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The Aridity Threshold of Soil Organic Carbon Density Along the Climate Aridity Gradient in the Alpine Ecosystem of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10205-10216, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil organic carbon density (SOCD) is a key indicator for evaluating the stability of soil carbon pools, especially in alpine ecosystems that are sensitive to climate change. However, research on the response of SOCD to different aridity gradients is still limited. Therefore, we conducted extensive sampling along different aridity gradients of
Qiao Cui, Zongxing Li, Xufeng Wang, Juan Gui, Baijuan Zhang, Yunying Wang   +5 more
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Significant Imbalance Between Human Activities and Ecosystem Services in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China: Evidence From an Improved Coupling Coordination Degree Model

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10255-10271, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Maintaining balanced interactions between humans and ecosystems in plateau regions is critical to achieving global sustainable development. However, existing methodologies are insufficient to fully elucidate the complex coupling and coordination relationships between human activities and ecosystems, as well as the sustainable development ...
Yaohang Sun, Dongxia Yue, Jianjun Guo, Hanhua Deng, Jiaoyu Zheng, Gang Jin   +5 more
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Response of Soil Fungal Communities to the Alpine Steppe Degradation Gradient

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10308-10323, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT The degradation of alpine steppe on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau has become a critical ecological security issue. Soil fungi, as core regulators of grassland ecosystem functioning, play a pivotal role in mediating the feedback between degradation and soil ecological processes.
Xiaoyun Wang, Guoying Zhou, Yuanming Xiao, Wenying Wang, Xinyu Yang, Jinrong Liu   +5 more
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Coupling Water Purification and Carbon Sequestration at Various Spatial Scales From Supply and Demand Perspective

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 13, Page 8986-9007, 15 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Balancing ecosystem‐service supply and demand is central to understanding both the natural and social dimensions of ecosystem services and to enhancing human well‐beings. Concurrently, collaborative efforts are underway to improve multiple ecosystem services, including the promotion of carbon neutrality and water purification (WP) within basin
Jing Cheng, Mingyang Ding, Zhenya Zhu, Xinping Luo, Xin Huang, Chunbo Huang   +5 more
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Simulated Range Expansion Suggests Rapid Change in Biotic Resistance to a Range‐Shifting Competitor

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We constructed populations of Lemna minor genotypes sourced from localities near and beyond the range edge of a potential range‐shifting competitor, Spirodela polyrhiza. Following 14 weeks of exposure to low densities of S. polyrhiza, we observed subtle but significant rapid evolution and phenotypic plasticity of functional traits in L.
Emma Menchions, Amy Angert
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Livestock Depredations and Prevention Strategies to Foster Human‐Carnivore Coexistence in Western Mongolia's High Mountain Systems

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
The implementation of visual deterrents (i.e., Foxlights) proved to be effective in reducing the number of night‐time livestock depredations by both snow leopards and wolves. ABSTRACT The decline of large carnivores and the overabundance of livestock practices contribute significantly to ecosystem degradation.
Marcello Franchini, Charleen Gavette, Rodney Jackson, Kayley Bateman, Ashleigh Lutz‐Nelson, Geraldine Werhahn, Yelik Nurbat, Marco Zaccaroni, Fabio Dartora, Munkhtsog Bayaraa, Claudio Augugliaro   +10 more
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Disturbance pattern of alpine meadow in Yak Meadow Park, Jade Dragon Mountain [PDF]

JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 2019
Xiao-neng SUN, Jiao DING, Ke-jian HE, Xiu-yu WANG, Xiao-xia HUANG, Zhe-zhou LYUZENG   +5 more
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Warming reduces the quality of forage resources in a Colorado meadow ecosystem

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Rangelands provide ecosystem services that support approximately 30% of the human population. To maintain sustainable forage resources for animals in grasslands, it is essential to manage grazing pressures by adapting to changes in the quantity and nutritional quality of vegetation affected by climate change and subsequent shifts in plant ...
Kenna E. Rewcastle, Karin L. Rand, Case M. Prager, Taylor H. Ricketts, Nathan J. Sanders, Aimée T. Classen   +5 more
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Potential Warming‐Induced Changes in Stream Water Sources Between Proglacial and Non‐Glacial Streams, South‐Central Alaska

Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 8, August 2026.
Land cover and elevation are shown to influence the proportion of stream source waters across glacial and non‐glacial streams. Groundwater makes up a large proportion of both early season and late season flow in most glacial and non‐glacial streams, while the timing of snow and ice melt is driven by the presence or absence of a glacier within the ...
H. K. Richardson, A. J. Bergstrom, J. C. Koch, Z. A. Frederick, J. B. Shanley, E. H. Baker   +5 more
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Behavioral responses of black bears to human presence and infrastructure in Yosemite National Park

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.
Using GPS collar data from black bears in Yosemite National Park, we examined how bear spatiotemporal activity in relation to human development shifted during the COVID‐19 park closure in 2020. In the absence of visitors, bears maintained consistent landscape‐scale space use but altered fine‐scale spatial and temporal behaviors.
Jennifer R. Green, Caitlin Lee‐Roney, Kathleen Patrick, Rachel Mazur, Robert Lester, Erin Degutis, Ryan Leahy, Tal Avgar, Naomi B. Schwartz, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor   +9 more
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