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Linking diffuse radiation and ecosystem productivity of a desert steppe ecosystem [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Radiation components have distinct effects on photosynthesis. In the desert steppe ecosystem, the influence of diffuse radiation on carbon fixation has not been thoroughly explored.
Cheng Li +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 The potential of grazing lands to sequester carbon must be understood to develop effective soil conservation measures and sustain livestock production. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of grazing on soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN),
Nan Liu +4 more
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Effect of Precipitation Change on Desert Steppe Aboveground Productivity. [PDF]
Biology (Basel)Precipitation changes have significant impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem productivity. However, the effects of precipitation changes on species diversity have been the focus of most previous studies. Little is known about the contributions of different dimensions of biodiversity (species, functional, and phylogenetic diversity) in linking long-term
Luo Y +10 more
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Atmosphere, 2022 Ecosystem water use efficiency (eWUE) is a useful metric to examine the interactions between water and carbon cycles in ecosystems. To reveal the response and adaptation characteristics of different vegetation types within the context of global warming ...
Wenjun Wang +5 more
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Effects of a Cattle and Sheep Dung Sand Barrier on Desertified Grassland Restoration in Alpine Area
Shuitu baochi tongbao, 2023 [Objective] The effects of plant fiber sand barriers, cattle and sheep dung barriers, and sand barriers comprised of cattle and sheep dung combined with plant fiber were studied in order to create effective sand barriers for the restoration of ...
Zhao Zengxin +7 more
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Effect of desertification on productivity in a desert steppe [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2016 AbstractDesertification, one of the most severe types of land degradation in the world, is of great importance because it is occurring, to some degree, on approximately 40% of the global land area and is affecting more than 1 billion people. In this study, we used a space-for-time method to quantify the impact of five different desertification regimes (
Zhuangsheng Tang +5 more
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Does β diversity predict ecosystem productivity better than species diversity?
Ecological Indicators, 2021 There is consensus that greater biodiversity is essential to maintain the ecosystem function and stability. Variation in spatial plant community heterogeneity (β diversity) affects productivity and ecosystems function; however, relatively few studies ...
Reza Omidipour +4 more
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Utility of surface pollen assemblages to delimit Eastern Eurasian steppe types. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Modern pollen records have been used to successfully distinguish between specific prairie types in North America. Whether the pollen records can be used to detect the occurrence of Eurasian steppe, or even to further delimit various steppe types was ...
Feng Qin +8 more
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Responses to the Impact of Drought on Carbon and Water Use Efficiency in Inner Mongolia
Land, 2023 The dynamics of plants’ carbon and water use efficiency and their responses to drought are crucial to the sustainable development of arid and semi-arid environments.
Geer Cheng +4 more
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Cenozoic evolution of the steppe-desert biome in Central Asia [PDF]
Science Advances, 2020 The steppe-desert is much older than previously thought, but has evolved substantially from the Paleogene to the present.
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