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Habitat Utilization Preference by Small Mammals Is Associated With Geomorphic and Soil Properties: A Case Study of the Plateau Pika From the Eastern Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study, through a large‐scale survey, reveals a close relationship between plateau pika habitat use preferences and geomorphic and soil characteristics. The findings indicate that pikas prefer flat, sun‐facing terrain near water sources, as well as specific ranges of soil depth, organic matter, and moisture.
Faming Qin, Yingyuan Chen, Zhongmin Tang, Maria K. Oosthuizen, Shenghui An, Wanrong Wei   +5 more
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Long-term elevated precipitation promotes an acid metabolic preference in soil microbial communities in a Tibetan alpine grassland. [PDF]

mSystems
Fan X, Guo X, Qi Q, Gui H, Li Y, Yang Y, He J-S, Wu L.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Grazing during the grassland greenup period promotes plant species richness in alpine grassland in winter pastures. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2022
Wei W, Zhen Q, Deng J, Yue H, Qin M, Oosthuizen MK.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ensemble Modeling Reveals Severe Contraction of Dhole's (Cuon alpinus Pallas, 1811) Suitable Habitat and Future Climate Refugia Across China

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
The dhole (Cuon alpinus), an endangered carnivore species and one of China's highest‐level protected animals, faces significant threats from both climate change and human disturbance. Since the 1980s, dhole habitat has dramatically shrunk by approximately half, with the current main stronghold being the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau.
Taifu Huang, Shuaishuai Gao, Wei Cong, Jianhua Yu, Zhen Li, Yuan Yang, Tong Zhang, Yuan Wang, Zhonghua Wang, Jia Li, Yadong Xue, Yuguang Zhang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recurrent summer drought temporarily stimulates fine root growth but enhances winter root losses in alpine grassland. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Möhl P, Hiltbrunner E.
europepmc   +1 more source

In-depth characterization of phytase-producing plant growth promotion bacteria isolated in alpine grassland of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2022
Li Q, Yang X, Li J, Li M, Li C, Yao T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mitigating Drought Effects on Grasslands: The Potential of Different Seed Mixtures to Optimize Water Use Efficiency

Ecohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 4, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Grassland response to changes in water availability is closely tied to the traits of the plant community. Plants can adopt either moderate and efficient (conservative) or rapid and demanding (acquisitive) resource use strategies. These strategies combined with the plant interactions with microbes, such as arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF ...
Elena Tello‐García, Erich Tasser, Ursula Peintner, Ulrike Tappeiner, Georg Leitinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive management for alpine grassland of the Tibetan Plateau based on a multi-criteria assessment. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Zhan T, Zhang S, Zhao W.
europepmc   +1 more source

The seed bank created by the dung of large herbivores drives seed circulation in an alpine meadow

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Seed circulation (i.e., sexual reproduction) is vital for the regeneration of aboveground grassland vegetation (AGV). It occurs in several steps: seed production (seed rain, SR), dispersal (endozoochory, i.e., dung seed bank, DSB), formation of the soil seed bank (SSB), germination, seedling growth, and establishment of adult plants.
Shulin Wang, Fujiang Hou
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of highway construction of alpine grassland area in Gannan on soil properties and microbiota. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Gao Y, Luo Y, Liu J, Zhang Y, Xu W, Gao M, Wang X, Gao Y, Jiang H, Tian P, Song Z.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source