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Seasonal soil respiration responses to fencing vary by alpine grassland type in the Tibetan Plateau

Geoderma
Fencing is widely applied for grassland restoration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, considerable uncertainty remains in how soil respiration (Rs) and its components, autotrophic (Ra) and heterotrophic (Rh) respiration, respond to fencing in ...
Luyun Chen, Jeremy R. Shaw, Xiaoyang Zeng, Chenjun Du, Yongheng Gao   +4 more
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Nonlinear response of soil respiration to increasing nitrogen additions in a Tibetan alpine steppe [PDF]

Environmental Research Letters, 2017
Nitrogen (N) availability is a key regulator of carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Anthropogenic N input, such as N deposition and fertilization, increases N availability in soil, which has important implications for an ecosystem’s C storage and loss.
Yunfeng Peng, Fei Li, Guoying Zhou, Kai Fang, Dianye Zhang, Changbin Li, Guibiao Yang, Guanqin Wang, Jun Wang, Anwar Mohammat, Yuanhe Yang   +10 more
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The Mean Temperature of the Coldest Season is the Main Factor Influencing the Relationship Between Biodiversity and Biomass in the Desert Shrubland of Western Inner Mongolia

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Shrub biomass was directly determined by mean winter temperature and soil pH, whereas species richness had no significant direct effect. Climatic factors modulated the biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship indirectly through biomass, underscoring winter temperature as a critical driver for predicting ecosystem responses to climate change ...
Zijing Li, Rui Jiao, Zhiyong Li, Cunzhu Liang, Tiejun Liu, Wentao Liang, Zhenhua Han, Kaixuan Li, Yanfei Zhang, Yaru Feng, Guoyong Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Different sensitivity and threshold in response to nitrogen addition in four alpine grasslands along a precipitation transect on the Northern Tibetan Plateau

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
The increase in atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has resulted in some terrestrial ecological changes. In order to identify the response of sensitive indicators to N input and estimate the sensitivity and saturation thresholds in alpine grasslands, we ...
Ning Zong, Guangshuai Zhao, Peili Shi
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Spatial and temporal drivers of landscape‐level variation of aboveground net primary production in a semiarid grassland

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Predicting aboveground net primary production (ANPP) fluctuations across various spatial and temporal scales is of critical interest to researchers and land managers alike. Interannual variation in precipitation is a key control on ANPP, particularly in semiarid environments.
Thomas K. Merchant, Olivia L. Hajek, David J. Augustine, Lauren M. Porensky, Sean P. Kearney, David L. Hoover   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in species diversity, biomass, and soil properties of five types of alpine grasslands in the Northern Tibetan Plateau.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Approximately 94% of the land area of the Northern Tibetan Plateau is covered by grasslands, which comprise one of five key livestock producing regions in China. In contrast to most other regions worldwide, these alpine grasslands are much more sensitive
Beibei Zhang, Hui Zhang, Qi Jing, Yuexuan Wu, Shuqin Ma   +4 more
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Woody Vegetation Dynamics Beyond the Treeline: Identifying Limiting Processes and Their Tipping Points

Global Change Biology Communications, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2026.
Illustration of temporal trends in Arctic and alpine woody vegetation under changing growth conditions (summer temperature and winter snowpack). Upper panel: example of shrub expansion in southern France (photograph included). Greening is detected via increasing NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index).
Loïc Francon, Katline Charra‐Vaskou, Arthur Bayle, Christophe Corona, Svenja Dobbert, Eike Corina Albrecht, Markus Stoffel, Jörg Löffler, Thierry Améglio, Guillaume Charrier   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenetic structure of alpine steppe plant communities along a precipitation and temperature gradient on the Tibetan Plateau

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Exploring plant community phylogenetic structure along precipitation and temperature gradients can facilitate the study of mechanisms governing community assembly.
Chunhui Zhang, Huakun Zhou, Zhen Ma
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Climate‐Driven Shifts in Wind Energy Potential Across Central Asia Based on a Multi‐Model Ensemble and Tier‐Based Assessment

Global Challenges, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2026.
This study presents a climate‐informed framework for assessing future wind energy potential across Central Asia using bias‐corrected Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) 100 m wind‐speed projections. Integrating Weibull characterization, seasonal variability, exceedance probabilities, and scenario sensitivity, the framework identifies ...
Parya Broomandi, Mehdi Bagheri, Sonny Irawan, Aram Fathian, Ali Mozhdehi Fard, Dorna Gholamzade Ledari, Michael Leuchner, Jong Ryeol Kim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grassland Dynamics and the Driving Factors Based on Net Primary Productivity in Qinghai Province, China

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2019
Qinghai province is an important part of the Tibetan Plateau, and is characterized by extremely fragile ecosystems. In the last few decades, grasslands in this province have been influenced profoundly by climate change, as well as human activities. Here,
Xiaoxu Wei, Changzhen Yan, Wei Wei
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