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Grassland Degradation Decrease the Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Species in Tibet Plateau

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2014
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play a vital role in restoration of an ecosystem. Grassland degradation in alpine steppe is severe, but the influence of grassland degradation on AM fungi composition in Tibetan Plateau is still not well understood. This
Xiao-Bu CAI, Yue-Lin PENG, Min-Na YANG, Tao ZHANG, Qiang ZHANG   +4 more
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Biogeochemical consequences of grassland degradation on linked soil, stream, and lake ecosystems in watersheds: A short review

Watershed Ecology and the Environment, 2022
Grasslands are among one of the largest terrestrial biomes in the world, suffering severe threat from ongoing degradation. Grassland degradation not only alter terrestrial biogeochemical processes but also have strong potentials to affect nutrient ...
Ze Ren
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Numerical Simulation of the Effects of Grassland Degradation on the Surface Climate in Overgrazing Area of Northwest China

Advances in Meteorology, 2013
The climatic effects of LUCC have been a focus of current researches on global climate change. The objective of this study is to investigate climatic effects of grassland degradation in Northwest China.
Yanfei Li, Zhaohua Li, Zhihui Li, Xiaoli Geng, Xiangzheng Deng   +4 more
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Unveiling grassland dynamics: trends and drivers of degradation and improvement in the Eurasian Steppe since 2000

GIScience & Remote Sensing
As the most extensive temperate grassland in the world, the Eurasian Steppe provides various ecological services that support the environment and human well-being. However, grassland degradation has become a serious environmental issue.
Ziyu Yan, Bin Sun, Zhihai Gao, Pengyao Qin, Ting Gao, Yifu Li   +5 more
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Herbivorous mammals adjust their feeding patterns according to the abundance of available diet to adapt to the effects of grassland degradation

Global Ecology and Conservation
The degradation of grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau has severely impacted the region’s ecology and productivity, subsequently affecting the dietary niche of the region’s herbivores.
Xin He, Yutong Liu, Siwei Yang, Guiwen He, Gang Liu, Junsong Zhao   +5 more
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Effect of degradation intensity on grassland ecosystem services in the alpine region of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China.

PLoS ONE, 2013
The deterioration of alpine grassland has great impact on ecosystem services in the alpine region of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, the effect of grassland degradation on ecosystem services and the consequence of grassland deterioration on economic ...
Lu Wen, Shikui Dong, Yuanyuan Li, Xiaoyan Li, Jianjun Shi, Yanlong Wang, Demei Liu, Yushou Ma   +7 more
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Impacts of Future Grassland Changes on Surface Climate in Mongolia

Advances in Meteorology, 2013
Climate change caused by land use/cover change (LUCC) is becoming a hot topic in current global change, especially the changes caused by the grassland degradation.
Fan Zhang, Xing Li, Weimin Wang, Xinli Ke, Qingling Shi   +4 more
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Drivers, Process, and Consequences of Native Grassland Degradation: Insights from a Literature Review and a Survey in Río de la Plata Grasslands

Agronomy, 2019
Natural grasslands are being progressively degraded around the world due to human-induced action (e.g., overgrazing), but there is neither a widely accepted conceptual framework to approach degradation studies nor a clear definition of what “ ...
Guadalupe Tiscornia, Martín Jaurena, Walter Baethgen   +2 more
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Quantitative Analysis of Driving Factors of Grassland Degradation: A Case Study in Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Current literature suggests that grassland degradation occurs in areas with poor soil conditions or noticeable environmental changes and is often a result of overgrazing or human disturbances. However, these views are questioned in our analyses. Based on
Yichun Xie, Zongyao Sha
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Context-dependent effects of grassland degradation on soil nitrogen cycling processes

Communications Earth & Environment
Grassland degradation, as a result of climate change and anthropogenic activities, is reported to impair soil nitrogen cycling processes. However, there is little evidence on the spatial patterns of the degradation effects across broad environmental ...
Shiting Yao, Xiaoxia Gao, Bin Wei, Yaping Niu, Huakun Zhou, Guangxin Lu, Yuanhe Yang, Yunfeng Peng   +7 more
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