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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), microbial biomass carbon (MBC) in Typical steppe and Desert steppe ecosystems, which are both ...
Nan Liu +4 more
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Characteristics of dust emission over desert steppe
GeodermaDesert steppe is widely distributed in wind erosion regions, and is also an important potential dust emission source in the regions. Recognition of dust emission characteristics of desert steppe is the foundation for accurate simulation of dust emission in wind erosion regions; however, few related studies have been conducted in desert steppe areas. In
Qing Li +7 more
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Impact of Human Activities on Hydrological Drought Evolution in the Xilin River Basin
Atmosphere, 2022 The impact of human activities on the hydrological cycle makes hydrological drought no longer a natural disaster in a strict sense, and influences the stationarity of the hydrologic process. In this context, assessment methods that consider nonstationary
Wei Li +5 more
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Atmosphere, 2022 Drought hinders economic and social growth in many areas of China, especially in livestock-dominated Xilin Gol League in Inner Mongolia. Most studies exclusively utilize rainfall to measure drought.
Zexun Chen +5 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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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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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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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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The first dataset of vascular plant species occurrences on kurgans in Southern Ukraine [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 The dataset contains the records of vascular plant species occurrences and distribution on Ukrainian kurgans (burial mounds, barrows), located in various zones of steppe vegetation: desert steppe, grass steppe, herb-rich grass steppe and forest steppe ...
Ivan Moysiyenko +4 more
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