Muhammad, Sher https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-6450
Azam, Mohd. Farooq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-9807
Jackson, Miriam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3719-6716
Zhang, Qianggong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-4248
Article History
Received: 4 December 2025
Revised: 24 April 2026
Accepted: 27 May 2026
First Online: 29 July 2026
Ethics Declaration
: Conflicts of Interest: The author, ZHANG Qianggong, is the scientific editor of Journal of Mountain Science. He was not involved in the journal’s review of, or decisions related to, this manuscript. The authors declare no conflicts interest.