Qinghai–tibetan plateau peatland sustainable utilization under anthropogenic disturbances and climate change [PDF]
, 2017 Often referred to as the “Third Pole,” China's Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau developed large amounts of peatland owing to its unique alpine environment. As a renewable resource, peat helps to regulate the climate as well as performing other important functions.
Chen, H +13 more
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Vegetation response to extreme climate events on the Mongolian Plateau from 2000 to 2010 [PDF]
, 2013 Climate change has led to more frequent extreme winters (aka, dzud) and summer droughts on the Mongolian Plateau during the last decade. Among these events, the 2000–2002 combined summer drought–dzud and 2010 dzud were the most severe on vegetation.
Batkhishig, Ochirbat +8 more
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Rearing of Plateau Pika(Ochotona daurica) Captured in Mongolia.
Experimental Animals, 1998 We attempted to rear and breed Plateau pikas (Ochotona daurica) captured in Mongolia in 1994 and 1995. In rearing indoors, though coitus was observed, none of the females became pregnant. In rearing outdoors, males began to make high-pitched, continuous cries and the first offspring (3 newborns) were obtained in June, 1997. The body weight averaged 8.4
T, Matsuzaki +5 more
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Cardiac adaptation to high altitude in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) [PDF]
Physiological Reports, 2013 The aim of this study was to assess maximal heart rate (HR) and heart morphological changes in high altitude living "plateau pikas" and rats bred at 2260 m. Rats and pikas were catheterized to measure HR (2260 m). After baseline measurements, 1 mg/kg of atropine (AT) and increasing doses of isoproterenol (IsoP) (0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μg kg) were injected
Pichon, Aurélien +8 more
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Comparative phylogeography of the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) and its host-associated flea (Neopsylla paranoma) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Specific host-parasite systems often embody a particular co-distribution phenomenon, in which the parasite’s phylogeographic pattern is dependent on its host.
Fang Zhao +5 more
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Testis‐specific lactate dehydrogenase is expressed in somatic tissues of plateau pikas [PDF]
FEBS Open Bio, 2013 LDH‐C4 is a lactate dehydrogenase that catalyzes the interconversion of pyruvate with lactate. In mammals the, Ldh‐c gene was originally thought to be expressed only in testis and spermatozoa. Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), belonging to the genus Ochotona of the Ochotonidea family, is a hypoxia tolerant mammal living at 3000–5000 m above sea ...
Wang, Duowei +6 more
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The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a keystone species for biodiversity on the Tibetan plateau [PDF]
Animal Conservation, 1999 AbstractIt is necessary to look at the big picture when managing biological resources on the Qinghai—Xizang (Tibetan) plateau. Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) are poisoned widely across the plateau. Putative reasons for these control measures are that pika populations may reach high densities and correspondingly reduce forage for domestic livestock (
Andrew T. Smith, J. Marc Foggin
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Metagenomic Comparisons between Soft and Hard Feces of Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The division of hard and soft feces is an effective digestion strategy in the order Lagomorpha. Although previous studies have reported that hard and soft feces differ in morphology and component, the discrepancy in the microbiome remains unclear. This study explored the microbiomes of hard and soft feces in plateau pikas by sequencing the V3 and V4 ...
Haibo Fu, Wenjing Li
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The burying and grazing effects of plateau pika on alpine grassland are small: a pilot study in a semiarid basin on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2016 There is considerable controversy about the effects of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae, hereafter pika) on alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). On the one hand, pika is considered a keystone species.
S. Yi +6 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Alpine grasslands are vital in regulating carbon balance on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) because of the large soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, while persistent disturbance from the endemic small semifossorial herbivore, plateau pika (Ochotona ...
Yu Qin +4 more
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