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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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Uniform female-biased sex ratios in alpine willows [PDF]
, 2012 Premise of the study: The development of biased sex ratios in dioecious plant species has been ascribed to either (1) factors influencing differential adult mortality of male and female plants or (2) factors acting at an early life stage that determine ...
Hik, David S., Myers-Smith, Isla H.
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Small semi-fossorial herbivores can affect plant aboveground biomass (AGB) in grasslands and possibly alter the allocation of AGB and belowground biomass (BGB).
Qian Wang, Xiao Pan Pang, Zheng Gang Guo
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An Ecological Monitoring of the Plateau Pika and Its Impact on Grassland–An Experiment in the Yushu District, Qinghai Province of China [PDF]
, 2020 The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae; see Fig.1 for photo) is a small mammal that lives in the alpine grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau. There are several uncertainties existing in the ecological behavior of the plateau pika and its impact on the alpine ...
Fukuda, Akira +7 more
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Dynamical Analysis of a Plateau Pika with Cross-Diffusion under Contraception Control [PDF]
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2014 A plateau pika model with spatial cross-diffusion is investigated. By analyzing the corresponding characteristic equations, the local stability of an coexistence steady state is discussed whend21is small enough. However, whend21is large enough, the model shows Turing bifurcation ifB2 -4AC > 0.
Xiaoyan Wang +2 more
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Cell Reports, 2022 Summary: The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In this study, the gene that encodes a heme-binding protein in the pulmonary surfactant (PS) of the pika is identified. The protein is a homotetrameric hemoglobin (δ4)
Zhifang An +10 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 High-altitude environments impose intense stresses on living organisms and drive striking phenotypic and genetic adaptations, such as hypoxia resistance, cold tolerance, and increases in metabolic capacity and body mass. As one of the most successful and
Danping Mu +11 more
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Function of Lactate Dehydrogenase in Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle of Phrynocephalus Lizard in Relation to High-Altitude Adaptation [PDF]
, 2018 Poikilothermic animals living in high-altitude environments can be greatly affected by the anaerobic metabolism and lactate recycling, which are catalyzed by an enzyme called lactate dehydrogenase (LDH).
Huihui WANG +8 more
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Seasonal Variations in the Foraging Strategies of Plateau Pikas (<i>Ochotona curzoniae</i>). [PDF]
Animals (Basel)This study investigates the foraging habits and dietary niche characteristics of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) by analyzing differences between the cold and warm seasons using stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen in liver, muscle, and fur organs. The results indicated that in the cold season, the plant species incorporated into different
Dong L +7 more
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Small-mammal assemblage response to deforestation and afforestation in central China [PDF]
, 2008 International audienceDeforestation is a major environmental issue driving the loss of animal and plant species. Afforestation has recently been promoted to conserve and restore Chinese forest ecosystems.
Bernard, Nadine +10 more
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