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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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Soil Fauna Affects Dissolved Carbon and Nitrogen in Foliar Litter in Alpine Forest and Alpine Meadow

PLOS ONE, 2015
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) are generally considered important active biogeochemical pools of total carbon and nitrogen. Many studies have documented the contributions of soil fauna to litter decomposition, but the effects of the soil fauna on labile substances (i.e., DOC and TDN) in litter during early ...
Shu Liao, Wanqin Yang, Yu Tan, Yan Peng, Jun Li, Bo Tan, Fuzhong Wu   +6 more
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Cattle grazing in Alpine Meadow

, 1912
Cattle grazing at large on Alpine Meadow, 8500 ft ...
Snow, O. C.
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Integrating experimental and observational approaches facilitates scaling species interactions to biodiversity patterns

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract To investigate how niche and fitness differences determine the outcome of species interactions and shape local biodiversity patterns, research has typically focused on either simplified experimental systems that test specific mechanisms or observational studies where ...
Jared D. Huxley, William D. Bowman, Marko J. Spasojevic   +2 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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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
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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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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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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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