Comparison of plant diversity-carbon storage relationships along altitudinal gradients in temperate forests and shrublands [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Understanding the mechanisms underlying the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF) is critical for the implementation of productive and resilient ecosystem management.
Shuaizhi Lu +14 more
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Brain size variation along altitudinal gradients in the Asiatic Toad (Bufo gargarizans) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Size changes in brain and brain regions along altitudinal gradients provide insight into the trade‐off between energetic expenditure and cognitive capacity. We investigated the brain size variations of the Asiatic Toad (Bufo gargarizans) across altitudes
Zhongyi Yao +3 more
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Trade-Offs Among Aboveground, Belowground, and Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Along Altitudinal Gradients in Andean Tropical Montane Forests [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Tropical montane forests (TMFs) play an important role as a carbon reservoir at a global scale. However, there is a lack of a comprehensive understanding on the variation in carbon storage across TMF compartments [namely aboveground biomass (AGB ...
Lydia de la Cruz-Amo +9 more
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Effect of land-use change along altitudinal gradients on soil micronutrients in the mountain ecosystem of Indian (Eastern) Himalaya. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Management of soil micronutrients for better crop production needs a sound understanding of their status and causes of variability. This is more relevant for acid soils of the mountain ecosystem of Eastern Himalaya (Northeast India).
Choudhury BU +3 more
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Fish biodiversity and assemblages along the altitudinal gradients of tropical mountainous forest streams. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Knowledge of the fundamental aspects of ecology such as the patterns of fish species distribution and biodiversity in the forest streams is the first and basic step to develop effective conservation strategies. Yet, studies on altitudinal changes of fish
Soo CL +7 more
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Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2022 Agroforestry systems are thought to reconcile biodiversity protection with food production and as a means of climate change adaptation and mitigation options. The contribution of a coffee-based agroforestry system to tree diversity and carbon stock along
Beshea Abdissa Chemeda +2 more
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Stochastic Processes Derive Gut Fungi Community Assembly of Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) along Altitudinal Gradients across Warm and Cold Seasons [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Although fungi occupy only a small proportion of the microbial community in the intestinal tract of mammals, they play important roles in host fat accumulation, nutrition metabolism, metabolic health, and immune development.
Xianjiang Tang +5 more
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Distinct Assembly Patterns of Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities along Altitudinal Gradients in the Loess Plateau's Highest Mountain. [PDF]
Microb EcolA critical issue in microbial ecology is quantifying the relative contributions of deterministic and stochastic processes to microbial community assembly, and predicting ecosystem function by understanding the ecological processes of community ...
Yao B +9 more
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Tree growth and its climate signal along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients: comparison of tree rings between Finland and the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2017 Latitudinal and altitudinal gradients can be utilized to forecast the impact of climate change on forests. To improve the understanding of how these gradients impact forest dynamics, we tested two hypotheses: (1) the change of the tree growth–climate ...
L. Lyu +5 more
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Diversity and composition of farm plantation tree/shrub species along altitudinal gradients in North-eastern Ethiopia: implication for conservation [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 On-farm tree plantation is a form of land use where trees are planted at the edge or interspersed with crops. It has been practiced in different parts of Ethiopia due to its contribution to the household economy and soil fertility. This study was carried
Meseret Muche +3 more
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