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Soil Phosphorus Fraction Characteristics in Different Alpine Grassland Types of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Agronomy
The alpine grassland ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau is a vital base for animal husbandry and a key ecological security barrier in China. Phosphorus (P), an essential nutrient, is among the primary factors limiting grassland productivity.
Xueting Li, Zhan Liu, Cuilan Li, Ning Zong, Nianpeng He, Zhiyuan Cao, Jinjing Zhang   +6 more
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Long‐term warming drives mineral‐associated organic carbon accumulation on the Tibetan Plateau

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Global warming affects both plant growth and soil microbial decomposition, creating uncertainty for the storage and persistence of soil organic carbon (SOC) stock. Limited decomposition rates often characterise cold alpine ecosystems.
Siyi Sun, Jiacong Zhou, Carsten W. Mueller, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Yixuan Zhang, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Andrew Nottingham, Wolfram Buss, Xin Chen, Sergio Velasco Ayuso, Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen, Ying Ma, Shuo Liu, Fabián Scholz, Wolfgang Wanek, Jørgen Eivind Olesen, Junji Cao, Ji Chen   +17 more
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Climatic conditions, landscape, and habitat quality drive patch occupancy and larval density of a threatened mire butterfly

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The Moorland Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno) benefited from cattle grazing in three different ways by (i) fostering the nectar supply; (ii) enhancing rejuvenation of the host plant (Vaccinium uliginosum); and (iii) improving microclimatic conditions for successful development of the immature stages.
Florian Fumy, Stefan Hafner, Georg Paulus, Thomas Fartmann   +3 more
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Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
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Geological Substrate Is Related to Tooth Senescence and Population Dynamic: The Case Study of Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra L.)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In Alpine chamois, the complete wear of the first molar coincides with the beginning of senescence and the progress of tooth wear on calcareous substrate is slower than the one on other substrates, increasing life expectancy. Thus, the first molar wear may actually be considered as an effective descriptor of senescence stage.
Roberta Chirichella, Marco Apollonio
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Response of Plant Community Characteristics and Soil Factors to Topographic Variations in Alpine Grasslands

Plants
Topography has an important influence on plant–soil relationships. However, research on plant–soil relationships in alpine grassland at the slope aspect and slope position scales is currently inadequate.
Qinyang Liang, Jinmei Zhao, Zixin Wang, Xingyi Wang, Dianxia Fu, Xiaogang Li   +5 more
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Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata—A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We study that browsing by wapiti reduces the growth of saplings, and it develop chemical defenses to prevent themselves browsed again. These results reduce our concern about wapiti browse T. cuspidate saplings, and provide basic data for the study of the interaction between them, and also provide theoretical basis for the population restoration and ...
Jianan Feng, Hairong Du, Xianzhe Wang, Minghai Zhang   +3 more
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Grazing increased alpine grassland soil respiration rates on the Tibetan Plateau

Frontiers in Soil Science
IntroductionGrazing activities were intensive in alpine grasslands and may alter the soil respiration rates across the Tibetan Plateau. However, grazed alpine grassland soil respiration rates and their underlying driving mechanisms remain unclear across ...
Yahui Mao, Yahui Mao, Yangong Du, Yangong Du, Kelong Chen, Kelong Chen   +5 more
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Resource Availability and Habitat Quality Drive Time‐Lag Effects in High‐Altitude Ungulate Distribution

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Our analysis revealed that while climate strongly influenced species distributions, habitat change drove most observed delays in distribution responses. In terms of community ecology, dispersed communities exhibited shorter time lags than concentrated groups. Analyses of lag duration revealed a 5–6‐year distribution lag effect in high‐altitude ungulate
Lu Wang, Xiuming Li, Ben Huang, Xiaoxue Li, Jizhen Chen, Ziyan Liao, Kun Jin   +6 more
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Characteristics of the aboveground biomass and diversity along altitudinal gradients in alpine meadows of the upper reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River

Xibei zhiwu xuebao
[Objective] The Yarlung Zangbo River is the most important river in the Tibetan Plateau, and the study of aboveground biomass and species diversity of the Yarlung Zangbo River is of great significance for the understanding of grassland resources and ...
ZHANG Min, WANG Xiaoli, MA Yushou, WANG Yanlong, QIN Jinping, DONG Ruizhen   +5 more
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