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A thermal conductivity model for alpine meadow soils on the Tibetan Plateau and validation analysis

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Under the background of global warming, natural disasters such as landslides and mudslides are becoming more frequent on the Tibetan Plateau. It is important to study the thermal behavior of alpine meadow soils, which are widely distributed on the ...
Zhihong Zhang, Min Hou, Fuchu Dai
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Changes in Temperature Sensitivity and Activation Energy of Soil Organic Matter Decomposition in Different Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Grasslands.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grasslands are unique geographical regions and store substantial soil organic matter (SOM) in the soil surface, which make them very sensitive to global climate change.
Jie Li, Nianpeng He, Xuehong Wei, Yang Gao, Yao Zuo   +4 more
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Vegetation Analysis of Grazed and Ungrazed Alpine Hairgrass Meadows [PDF]

Journal of Range Management, 1972
COOK, C. S. 1965. Plant and livestock responses to fertilized rangelands. Utah Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 455. COOK, C. W., AND L. E. HARRIS. 1968. Nutritive value of seasonal ranges. Utah Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 472. COSPER, H. R., AND J. R. THOMAS. 1961. Influence of supplemental run-off water and fertilizer on production and chemical composition of native ...
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Decades of Enclosure Protection Exert Composite Effects on Grassland Grasshopper Communities

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Decades of enclosure protection have altered grasshopper community structure, with species‐specific effects on population dynamics. For the low‐mobility grasshopper Chorthippus fallax, abundance did not differ strongly between exclosure‐protected and overgrazed areas, but its egg development duration was longer in exclosures. The two C.
Dan‐dan Feng, Hui‐feng Zhao, Ya‐hui Men, Jing Li, Mei‐ling Yang, Cai‐qing Yang, Bing Chen, Ai‐bing Zhang   +7 more
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Belowground bud banks and land use change: roles of vegetation and soil properties in mediating the composition of bud banks in different ecosystems

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionBelowground bud banks play integral roles in vegetation regeneration and ecological succession of plant communities; however, human-caused changes in land use severely threaten their resilience and regrowth. Although vegetation attributes and
Jing Wu, Xianzhang Hou, Lan Xu, Quanlai Zhou, Yongcui Wang, Ziwu Guo, Michael Opoku Adomako, Michael Opoku Adomako, Qun Ma   +8 more
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Soil bacterial community responses to warming and grazing in a Tibetan alpine meadow

, 2016
Warming and grazing significantly affect the structure and function of an alpine meadow ecosystem. Yet, the responses of soil microbes to these disturbances are not well understood.
Luo, CY, Liu, WT, Wang, SP, Lin, QY, Zhang, ZH, Zhu, XX, Wang, SP (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China., Li, YM, Jiang, LL, Li, XN, Li, XZ   +10 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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Spatial Patterns of Avian Stable Isotopes Reveal Ecological Impacts of Climate and Land‐Use Change

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Increased feather δ15N values with pasture coverage reveal an elevated baseline δ15N in grazing landscapes, while broader isotopic niches in farmland habitats reflect agricultural expansion's significant influence on resource use patterns of the avian community.
Yaohong Jia, Chao Zhang, Xiaoyu Hu, Wei Wei, Yonggang Nie, Hong Zhou   +5 more
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A Decadal Home‐Range Dynamics and Habitat Shift in Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study provides novel insights into the biogeographic patterns of the Sichuan golden snub‐nosed monkey, particularly in terms of habitat suitability and spatial‐use strategies. We found that habitat suitability has expanded over the past decade, with substantial shifts in the environmental factors influencing habitat suitability, from terrain and ...
Xueyu Wang, Yiwei Li, Hong Li, Xingyu Liu, Yunchuan Dai, Wancai Xia, Yuhang Zhu, Fan Wang, Zhisong Yang, Dayong Li   +9 more
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Gut Microbiota Analysis and Comparison in Forest Musk Deer (Moschus berezovskii) of Different Ages and Musk‐Secreting Periods

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Metagenomic sequencing was used to analyze fecal microbiota of captive male forest musk deer (FMD) from the Sichuan Institute of Musk Deer Breeding across ages and musk‐secreting periods. Gut microbiota was generally stable and dominated by Firmicutes, while age and musk secretion shaped microbial composition and function, with musk collection linked ...
Jiuyan Jiang, Qiuping Huang, Fei Wu, Pingwei Liang, Linping Fan, Xia Zhou, Chengli Zheng, Xin Shi, Huina Song, Ji Wang, Jing Xue Luo, Ji Chen, Qinlin Yang, Siqi Peng, Lingqian Yin, Dejun Zeng, Hang Jie, Guangxiang Zhu   +17 more
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