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Increasing connections among temporal invariability, resistance and resilience of alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Ecological stability contains multiple components, such as temporal invariability, resistance and resilience. Understanding the response of stability components to perturbations is beneficial for optimizing the management of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Yuting Yang, Yi Sun, Ben Niu, Yunfei Feng, Fusong Han, Meng Li   +5 more
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Alpine Grasslands Harbor Greater Soil Microbial Diversity and More Stable Microbial Co-Occurrence Networks than Alpine Deserts on the Tibetan Plateau

Diversity
Alpine grasslands and alpine deserts represent two major ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau. However, whether the two ecosystems differ in soil microbial community diversity and co-occurrence network structure remains poorly understood.
Ling Bai, Chengxian Li, Li Xie, Shouxing Wang, Yun Zhao, Haichen Zhang, Mingxin Yang, Min Zheng, Deming Zhang, Qiang Gu   +9 more
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Climate overrides fencing and soil mineral nutrients to affect plant diversity and biomass of alpine grasslands across North Tibet [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
IntroductionOvergrazing and warming are thought to be responsible for the loss of species diversity, declined ecosystem productivity and soil nutrient availability of degraded grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau.
Chenrui Guo, Chenrui Guo, Karsten Wesche, Karsten Wesche, Karsten Wesche, Mihai Ciprian Mărgărint, Arkadiusz Nowak, Arkadiusz Nowak, Iwona Dembicz, Jianshuang Wu, Jianshuang Wu   +10 more
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Bryophyte Flora in Alpine Grasslands of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Based on Plot Sampling

Diversity
The species number of bryophytes is the second highest among land plants. Alpine grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) are the largest among global alpine biomes.
Yan Liu, Ying He, Yue Tian, Zhengwu Zhao
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A common soil temperature threshold for the upper limit of alpine grasslands in European mountains [PDF]

, 2021
While climatic research about treeline has a long history, the climatic conditions corresponding to the upper limit of closed alpine grasslands remain poorly understood.
Unterluggauer, Peter, Barancok, Peter, Petey, Martina, Pedersen, Bard, Fernandez Calzado, Maria Rosa, Lamprecht, Andrea, Pauli, Harald, Erschbamer, Brigitta, Moiseev, Dmitry, Stanisci, Angela, Palaj, Andrej, Michelsen, Ottar, Andrews, Christopher, Mallaun, Martin, Molau, Ulf, Nagy, Laszlo, Ursu, Tudor-Mihai, Villar, Luis, Vittoz, Pascal, Rossi, Graziano, Tomaselli, Marcello, Kazakis, George, Rixen, Christian, Gigauri, Khatuna, Molero Mesa, Joaquin, Carranza, Maria Laura, Theurillat, Jean-Paul, Moiseev, Pavel, Abdaladze, Otar, Puscas, Mihai, Steinbauer, Klaus, Dick, Jan, Morra di Cella, Umberto, Winkler, Manuela, Bürli, Sarah Audrey, Benito-Alonso, Jose Luis, Ghosn, Dany, Nadeem, Imran, Wipf, Sonja, Nicklas, Lena   +39 more
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Effects of grassland management on plants and invertebrates in Transylvania, Romania : a threat to local biodiversity hotspots [PDF]

, 2007
Nutrient-poor grasslands are considered regional biodiversity hotspots and therefore of high conservation value (Blab & Kudrna 1982; Bignal & McCracken 1996; Sánchez-Zapata et al. 2003).
Craioveanu, Cristina
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Andean grasslands are as productive as tropical cloud forests [PDF]

, 2014
We aim to assess net primary productivity (NPP) and carbon cycling in Andean tropical alpine grasslands (puna) and compare it with NPP of tropical montane cloud forests.
Oliver, V, Doughty, Christopher, C E Arenas, Oliveras, I., Doughty, CE, Cahuana, N, C E Doughty, Malhi, Yadvinder, Arenas, CE, Doughty, C E, Oliver, V., Huaraca Huasco, W., W Huaraca Huasco, Doughty, C.E., Doughty, C. E., Malhi, Y, N Cahuana, Y Malhi, Arenas , C E, Oliveras Menor, I., Arenas, C. E., Huaraca Huasco, W, Oliveras, I, I Oliveras, Huasco, W. Huaraca, C Girardin, Girardin, C, Arenas, C.E., Girardin, C., Malhi, Y., Cahuana, N., V Oliver   +31 more
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The consequences of elevated CO² and land use in alpine ecosystems [PDF]

, 2014
The consequences of elevated CO2 and land use in alpine ecosystems This PhD thesis addresses two main aspects of Global Change and their impacts on alpine vegetation and eco-hydrology, (1) the steadily increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere
Inauen, Nicole
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Differences in species diversity, biomass, and soil properties of five types of alpine grasslands in the Northern Tibetan Plateau.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Approximately 94% of the land area of the Northern Tibetan Plateau is covered by grasslands, which comprise one of five key livestock producing regions in China. In contrast to most other regions worldwide, these alpine grasslands are much more sensitive
Beibei Zhang, Hui Zhang, Qi Jing, Yuexuan Wu, Shuqin Ma   +4 more
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Patterns, Dynamics, and Drivers of Soil Available Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Alpine Grasslands across the QingZang Plateau

Remote Sensing, 2022
Soil available nutrient contents are critical for regulating ecosystem structure and function; therefore, exploring patterns, dynamics, and drivers of soil available nutrient contents is helpful for understanding the geochemical cycle at the regional ...
Yuchuan He, Jian Sun, Junnan Xiong, Hua Shang, Xin Wang   +4 more
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