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Meadow birds in Sweden – population trends, effects of restoration and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The area of Swedish wet meadows has decreased drastically during the last century due to cultivation and abandonment. During the same time the meadow bird fauna have changed considerably.
Berg, Åke, Gustafson, Tomas
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Vegetation Analysis of Grazed and Ungrazed Alpine Hairgrass Meadows [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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 ...
openaire   +1 more source

Differences in respiration components and their dominant regulating factors across three alpine grasslands on the Qinghai−Tibet Plateau

open access: yesAdvances in Climate Change Research, 2023
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions from high-cold terrestrial ecosystems underlain by permafrost on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) have received widespread attention. However, the dominant factors regulating ecosystem respiration (Re) and its components (
Ya-Li Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local knowledge held by farmers in Eastern Tyrol (Austria) about the use of plants to maintain and improve animal health and welfare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background The sustainable management of animal health and welfare is of increasing importance to consumers and a key topic in the organic farming movement.
Vogl, Christian R.   +2 more
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Spectral Characteristics and Identification of Degraded Alpine Meadow in Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau Based on Hyperspectral Data

open access: yesRemote Sensing
Grassland degradation poses a significant challenge to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Effective monitoring of grassland degradation is essential for ecological restoration.
Dawen Qian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of the spatial distribution of plateau pika burrows along an alpine grassland degradation gradient on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Plateau pika burrows are common feature of degraded grassland in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) and serve as an important indicator of pika activity and grassland degradation.
Dawen Qian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revegetation Research on Coal Mine Overburden Materials in Interior to Southcentral Alaska [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
This report was reprinted from Focus on Alaska's Coal '86: Proceedings of the Conference MIRL Report Number 72. The pagination in the original publication has been retained.
Mitchell, Wm. W.
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Soil carbon metabolizing microorganisms affect the storage and stability of carbon pool in degraded alpine meadows

open access: yesEcological Indicators
The carbon pool of alpine meadows exerts an important impact on global climate change. Soil carbon metabolizing microorganisms play a crucial role in the storage and stability of carbon pools in ecosystems.
Qian Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variety in evolutionary strategies favours biodiversity in habitats of moderate productivity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The mechanism whereby biodiversity varies between habitats differing in productivity is a missing link between ecological and evolutionary theory with vital implications for biodiversity conservation, management and the assessment of ecosystem services ...
Simon Pierce
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Vegetation NDVI Linked to Temperature and Precipitation in the Upper Catchments of Yellow River [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Vegetation in the upper catchment of Yellow River is critical for the ecological stability of the whole watershed. The dominant vegetation cover types in this region are grassland and forest, which can strongly influence the eco-environmental status of ...
Hao, F.   +4 more
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