Journal of Mountain Science （JMS）

The “Journal of Mountain Science” (ISSN 1672-6316), started in 2004, is an international English-     

Journal of Mountain Science （JMS）

The “Journal of Mountain Science”(ISSN 1672-6316),started in 2004,is an international English-language journal on mountain sciences.The JMS is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).and is ased on the Chengdu Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment,CAS and pulished by the Science Press.     

Guide to Authors： Journal of Mountain Science

<正>AIMS AND SCOPE(Editorial Policy)The Journal of Mountain Science(JMS)is devoted to mountains and their surrounding lowlands-ecoregions of particular global importance,with a particular emphasis on the important highlands/mountains in the world,such as the Tibetan Plateau,the Himalayas,the Alps,the Andes,the Rockies and many other mountain ranges of our planet.     

Journal of Mountain Science –Copyright and Subscription Information

<正>Copyright Information For Authors As soon as an article is accepted for publication,authors will be requested to assign copyright of the article(or to grant exclusive publication and dissemination rights)to the publisher.This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.More information about copyright regulations for this journal is available at www.springer.com/11629     

Journal of Mountain Science–Copyright and Subscription Information

正Copyright Information For Authors As soon as an article is accepted for publication,authors will be requested to assign copyright of the article(or to grant exclusive publication and dissemination rights)to the publisher.This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.     

Journal of Mountain Science Index for Volume 2, 2005

A.B. Bhatt. See Uday N. Gaur, 255~264 Alexander L. Densmore. Active Tectonics and Erosional Unloading at the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau, 146~154 A. Pathirana. See D. K. Swain, 329~335 BEDNARIK Martin. See POISEL Rainer, 211~217 CHENG Jie. Ice-wedge Casts Showing Climatic Change Since the Late Pleistocene in the Source Area of the Yellow River, Northeast Tibet, 193~201 CHENG Zunlan. Debris Flow Dam Formation in Southeast Tibet, 155~163 DENG Yulin. See T…     

Comments on three comparative analyses of stem taper models published in Journal of Mountain Science in 2014–2016

正Recently the Journal of Mountain Science published three papers(Lumbres et al.2014;Jung et al.2015;Lumbres et al.2016)that compared selected taper models for bias and precision when estimating upper stem diameters for various tree species.The purpose of this commentary is to point out the consequences of the choice of the variable to be predicted when fitting taper equations and     

About Institute of Mountain Hazards ＆ Environment - the Journal Sponsor

Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE) Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a national non-profit academic institution set up in 1965.     

Comment on Malanson(2017) “Mixed signals in trends of variance in high-elevation tree ring chronologies” published in Journal of Mountain Science

In a recent paper published in Journal of Mountain Science, Malanson (2017) explored variance changes in Rocky Mountains tree-ring chronologies. This commentary points out some methodological issues related to systematic bias in evolving tree-ring chronology variance and suggests that analyzing the slopes of linear regression lines may be suboptimal for identifying temporal changes in variance. The journal editor invited the original article’s authors Dr. Malandson to respond to the comments. Thus Dr. Malandson’s response is attached behind the comments.     

Mountain Water Tower and Ecological Risk Estimation of the Mesta-Nestos Transboundary River Basin （Bulgaria-Greece）

The Mesta-Nestos river basin in Bulgaria and Greece is a case study for transboundary decision-making support in south-eastern Europe and a show-case for the development of methodologies and information-gathering for the integrated regional planning of water resources. Land-use conflicts in this water-scarce region cover a wide spectrum of activities like agricultural irrigation,drinking water production,diversions for industrial water,and risk of pollution from mining,to name a few examples. Measurements of the water quality were carried out in the upper basin. Results will be illustrated by the example of the environmental situation in the alpine region of the Pirin National Park as well as in the Razlog Basin with a stronger anthropogenic impact and pollution around a former uranium mine near the village of Ele?nica. The social and economic development of this transboundary region is a recently established priority for the future. It will mean an increase in water usage and more stress for the water resources if regional impacts of global climate change are verified. Problem-focused management of the catchment area as a whole on the basis of proved geo-data sets is needed for the future.     

Local Knowledge on Plants and Domestic Remedies in the Mountain Villages of Peshkopia（Eastern Albania）

Ethnobotanical studies in the Balkans are crucial for fostering sustainable rural development in the region and also for investigating the dynamics of change of Traditional Ecological Knowledge（TEK）,which has broad-sweeping implications for future biodiversity conservation efforts.A survey of local botanical and medical knowledge and practices was conducted in four mountainous villages of the Peshkopia region in northeast Albania,near the Macedonian border.Snowball sampling techniques were employed to recruit 32 informants for participation in semi-structured interviews regarding the use of the local flora for food,medicinal,veterinary and ritual purposes.The uses of 84 botanical taxa were recorded as well as a number of other folk remedies for the treatment of both humans and livestock.Comparison of the collected data with another ethnobotanical field study recently conducted among Albanians living on the Macedonian side of Mount Korab shows a remarkable divergence in medicinal plant uses,thus confirming the crucial role played by the history of the last century in transforming TEK.Most noteworthy,as a legacy of the Communist period,a relevant number of wild medicinal taxa are still gathered only for trade rather than personal/familial use.This may lead to unsustainable exploitation of certain taxa（i.e.Orchis and Gentiana spp.） and presents some important conservation challenges.Appropriate development and environmental educational frameworks should aim to reconnect local people to the perception of limitation and renewability of botanical resources.