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Assessment of the vulnerability of alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Assessing ecosystem vulnerability to climate change is critical for sustainable and adaptive ecosystem management. Alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are considered to be vulnerable to climate change, yet the ecosystem tends to maintain ...
Meng Li, Xianzhou Zhang, Yongtao He, Ben Niu, Jianshuang Wu   +4 more
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Different grassland managements significantly change carbon fluxes in an alpine meadow

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Alpine meadow plays vital roles in regional animal husbandry and the ecological environment. However, different grassland managements affect the structure and function of the alpine meadow.
Ganjun Xu, Xiaoming Kang, Xiaoming Kang, Xiaoming Kang, Wei Li, Wei Li, Wei Li, Yong Li, Yong Li, Yong Li, Yongyu Chai, Shengyi Wu, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Zhongqing Yan, Zhongqing Yan, Zhongqing Yan, Enze Kang, Enze Kang, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Yuechuan Niu, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Liang Yan, Liang Yan, Liang Yan   +29 more
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Spatial-Temporal NDVI Variation of Different Alpine Grassland Classes and Groups in Northern Tibet from 2000 to 2013

Mountain Research and Development, 2015
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) can usually be used as a good proxy for evaluating potential variability in regional ecosystems and under climate change.
Xiaoke Zhang, Xuyang Lu, Xiaodan Wang
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Quantitative and Qualitative Relationships between Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis Biomarkers and Lignin in Soil from the Tibetan Plateau (China) under Laboratory Incubation Conditions

Agronomy
Lignin, an organic compound with a complex structure, is formed through the polymerization of structural units linked by carbon–carbon bonds and ether bonds.
Degyi Yangzom, Shuqin Ma, Xuyang Lu
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Plant Community Associates with Rare Rather than Abundant Fungal Taxa in Alpine Grassland Soils. [PDF]

Appl Environ Microbiol, 2023
The importance of the rare microbial biosphere in maintaining biodiversity and ecological functions has been highlighted recently. However, the current understanding of the spatial distribution of rare microbial taxa is still limited, with only a few ...
Tang L, Xue K, Pang Z, Jiang L, Zhang B, Wang W, Wang S, Xu Z, Rui Y, Zhong L, Che R, Li T, Zhou S, Wang K, Du J, Wang Z, Cui X, Hao Y, Wang Y.   +18 more
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SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ALPINE GRASSLAND PATCHES IN THE SOURCE REGION OF THE YELLOW RIVER AND ITS ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
The source region of the Yellow River is an important source of water conservation in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is also an animal husbandry base that has a major impact on China. Its ecological environment changes will have a major impact on the safe
J. Liu, J. Liu, J. J. Chen, J. J. Chen, X. N. Zhao, X. N. Zhao, H. Z. Zhang, H. Z. Zhang   +7 more
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Diversity of soil bacteria in alpine coal slag mountain grassland in different vegetation restoration years

Annals of Microbiology, 2023
Purpose This study aimed to investigate changes in the bacterial diversity of the rhizosphere soil of slag mountains in different years of revegetation restoration. Methods Seven soil samples were selected from different years of revegetation restoration
Rina Dao, Ying Zhang, XiLai Li, Linxiong Ma, Xiaolong Tie, Shengyan Lei   +5 more
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Effects of climate change on the growing season of alpine grassland in Northern Tibet, China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
The growing season of alpine grassland is regarded as the vital indictors reflecting the vegetation growth, and is sensitive to regional climatic change in Northern Tibet.
Xiaoke Zhang, Xindong Du, Jiangtao Hong, Ziyin Du, Xuyang Lu, Xiaodan Wang   +5 more
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Evaluating the dynamics of grassland net primary productivity in response to climate change in China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Net primary productivity (NPP) has been considered as a direct indicator to access the terrestrial primary production. However, considerable uncertainties remain toward the response mechanism of NPP to climate change across annual and seasonal scales ...
Yangyang Liu, Ronglei Zhou, Hanyu Ren, Wei Zhang, Zhixin Zhang, Zhaoying Zhang, Zhongming Wen   +6 more
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Mapping Alpine Grassland Fraction Coverage Using Zhuhai-1 OHS Imagery in the Three River Headwaters Region, China

Remote Sensing, 2023
The widely spread alpine grassland ecosystem in the Three River Headwaters Region (TRHR) plays an essential ecological role in carbon sequestration and soil and water conservation.
Fei Xing, Ru An, Xulin Guo, Xiaoji Shen, Irini Soubry, Benlin Wang, Yanmei Mu, Xianglin Huang   +7 more
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