Mountain ecosystems are under strong environmental pressure and are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, which is likely to lead to forest expansion and loss of open alpine grasslands, threatening many specialized species. However, for most alpine birds, even basic ecological knowledge, such as their diet, remains limited, restricting our ...
Camille Mermillon +6 more
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Spatio-temporal patterns of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the aboveground parts of plants in alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Insights from a multi-faceted analysis. [PDF]
Zhang G, Sun W, Li S, Zhong Z, Fu G.
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Rhododendron diversity patterns provide new insights for conserving China's montane flora
Integrating distribution, phylogenetic, and functional trait data for 603 Rhododendron species in China identified significant conservation hotspots of multidimensional diversity, particularly in the Hengduan Mountains. Climate seasonality and topographic heterogeneity jointly influenced these patterns; however, notable conservation gaps remained ...
Ming‐Shu Zhu +9 more
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Fencing vs. Grazing: Divergent Effects on Soil Seed Bank Structure and Grassland Recovery Pathways in Northern Tibetan Alpine Grasslands. [PDF]
Xie Y +9 more
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Vegetation traits of pre-Alpine grasslands in southern Germany. [PDF]
Schucknecht A +7 more
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Neutral interactions among non‐native plants are common
Global distribution of studies and overall effect of co‐invasion for all metrics of non‐native plant performance combined. Summary Globalization has accelerated the establishment of non‐native plant species, increasing the prevalence of multispecies co‐invasions; yet interactions among co‐invaders remain poorly understood.
Feng He +7 more
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Plateau Pika Disturbance Changes Soil Bacterial Functions and Exoenzyme Abundance to Modulate the C Cycle Pathway in Alpine Grasslands. [PDF]
Li J, Wang Q, Zhu B, Yang M.
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The genetic results, microbial (Wolbachia) screening and wing spectral characteristics suggested a close relationship between European taxa of the Polyommatus eros species group. Two lineages appear to be undergoing accelerated differentiation, in particular the endangered taxon menelaos, which is differentiated in both genetic and wing spectral ...
Nok Ting Lam +9 more
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A Small-Sample Classification Strategy for Extracting Fractional Cover of Native Grass Species and Noxious Weeds in the Alpine Grasslands. [PDF]
Ai Z, An R.
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SUMMARY Plant hypocotyls are central to seedling establishment in variable light environments. Although core photoreceptor pathways regulating hypocotyl elongation are well defined, the molecular basis of natural variation in this trait—particularly through posttranscriptional regulation—remains poorly understood.
Xuemeng Gao +8 more
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