Can Herbivore Feeding Preferences Reinforce the Female‐Biased Sex Ratio in an Alpine Willow?
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.Sex‐biased herbivory can vary among co‐occurring herbivores and across the season. Sequential herbivory by species with different feeding preferences may influence the population dynamics of dioecious plants, particularly if early‐season herbivory alters plant traits that affect subsequent foraging decisions.
I. C. Barrio, C. G. Bueno, D. S. Hik
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Why are the grasses green in alpine meadows?
Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation, 1989 S. N. Acharya +3 more
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Ecohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 4, June 2026.ABSTRACT Grassland response to changes in water availability is closely tied to the traits of the plant community. Plants can adopt either moderate and efficient (conservative) or rapid and demanding (acquisitive) resource use strategies. These strategies combined with the plant interactions with microbes, such as arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF ...
Elena Tello‐García +4 more
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Vegetation on the move: elevational shifts and greening dynamics across the Himalayan alpine zone
Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 6, June 2026.This study investigates alpine ‘vegetation line' (the upper limit of continuous plant community) dynamics in the Himalayan alpine zone (HAZ) over a 24‐year timescale (1999–2022) using maximum NDVI products derived from Landsat series datasets, adjusted for sampling bias using phenological modelling.
Ruolin Leng +5 more
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The seed bank created by the dung of large herbivores drives seed circulation in an alpine meadow
Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.Abstract Seed circulation (i.e., sexual reproduction) is vital for the regeneration of aboveground grassland vegetation (AGV). It occurs in several steps: seed production (seed rain, SR), dispersal (endozoochory, i.e., dung seed bank, DSB), formation of the soil seed bank (SSB), germination, seedling growth, and establishment of adult plants.
Shulin Wang, Fujiang Hou
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Climate Controls on Carbon Dioxide Fluxes in a High‐Elevation Grassland
Global Change Biology Communications, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.Climate change is significantly influencing high‐elevation grasslands, possibly unbalancing CO2 exchanges and the sink‐source dynamics. Cumulated heat available for plant growth and vegetation cover were identified as the main controllers of phenological development and, via direct or mediated effects, of CO2 fluxes (ER and GPP).
Silvio Marta +11 more
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The Influences of Rainfall Intensity and Timing on the Assemblage of Dung Beetles and the Rate of Dung Removal in an Alpine Meadow. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 Sun W, Tang W, Wu Y, He S, Wu X.
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Seasonal variation of leaf functional traits in sub‐Arctic plants
Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 6, June 2026.Leaf functional traits are informative of plant fitness and functions in ecosystems. These functional traits and their variation across geographic extents are much studied but less is known about their temporal variation over a growing season. Here, we provide an analysis of the seasonal variation in six leaf functional traits of 11 sub‐Arctic vascular
Pekka Niittynen +2 more
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Recovering from trampling: The role of dauciform roots to functional traits response of Carex filispica in alpine meadow. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Fan R, Liu W, Jiang S, Huang Y, Ji W.
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Evaluating commonly used tools to quantify human activity for protected area management
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1692-1704, June 2026.Abstract Recreation in protected areas (PAs) is growing worldwide, potentially conflicting with wildlife and ecosystem protection. Efficiently estimating human activity in PAs is crucial for balancing a dual mandate of supporting visitor access and biodiversity, but managers lack clear recommendations about the conditions under which specific tools are
Alys Granados +17 more
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