LIST OF TABLES
Table
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