Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsIntroductionAgainst the background of China’s modernization, which emphasizes harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, it is highly important to explore whether the grassland ecological compensation policy (GECP) can protect grassland ecosystems
Mei Yong, Lili Xu, Chen Xue, Fulin Du
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Microbial Transcriptional and Metabolic Shifts Mediate Rhizosphere Organic Carbon Accumulation in Alpine Grasslands Following Six Years of Continuous Nitrogen Addition [PDF]
MicroorganismsGlobal nitrogen (N) deposition alters soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in alpine grasslands, yet rhizosphere carbon turnover mechanisms remain debated due to a lack of integrated multi-omics insights.
Zheng Wu +7 more
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Habitat- and Stage-Associated Variation in Food Resources, Foraging-Attempt Rates, and Behavioral Time Allocation of Wintering Black-Necked Cranes in Linzhou County, XiZang [PDF]
AnimalsWinter food conditions can shape behavioral investment, yet measured food mass and short-term foraging behavior need not covary. We quantified the potentially available food dry mass (FD), foraging-attempt rate (FAR), and 15 min behavioral time ...
Huirui Xing +7 more
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Contrasting Responses of Rhizosphere Bacterial and Fungal Communities of Paeonia ludlowii to Habitat Transition [PDF]
MicroorganismsHabitat transition can reorganize plant-associated microbial communities, yet whether rhizosphere bacteria and fungi respond similarly to the transition from native to introduced habitats remains unclear.
Ruiwen Zhang, Xiazhen Yao, Zhen Xing
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An Intelligent Grazing Development Strategy for Unmanned Animal Husbandry in China
Drones, 2023 Grazing is the most important and lowest cost means of livestock breeding. Because of the sharp contradiction between the grassland ecosystem and livestock, the grassland ecosystem has tended to degrade in past decades in China; therefore, the ecological
Yuanyang Cao +3 more
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Uncovering the effects of grazing exclusion duration on plant richness and biomass in alpine grasslands using the price equation [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceGrazing exclusion is a key strategy for restoring degraded alpine grasslands. However, the mechanisms underlying plant species richness and biomass responses to long-term enclosure, particularly species turnover and biomass redistribution, remain unclear.
Xin Pu +4 more
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Effects of Legume–Grass Mixture Composition and Seeding Ratio on Plant Community Traits, Soil Physicochemical Properties, and Soil Fungal Diversity [PDF]
Journal of FungiLegume–grass mixtures are widely used to improve productivity and soil quality in alpine grasslands; however, their effects on soil fungal communities and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Jianyue Li +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy (abbreviated as GECP), which aims to realize the ecological protection by reducing the stock-carrying capacity of pastures and promote the transformation of pasture animal husbandry by improving the herders ...
Yun Wang +3 more
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Extraction of Kenyan Grassland Information Using PROBA-V Based on RFE-RF Algorithm
Remote Sensing, 2021 Africa has the largest grassland area among all grassland ecosystems in the world. As a typical agricultural and animal husbandry country in Africa, animal husbandry plays an important role in this region.
Panpan Wei +6 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 As a high-quality legume forage, alfalfa is restricted by various abiotic stresses during its growth and development. Melatonin is a multifunctional signaling molecule that involves in plant defense against multiple stresses.
Shuxia Li +8 more
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