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Restoration of Degraded Grassland Significantly Improves Water Storage in Alpine Grasslands in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Alpine grassland has very important water conservation function. Grassland degradation seriously affects the water conservation function; moreover, there is little understanding of the change of water state during grassland restoration. Our study aims to bridge this gap and improve our understanding of changes in soil moisture during the restoration ...
Xiaowei Guo, Huakun Zhou, Licong Dai, Jing Li, Fawei Zhang, Yikang Li, Li Lin, Qian Li, Dawen Qian, Bo Fan, Yuting Lan, Mengke Si, Bencuo Li, Guangmin Cao, Yangong Du, Bin Wang, Bin Wang   +16 more
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Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands [PDF]

, 2017
Acknowledgements This work contributes to the N-Circle project (grant number BB/N013484/1), and CINAg (BB/N013468/1) Virtual Joint Centres on Agricultural Nitrogen (funded by the Newton Fund via UK BBSRC/NERC), U-GRASS (grant number NE/M016900/1), the ...
Abdalla, M., Chadwick, D. R., Evans, C. D., Hastings, A., Jones, D. L., Jones, M. B., Rees, R. M., Smith, P.   +7 more
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The Algarve climatophilous vegetation series – Portugal: a base document to the planning, management and nature conservation Les séries de végètation climatophiles de l’Algarve - Portugal: un document de base pour la planification, gestion et conservation de la nature [PDF]

, 2012
This work was developed as part of PhD research devoted to the flora and vegetation of the Caldeirão and Monchique mountains that aims to identify the vegetation climatophilous series and use them as an environmental diagnosis of Algarve administrative ...
Cano-Ortiz, Ana, Paiva-Ferreira, Rodrigo, Pinto-Gomes, Carlos, Quinto-Canas, Ricardo, Vila-Viçosa, Carlos   +4 more
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Changes in plant species richness distribution in Tibetan alpine grasslands under different precipitation scenarios [PDF]

, 2020
Species richness is the core of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research. Nevertheless, it is difficult to accurately predict changes in plant species richness under different climate scenarios, especially in alpine biomes.
He, Yongtao, Li, Meng, Niu, Ben, Wang, Xiangtao, Wu, Jianshuang, Zhang, Xianzhou   +5 more
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Effect of grassland degradation on soil quality and soil biotic community in a semi-arid temperate steppe

Ecological Processes, 2020
Grasslands provide a number of ecosystem services for human society. Degradation of grasslands results in the loss of biodiversity and leads to the deterioration of ecosystem functions. In order to accurately assess the influence of grassland degradation
Xu Han, Yuhui Li, Xiaofang Du, Yingbin Li, Zhengwen Wang, Siwei Jiang, Qi Li   +6 more
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Diversity and Variation of Asymbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Microorganisms in Alpine Grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Asymbiotic nitrogen-fixing (ANF) bacteria contribute a substantial amount of nitrogen in ecosystems, especially in those with low symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) capability.
Wenyan Li, Fei Li, Haijun Zeng, Lin Ma, Lingyan Qi, Xiaochun Wang, Wenyin Wang, Zhen Peng, A. Allan Degen, Yanfu Bai, Tao Zhang, Mei Huang, Jin Han, Zhanhuan Shang, Zhanhuan Shang, Zhanhuan Shang   +15 more
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Using Landsat OLI and Random Forest to Assess Grassland Degradation with Aboveground Net Primary Production and Electrical Conductivity Data

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2019
Grassland coverage, aboveground net primary production (ANPP), and species composition are used as indicators of grassland degradation. However, soil salinization deficiency, which is also a factor of grassland degradation, is rarely used in grassland ...
Hao Yu, Lei Wang, Zongming Wang, Chunying Ren, Bai Zhang   +4 more
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Spatio-temporal variation in grassland degradation and its main drivers, based on biomass: Case study in the Altay Prefecture, China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Analyzing the spatio-temporal characteristics and identifying of main factors that drive grassland degradation are essential for formulating ecological restoration measures for grassland. In this study, we addressed two main scientific questions: (1) how
Guangpeng Zhang, Junjie Yan, Xiaotong Zhu, Hongbo Ling, Hailiang Xu   +4 more
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Monitoring grassland degradation and restoration using a novel climate use efficiency (NCUE) index in the Tibetan Plateau, China

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Grassland degradation is one of the most pressing challenges in natural environment and anthropogenic society. However, there is yet no effective approach for monitoring the spatio-temporal pattern of large-scale grassland degradation. In particular, the
Ru An, Ce Zhang, Mengqiu Sun, Huilin Wang, Xiaoji Shen, Benlin Wang, Fei Xing, Xianglin Huang, Mengyao Fan   +8 more
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Response of Soil Microbial Community Composition and Diversity at Different Gradients of Grassland Degradation in Central Mongolia

Agriculture, 2022
Vegetation and soil microorganisms are important components of terrestrial ecosystems and play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning. However, little is known about the synergistic changes in soil microbial community with aboveground plants in ...
Lumeng Chao, Xiaodan Ma, Munkhzul Tsetsegmaa, Yaxin Zheng, Hanting Qu, Yuan Dai, Jingpeng Li, Yuying Bao   +7 more
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