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Anthropogenic nitrogen addition interrupts seasonal connectivity and structures of plant–pollinator networks

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecological communities are stressed by rapid and complex anthropogenic changes, threatening the persistence of biotic interactions and ecosystem functioning. Plant–pollinator communities, for instance, undergo structural transformations as a result of land‐use change ...
Erliang Gao, Huanghuang Yu, Ting Yang, Yuxian Wang, Cheng Bi, Pengfei Zhang, Amparo Lázaro, Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Zhigang Zhao   +8 more
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Long‐term warming drives mineral‐associated organic carbon accumulation on the Tibetan Plateau

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Global warming affects both plant growth and soil microbial decomposition, creating uncertainty for the storage and persistence of soil organic carbon (SOC) stock. Limited decomposition rates often characterise cold alpine ecosystems.
Siyi Sun, Jiacong Zhou, Carsten W. Mueller, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Yixuan Zhang, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Andrew Nottingham, Wolfram Buss, Xin Chen, Sergio Velasco Ayuso, Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen, Ying Ma, Shuo Liu, Fabián Scholz, Wolfgang Wanek, Jørgen Eivind Olesen, Junji Cao, Ji Chen   +17 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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Methodological comparison of alpine meadow evapotranspiration on the Tibetan Plateau, China

PLOS ONE, 2017
L'estimation de l'évapotranspiration (ET) des prairies alpines du plateau tibétain (TP) est essentielle pour la gestion des ressources en eau. Cependant, les données d'observation ont été limitées en raison des climats extrêmes et du terrain complexe de cette région.
Yaxuan Chang, Jie Wang, Dahe Qin, Yongjian Ding, Qiudong Zhao, Fengjing Liu, Shiqiang Zhang   +6 more
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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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Can Fecal T3 Metabolite Level Fluctuations in European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Give Insights on Body Condition and Thermal Stress?

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
European roe deer fecal samples were assayed to investigate the potential fluctuations of fecal thyroid hormone metabolites (FTMs) in response to environmental (e.g., the temperature, local densities) and individual (e.g., sex, age, body, and nutritional conditions) variables.
Valeria Pasciu, Roberta Chirichella, Francesca D. Sotgiu, Maria Nieddu, Elena Baralla, Marco Apollonio, Fiammetta Berlinguer   +6 more
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Alpine steppe vegetation communities are more sensitive to plateau pika disturbance than alpine meadows

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionSmall herbivores are important biological factors affecting plant productivity and species richness in the grassland ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau. However, the response of different grassland types to the disturbance of the “endemic species” plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) remains unclear.MethodsIn this study, two representative ...
Rui Hua, Peng Zhang, Liqing Wang, Miaomiao Huang, Limin Hua, Jianwei Zhou   +5 more
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Geological Substrate Is Related to Tooth Senescence and Population Dynamic: The Case Study of Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra L.)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In Alpine chamois, the complete wear of the first molar coincides with the beginning of senescence and the progress of tooth wear on calcareous substrate is slower than the one on other substrates, increasing life expectancy. Thus, the first molar wear may actually be considered as an effective descriptor of senescence stage.
Roberta Chirichella, Marco Apollonio
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Resource Availability and Habitat Quality Drive Time‐Lag Effects in High‐Altitude Ungulate Distribution

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Our analysis revealed that while climate strongly influenced species distributions, habitat change drove most observed delays in distribution responses. In terms of community ecology, dispersed communities exhibited shorter time lags than concentrated groups. Analyses of lag duration revealed a 5–6‐year distribution lag effect in high‐altitude ungulate
Lu Wang, Xiuming Li, Ben Huang, Xiaoxue Li, Jizhen Chen, Ziyan Liao, Kun Jin   +6 more
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Enhancements of soil priming effect and carbon sequestration in degraded alpine meadows via supplementation: a comparative study of Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) and plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) excrements

Ecological Processes
Background Grassland degradation decreases the capacity of soil carbon sequestration, while the supplementation of exogenous organic matter enhances the soil priming effect (PE) and affects the carbon cycle in the soil.
Qinyao Li, Wenquan Yang, Yanru Wu, Xilai Li, Jiancun Kou, Yanghua Yu, Yangcan Zhang, Xinting He, Yunlong Zhao   +8 more
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