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1     China's population distribution

2     Development of China's nature reserves

3     Pastoral development priorities in Qinghai's alpine grasslands

4     Rank comparisons of risk perception by different government officials

5     Summary information for the four counties in the Qinghai Lake drainage basin

6     Population of the "Eight Qinghai Lake Tribes," circa late 1800s

7     Plant species observed in alpine meadow vegetation

8     Cumulative number of plant species observed in sampled plots

9     Most common species in alpine meadow vegetation

10    Main principal component analysis (PCA) factors

11    PCA factor definitions

12    Principal components analysis (PCA) factor matrix

13    Average percent covers and contributions to total vegetation cover

14    Average percent covers and contributions to total vegetation cover (2)

15    Main grassland types present on the Tibetan plateau

16    Characteristic alpine grassland mammalian fauna of Qinghai province

17    Main principal component analysis (PCA) factors (2)

18    Principal components analysis (PCA) factor matrix (2)

19    Multiple regression analysis of season of use, rangeland population density, the presence of non-local people, proportion of pastoral livelihoods and average annual rainfall on grassland quality and biodiversity

20    Bird species observed in Qinghai

21    Mammal species observed in Qinghai