin, WANG Peng-bin, TONG Yong-shang, HAO Yuan-yuan, HE You-long, WANG Hai-bo, YU Xiao-jun Overload type and optimization of meadow carrying capacity in Maqin County in the Three-River Source Region, China 1398-1409 LUO Song-ping, HE Bing-hui, ZENG Qing-ping, LI Nan-jie, YANG Lei Effects of seasonal variation on soil microbial community structure and enzyme activity in a Masson pine forest in Southwest China 1410-1422 Suched LIKITLERSUANG, Kittikhun KOUNYOU, Gayuh Aji PRASETYANINGTIYAS Performance of geosynthetic cementitious composite mat and vetiver on soil erosion control 1423-1437 KUANG Qian, YUAN Quan-zhi, -chong, LENG Rong, WANG Yu-shuang, ZHU Ke-hong, LIN Shuo, REN Ping A remote sensing monitoring method for alpine grasslands desertification in the eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau 1438-1451 ZHAO Xun, WANG Yun-sheng, WANG Shi-yuan, ZHAO Bo, ZENG Lu, , FENG Qian-qian Nature and timing of a prehistoric giant landslide on the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau 1452-1461 FAN Ji-hui, GALOIE Majid, MOTAMEDI Artemis Mitigation of the amplitude and celerity of dam break shock wave using combination of groyne and vertical pier 1462-1474 Nabin DHUNGANA, Nisha SILWAL, Suraj UPADHAYA, Chiranjeewee KHADKA, Sunil Kumar REGMI, Dipesh JOSHI, Samjhana ADHIKARI Rural coping and adaptation strategies for climate change by Himalayan communities in Nepal 1475-1490 Stella GIANNAKOPOULOU, Dimitris KALIAMPAKOS Social transformations of cultural heritage: from benefaction to sponsoring: Evidence from mountain regions in Greece 1491-1508 WANG Yi, ZHU Ying-ming, YU Mao-jun, XU Jing Quantitative evaluation and spatial differentiation of eco-environmental livability in Province, China 1509-1522 WANG Zhen-yu, GU Dong-ming, -gang Influence of excavation schemes on slope stability: A DEM study 1523-1540 Diganta KUMAR, Bhagawat Pran DUARAH Geomorphic signatures of active tectonics in Subansiri River Basin, eastern Himalayas 1541-1552 Liang FENG, Veronica PAZZI, Emanuele INTRIERI, Teresa GRACCHI, Giovanni GIGLI, Grazia TUCCI Rockfall localization from seismic polarization considering multiple triaxial geophones and frequency bands 1553-1564 WU Sheng-nan, LEI Yu, CUI Peng, CHEN Rong, YIN Pi-hua Chinese public participation monitoring and warning system for geological hazards 1565-1580 Jorge A. SALINAS-JASSO, Fernando VELASCO-TAPIA, Ignacio NAVARRO DE LEÓN, Ricardo A. SALINAS-JASSO, Efraín ALVA-NIÑO Estimation of rainfall thresholds for shallow landslides in the Sierra Madre Oriental, northeastern Mexico 1581-1595 AN Hui-cong, OUYANG Chao-jun, ZHAO Chuan, ZHAO Wei Landslide dynamic process and parameter sensitivity analysis by discrete element method: the case of Turnoff Creek rock avalanche 1596-1612 Barira RASHID, Javed IQBAL, SU Li-jun Landslide susceptibility analysis of Karakoram highway using analytical hierarchy process and scoops 3D 1613-1635 KOPANINA Anna V, LEBEDEVA Ekaterina V, VLASOVA Inna I, TALSKIKH Anastasia V Structural traits of woody plants and geomorphological conditions to the vegetation recovery at Ksudach caldera

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(Southern Kamchatka) since the explosive eruption in 1907 1636-1651 Najmeh ASGARI, Shamsollah AYOUBI, Jose Alexandre Melo DEMATTÊ, André Carnieletto DOTTO Carbonates and organic matter in soils characterized by reflected energy from 350-25000 nm wavelength 1652-1669 Ahmad HEIDARI, Alireza RAHEB Geochemical indices of soil development on basalt rocks in arid to sub-humid climosequence of Central Iran 1670-1683 Nasrullah KHAN, Khudija BIBI, Rafi ULLAH Distribution pattern and ecological determinants of an invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus L., in Malakand division of Pakistan 1684-1695 Pattiyage I. A. GOMES, Onyx W. H. WAI, Ganegoda K. DEHINI Vegetation dynamics of ephemeral and perennial streams in mountainous headwater catchments 1696-1711 YANG Xian-yu, ZHANG Shao-bo, LYU Ya-qiong, ZHAO Yong, LYU Shi-hua Characteristics and future projections of summer extreme precipitation in Sichuan Province, China 1712-1723 Hojat GHANJKHANLO, Mehdi VAFAKHAH, Hossein ZEINIVAND, Ali FATHZADEH Prediction of snow water equivalent using artificial neural network and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system with two sampling schemes in semi-arid region of Iran 1724-1734 Vahid GHOLAMI, Mohammad Reza KHALEGHI, Edris TAGHVAYE SALIMI Groundwater quality modeling using self-organizing map (SOM) and geographic information system (GIS) on the Caspian southern coasts 1735-1748 JIAO Liang, CHEN Ke, WANG Sheng-jie, LIU Xiao-ping Stability evaluation of radial growth of Picea schrenkiana in different age groups in response to climate change in the eastern Tianshan Mountains 1749-1762 ZHAO Yin-jun, LU Yuan Mapping determinants of rural poverty in Guangxi – a less developed region of China 1763-1775 SHI Ya-ling, HUANG Yong, HU Dong-yang, WAN Dan Evaluation of social network conservation in historical areas of mountainous towns in Chongqing, China 1776-1789 WAN Qi, YANG Xiao-hua, YIN Pei-jie, BAO Han Low embankment dynamic response under vehicle traffic loads in arid-oasis areas 1790-1806 Shahriar SADEGHI, Ebrahim SHARIFI TESHNIZI, Benyamin GHOREISHI Correlations between various rock mass classification / characterization systems for the Zagros tunnel-W Iran 1807-1825 Krzysztof GAIDZIK, Jerzy ŻABA, Justyna CIESIELCZUK Tectonic control on slow-moving Andean landslides in the Colca Valley, Peru 1826-1839 XU Qiang, LI Wei-le, JU Yuan-zhen, DONG Xiu-jun, PENG Da-lei Multitemporal UAV-based photogrammetry for landslide detection and monitoring in a large area: a case study in the Heifangtai terrace in the Loess Plateau of China 1840-1859 Susmita DHAKAL, CUI Peng, Chandra Prasad RIJAL, SU Li-jun, ZOU Qiang, MAVROULI Olga, WU Chun-hao Landslide characteristics and its impact on tourism for two roadside towns along the Kathmandu Kyirong Highway 1860-1873 , ZHANG Yu, HU Wang, GUO Xiao-jun, , WANG Zi-ang, ZHANG Qun A multiobjective evolutionary optimization method based critical rainfall thresholds for debris flows initiation 1874-1890 Jose A. ORTEGA-BECERRIL, Bridget LIVERS, Ellen WOHL Regional- to local-scale controls on waterfalls in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1891-1900 KHARUK Viacheslav I., IM Sergei T., SOLDATOV Vladimir V Siberian silkmoth outbreaks surpassed geoclimatic barrier in Siberian Mountains

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1901-1915 KOU Zhi-xiang, YAO Yong-hui, HU Yu-fan, ZHANG Bai-ping Discussion on position of China's north-south transitional zone by comparative analysis of mountain altitudinal belts 1916-1930 YANG Hong-zhi, WANG Zhen-feng, DAI Qing-miao Ecological impact assessment method of highways in Tibetan Plateau: A Case study of Gonghe-Yushu Expressway 1931-1941 Herval Vieira PINTO-JUNIOR, Pedro Manuel VILLA, Luis Fernando Tavares de MENEZES, Miriam Cristina Alvarez PEREIRA Effect of climate and altitude on plant community composition and richness in Brazilian inselbergs 1942-1958 , YANG Zhi-gao, ZHANG Gui Canopy gap characteristics and spatial patterns in a subtropical forest of South China after ice storm damage 1959-1973 YE Xu-chun, -hong, ZHANG Zeng-xin, XU Chong-yu, LIU Jia Spatio-temporal variations of vegetation carbon use efficiency and potential driving meteorological factors in the Yangtze River Basin 1974-1988 Maroof HAMID, Anzar Ahmad KHUROO, Akhtar Hussain MALIK, Rameez AHMAD, Chandra Prakash SINGH Assessment of alpine summit flora in Kashmir Himalaya and its implications for long-term monitoring of climate change impacts 1989-2000 Adam KHAN, Moinuddin AHMED, Muhammad Faheem SIDDIQI, Mohib SHAH, Eduardo Soares CALIXTO, Afsheen KHAN, Paras SHAH, Javed IQBAL, Muhammad AZEEM Vegetation-environment relationship in conifer dominating forests of the mountainous range of Indus Kohistan in northern Pakistan 2001-2010 LAN Li-ying, ZHANG Li, SHEN Ya, ZHANG Jian, YANG Wan-qin, XU Zhen-feng, LIU Yang, HE Shu-qin, ZHOU Wei, LI Han, WANG Li-xia, LIU Si-ning, YOU Cheng-ming, TAN Bo Naphthalene exerts non-target effects on the abundance of active fungi by stimulating basidiomycete abundance 2011-2022 Ankur PANDIT, RAAJ RAMSANKARAN Modeling ice thickness distribution and storage volume of glaciers in Chandra Basin, western Himalayas 2023-2034 DING Jing, XIE Yun-hu, LI Xiao-jia, JIANG Hong-tao, , LIU Xiao-xi, WU Xue-qin, WANG Yu-hao, HAI Chun-xing Effects of an oasis protective system on aeolian sediment deposition: a case study from Gelintan oasis, southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert, China 2035-2047 Mateusz ROGOWSKI Monitoring System of tourist traffic (MSTT) for tourists monitoring in mid-mountain national park, SW Poland 2048 Erratum to: J. Mt. Sci. (2020) 17(3): 572-587 2049-2067 ZHAO Bo, WANG Yun-sheng, SU Li-jun, LUO Yong-hong, ZHANG Jing Directional seismic response to the complex topography: A case study of 2013 Lushan Ms 7.0 earthquake 2068-2080 JI Hao-wei, LUO Xian-qi, ZHOU Yong-jun Landslide data mosaicking based on an airborne laser point cloud and multi-beam sonar images 2081-2096 QUAGLIA Elena, RAVETTO ENRI Simone, PEROTTI Elisa, PROBO Massimiliano, LOMBARDI Giampiero, LONATI Michele Alpine tundra species phenology is mostly driven by climate-related variables rather than by photoperiod 2097-2107 Marco CANELLA, Gianni POLONIATO, Cesare LASEN, Simone ORSENIGO, Graziano ROSSI, Jonas V. MÜLLER, Thomas ABELI Benefits of conservation-driven mowing for the EU policy species Gladiolus palustris Gaudin in mountain fen meadows: a case-study in the European Alps

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2108-2122 YANG Tao, LI Qian, CHEN Xi, YIN Gang, LI Lan-hai, Philippe De MAEYER Evaluation of spatiotemporal variability of temperature and precipitation over the Karakoram Highway region during the cold season by a Regional Climate Model 2123-2135 XIN Zhi-yuan, XIA Jian-guo Soil erosion calculation in the hydro-fluctuation belt by adding water erosivity factor in the USLE model 2136-2147 Maricel A. GURON, Jones T. NAPALDET Distribution and morpho-anatomical characterization of ‘Beket’ (Coriaria japonica subsp. intermedia (Matsum) T. C. Huanh) in Cordillera Central Range, Northern Philippines 2148-2160 SHEN Ming-shuang, ZHANG Jian-jun, ZHANG Shou-hong, ZHANG Hai-bo, SUN Ruo-xiu, ZHANG Yi-zhou Seasonal variations in the influence of vegetation cover on soil water on the loess hillslope 2161-2169 WANG Chang-shun, LYU Wang-wang, JIANG Li-li, WANG Shi-ping, WANG Qi, MENG Fan-dong, ZHANG Li-rong Changes in leaf vein traits among vein types of alpine grassland plants on the Tibetan Plateau 2170-2178 Emad A. FARAHAT Age structure and static life tables of the endangered Juniperus phoenicea L. in North Sinai Mountains, Egypt: implication for conservation 2179-2202 Saeedeh HOSSEINI, Gholam Reza LASHKARIPOUR, Naser HAFEZI MOGHADAS, Mohammad GHAFOORI Indexing the engineering properties of residual soils in the southern slopes of Mashhad, NE Iran 2203-2213 LI Hua, LI Tong-lu, LI Ping, ZHANG Ya-guo Prediction of loess soil-water characteristic curve by mercury intrusion porosimetry 2214-2223 GOU Yu, WEI Jie, LI Jin-lin, HAN Chen, TU Qing-yan, LIU Chun-hong Estimating purple-soil moisture content using Vis-NIR spectroscopy 2224-2240 LIU Yong, -rui, WEI Ji-hong, SONG Jing-lei, YU Yong-xiang, HE Wei, -xing Mechanical characteristics of soil-rock mixtures containing macropore structure based on 3D modeling technology 2241-2261 Rukhsana N. BADAR, Sarika P. BAHADURE Assessing tourism sustainability in hill towns: Case study of Shimla, India 2262-2279 HUANG Yan, ZONG Hui-ming Spatiotemporal evolution of land transportation networks and accessibility in inland mountainous areas 1917-2017: A case study of Southwest China 2280-2295 LIU Ya-qiu, WANG Ai-ling, HOU Jie, CHEN Xin-yu, XIA Jin-shan Comprehensive evaluation of rural courtyard utilization efficiency: A case study in Shandong Province, Eastern China 2296 ZHOU Hua, LUO Yang, DING Fang-jun, LIN Qi-nan Retraction to: Assessing the influence of highway and high-speed railway construction on local climate using Landsat images in karst areas 2297-2320 Janusz GODZIEK, Krzysztof GAIDZIK Assessment of tectonic control on the development of low mountains moderate relief in the Outer Carpathians (Southern Poland) 2321-2338 Robert SYSOLYATIN, Sergei SERIKOV, Mikhail ZHELEZNYAK, YANA TIKHONRAVOVA, Yuri SKACHKOV, Vladimir ZHIZHIN, Maria ROJINA Temperature monitoring from 2012 to 2019 in central part of Suntar-Khayat Ridge, Russia 2339-2353 Andrey A. GRIGORIEV, Yulia V. SHALAUMOVA, Olga V. EROKHINA, Svetlana Yu. SOKOVNINA, Elizaveta I. VATOLINA, Martin WILMKING

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Expansion of Juniperus sibirica Burgsd. as a response to climate change and associated effect on mountain tundra vegetation in the Northern Urals 2354-2368 Parveen K. CHHETRI, Raju BISTA, Krishna B. SHRESTHA How does the stand structure of treeline-forming species shape the treeline ecotone in different regions of the Nepal Himalayas? 2369-2386 Maksymilian SOLARSKI, Mirosław SZUMNY Conditions of spatiotemporal variability of the thickness of the ice cover on lakes in the Tatra Mountains 2387-2404 Selcuk ALEMDAG, Enver AKARYALI, Mehmet Ali GÜCER Prediction of mine drainage generation potential and the prevention method of the groundwater pollution in the Gümüşköy (Kütahya) mineralization area, NW Turkey 2405-2417 Wael A. OBAID, Tahar BOUTRAA, Usama K. ABDEL-HAMEED Floristics and soil characteristics of Ohud mountain, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Western Saudi Arabia 2418-2431 ZHANG Guan-hua, DING Wen-feng, PU Jian, LI Jian-ming, QIAN Feng, SUN Bao-yang Effects of moss-dominated biocrusts on soil detachment by overland flow in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area of China 2432-2446 Ayehu FEKADU, Teshome SOROMESSA, Bikila Warkineh DULLO GIS-based assessment of climate change impacts on forest habitable Aframomum corrorima (Braun) in Southwest Ethiopia coffee forest 2447-2458 Kamal H. SHALTOUT, Yassin M. AL-SODANY, Ebrahem M. EID, Selim Z. HENEIDY, Mostafa A. TAHER Vegetation diversity along the altitudinal and environmental gradients in the main wadi beds in the mountainous region of South Sinai, Egypt 2459-2484 Augusto ZANELLA, Jean-François PONGE, Anna ANDREETTA, Michael AUBERT, Nicolas BERNIER, Eleonora BONIFACIO, Karine BONNEVAL, Cristian BOLZONELLA, Oleg CHERTOV, Edoardo A. C. COSTANTINI, Maria DE NOBILI, Silvia FUSARO, Raffaello GIANNINI, Pascal JUNOD, Klaus KATZENSTEINER, Jolantha KWIATKOWSK-MALINA, Roberto MENARDI, Lingzi MO, Safwan MOHAMMAD, Annik SCHNITZLER, Adriano SOFO, Dylan TATTI, Herbert HAGER Combined forest and soil management after a catastrophic event 2485-2496 YU Yan-ping, ZHANG Ke-cun, AN Zhi-shan, WANG Tao, HU Fei The blocking effect of the sand fences quantified using wind tunnel simulations 2497-2511 WANG Xiao-qun, HUANG Xin, SHEN Man, ZHOU Zhou, WEI Jie Possible relatedness between the outburst of the Diexi ancient dammed lake and ancient Chengdu’s cultural change 2512-2527 Fausto O. SARMIENTO Montology manifesto: echoes towards a transdisciplinary science of mountains 2528-2547 PU Jun-wei, ZHAO Xiao-qing, MIAO Pei-pei, LI Si-nan, TAN Kun, WANG Qian, TANG Wei Integrating multisource RS data and GIS techniques to assist the evaluation of resource-environment carrying capacity in karst mountainous area 2548-2561 LI Cong, ZHANG Rong-tang, ZHU Jie-bing, LIU Zhi-jun, LU Bo, WANG Bin, JIANG Yu-zhou, LIU Jie-sheng, ZENG Ping Model test of the stability degradation of a prestressed anchored rock slope system in a corrosive environment 2562-2576 YU Shu-hui, DENG Wei, XU You-xin, ZHANG Xia, XIANG Hao-lin Evaluation of the production-living-ecology space function suitability of Pingshan County in the Taihang mountainous area, China 2577-2590 LIU Zi-zhen, YAN Zhi-xin, QIU Zhan-hong, WANG Xiao-gang, LI Ji-wei

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Stability analysis of an unsaturated soil slope considering rainfall infiltration based on the Green-Ampt model 2591-2610 VIANI Cristina, CHIARLE Marta, PARANUNZIO Roberta, MERLONE Andrea, MUSACCHIO Chiara, COPPA Graziano, NIGRELLI Guido An integrated approach to investigate climate-driven rockfall occurrence in high alpine slopes: the Bessanese glacial basin, Western Italian Alps 2611-2623 Ali POLAT, Dursun ERİK Debris flow susceptibility and propagation assessment in West Koyulhisar, Turkey 2624-2635 Ayberk KAYA, Ümit Murat MİDİLLİ Slope stability evaluation and monitoring of a landslide: a case study from NE Turkey 2636-2651 LIU Yang, YOU Yong, LIU Jin-feng, ZHAO Shu-xi, YANG Dong-xu, LIU Dao-chuan, LIU Lin, XIE Yan-fang, YANG Kai-cheng A calculation model to assess the crack propagation length of rock block in clastic flow 2652-2673 Susmita DHAKAL, CUI Peng, SU Li-jun, Olga MAVROULI, ZOU Qiang, ZHANG Jian-qiang, Lalu PAUDEL, Nirusha SHRESTHA Landslide susceptibility assessment at Kathmandu Kyirong Highway Corridor in pre-quake, co-seismic and post-quake situations 2674-2690 GUO Xiao-yi, -yan, WANG Ye-qiao, ZHAO Jian-jun, ZHANG Zheng-xiang The driving factors and their interactions of fire occurrence in Greater Khingan Mountains, China 2691-2706 Magdalena TANONA, Paweł CZARNOTA Index of atmospheric purity reflects the ecological conditions better than the environmental pollution in the Carpathian forests 2707-2723 ZHANG Mei-mei, ZHAO Hang, CHEN Fang, ZENG Jiang-yuan Evaluation of effective spectral features for glacial lake mapping by using Landsat-8 OLI imagery 2724-2741 YANG Yong, CHEN Ren-sheng, SONG Yao-xuan, HAN Chun-tan, -wen, LIU Jun-feng Spatial variability of soil hydraulic conductivity and runoff generation types in a small mountainous catchment 2742-2749 HAN Fang, WAN Li, WU Hong-zhi, ZHANG Bai-ping, GAO Lan, SONG Ge What factors determine the mass elevation effect of the Tibetan Plateau？ 2750-2757 ZHANG Ji, WANG Yuan-zhong, GAO Hong-kai, ZUO Zhi-tian, YANG Shao-bing, CAI Chuan-tao Different strategies in biomass allocation across elevation in two Gentiana plants on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China 2758-2773 TONG Hua-li, SHI Pei-ji Using ecosystem service supply and ecosystem sensitivity to identify landscape ecology security patterns in the Lanzhou-Xining urban agglomeration, China 2774-2783 LIU Ying, DENG Wei, PENG Li The coupling mechanism between the suitable space and rural settlements considering the effect of mountain hazards in the upper Minjiang River basin 2784-2795 SU Li-jun, HU Bing-li, XIE Qi-jun, YU Fang-wei, ZHANG Chong-lei Experimental and theoretical study of mechanical properties of root-soil interface for slope protection 2796-2815 ZHANG Ze-lin, WANG Tao Numerical analysis of loess and weak intercalated layer failure behavior under direct shearing and cyclic loading 2816-2826 ZHANG Chao-bo, LIU Ya-ting, LI Dong-rong, JIANG Jing Influence of soil moisture content on pullout properties of Hippophae rhamnoides Linn. roots

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2827-2839 GAO Fang-fang, TIAN Wei Dynamic response analysis of blocks-combined dam under impact load 2840-2852 REN Xiu-ling, YU Qi-hao, ZHANG Gui-ke, YUE Pan, LIU En-long, ZHANG Zhen-yu, YOU Yan-hui Effects of freezing-thawing on the engineering performance of core wall soil materials of a dam in the process of construction

2853-2879 Krzysztof KOŁODZIEJCZYK Tourist management in national parks in the Czech-German borderland: Bohemian ‘Switzerland’ and Saxon ‘Switzerland’ 2880-2896 Mobushir Riaz KHAN, Iftikhar Ahmad KHAN, Muhammad Hasan Ali BAIG, LIU Zheng-jia, Muhammad Irfan ASHRAF Exploring the potential of Sentinel-2A satellite data for aboveground biomass estimation in fragmented Himalayan subtropical pine forest 2897-2914 QIU Hong-zhi, CHEN Xiao-qing, WU Qi-hong, WANG Ren-chao, ZHAO Wan-yu, QIAN Ke-jiang Deformation mechanism and collapse treatment of the rock surrounding a shallow tunnel based on on-site monitoring 2915-2928 LIAN Xu-gang, LI Zou-jun, YUAN Hong-yan, -bo, -jun, LIU Xiao-yu, -ru Rapid identification of landslide, collapse and crack based on low-altitude remote sensing image of UAV 2929-2941 ZHANG Ting-yu, MAO Zhong-an, WANG Tao GIS-based evaluation of landslide susceptibility using a novel hybrid computational intelligence model on different mapping units 2942-2960 YU Jian-le, ZHAO Jian-jun, YAN Hao-yuan, LAI Qi-yi, HUANG Run-qiu, LIU Xiu-wei, LI Yang-chun Deformation and failure of a high-steep slope induced by multi-layer coal mining 2961-2981 ZHAO Dong-mei, JIAO Yuan-mei, WANG Jin-liang, DING Yin-ping, LIU Zhi-lin, LIU Cheng-jing, QIU Ying-mei, ZHANG Juan, XU Qiu-e, WU Chang-run Comparative performance assessment of landslide susceptibility models with presence-only, presence-absence, and pseudo-absence data 2982-2996 ZHANG Quan, HUANG Bo-lin, ZHAO Hai-lin, CHEN Xiao-ting, LUO Chao-lin Channelized and unchannelized collapses of granular columns on a horizontal surface 2997-3011 REN Shu-lin, TAO Zhi-gang, HE Man-chao, PANG Shi-hui, LI Meng-nan, XU Hao-tian Stability analysis of open-pit gold mine slopes and optimization of mining scheme in Inner Mongolia, China 3012-3023 OLIVEIRA Carlos Magno Moreira de, FRANCELINO Márcio Rocha, MENDONÇA Bruno Araujo Furtado de, RAMOS Isabela Queiroz Obtaining morphometric variables from gullies using two methods of interpolation laser scanner data: the case study of Vassouras, Brazil 3024-3038 DAI Wen, HU Guang-hui, YANG Xin, YANG Xian-wu, CHENG Yi-han, XIONG Li-yang, STROBL Josef, TANG Guo-an Identifying ephemeral gullies from high-resolution images and DEMs using flow-directional detection 3039-3053 WANG Li-hui, HE Xiao-bo, Jakob F. STEINER, ZHANG Dong-wei, WU Jin-kui, WANG Shao-yong, DING Yong-jian Models and measurements of seven years of evapotranspiration on a high elevation site on the Central Tibetan Plateau 3054-3069 Onur ALKAN, Ramazan ÖZÇELİK Stem taper equations for diameter and volume predictions of Abies cilicica Carr. in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey 3070-3084 CHUN Xi, QIN Fu-ying, ZHOU Hai-jun, DAN Dan, XIA Ying-ying, ULAMBADRAKH Khukhuudei

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Effects of climate variability and land use/land cover change on the Daihai wetland of central Inner Mongolia over the past decades 3085-3096 Shevita PANDITA, Harish Chander DUTT Land use induced blurring of forest-grassland transition in north-west Himalaya - A case study using Moving Split Window boundary detection technique 3097-3111 Dinesh Singh RAWAT, P. TIWARI, Sudipta Kumar DAS, J. K. TIWARI Tree species composition and diversity in montane forests of Garhwal Himalaya in relation to environmental and soil properties 3112-3122 WANG Xin-gang, LIAN Bao-qin, WANG Jia-ding, FENG Wen-kai, GU Tian-Feng Creep damage properties of sandstone under dry-wet cycles 3123-3136 ZHOU Yang, SU Sheng-rui, CHEN Jian-xun Dynamic response characteristics of dry and water-saturated schist under impact loading 3137-3161 Parisa SHOKRI, Maryam DEHBOZORGI, Saeid HAKIMI ASIABAR Recent tectonic activity in Central Alborz Mountain, Iran: morphometric analysis and knickpoint identification 3162 Erratum to: J. Mt. Sci. (2020) 17(11): 2652-2673

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