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Soil-faunal responses differ among plateau zokor mounds with contrasting creation times and recovery durations in alpine meadows

Global Ecology and Conservation
Plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) are ecosystem engineers whose mound creation alters soil structure and microenvironmental conditions in alpine meadows on the Tibetan Plateau.
Zhiying Zhang, Limin Hua, Bin Chu, Yuanyuan Li, Xiaoqian Zhao, Xincheng Cai, Rui Dong, Yujie Niu   +7 more
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Microtopographic mosaics, not successional age, structure plant diversity in zokor-engineered alpine meadows within early recovery stages

Global Ecology and Conservation
Plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) act as ecosystem engineers in Tibetan alpine meadows by constructing soil mounds that generate fine-scale microtopographic heterogeneity.
Xidong Zhu, Yanjun Guo, Feiyang Xue, Hang Yang, Limin Hua, Guohui Ye   +5 more
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Genetic differentiations between habitat edges and interiors of Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2012
Nucleotide variations in the mitochondrial cytochrome b and control region gene sequences were used to investigate genetic differentiations between edge habitats and the interiors of Eospalax baileyi. There were 187 individuals for cytochrome b gene analysis and 155 individuals for control region from 16 populations over the total distribution range ...
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Study on Gut Microbiota Adaptation of Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi) to High-Altitude Environments

Microorganisms
To further investigate altitude-associated variations in gut microbiota and serum metabolites of plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) and elucidate their adaptive mechanisms to high-altitude environments, we performed fecal metagenomic sequencing and serum ...
Piao Ma, Fan Ma, Qingfei Hu, Wenjuan Zhang, Haifeng Gu, Dengbang Wei, Zhifang An   +6 more
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Evolutionary divergence on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau: How life-history traits shape the diversity of plateau zokor and pika populations

Journal of Genetics and Genomics
Understanding how species diverge and adapt is fundamental to unraveling biodiversity. While environmental impacts on species evolution are well-documented, the roles of intrinsic life-history traits remain underexplored. The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, with its harsh conditions and unique biodiversity, offers a natural laboratory for such investigations ...
Yunyang Wei, Tao Zhang, Zifeng Li, Qinyang Hua, Liduo Yin, Menglong Lei, Shilei Zhao, Shanshan Gu, Xin Zhang, Hao He, Xuemei Lu   +10 more
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Cumulative effects of large and small mammalian herbivore disturbances shift soil nematode diversity from nitrogen to phosphorus dependence across spatial scales

Ecological Indicators
Mammalian herbivores regulate the stability and functioning of grassland ecosystems through grazing and diverse bioturbation behaviors. However, how multiple mammalian herbivore disturbances shape soil food web structure, nutrient cycling pathways, and ...
Jie Li, Xiaodan Sun, Yuanyuan Duan, Ni Wang, Linhan Li, Xiaopan Pang, Zhenggang Guo   +6 more
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Control of Eospalax baileyi (Plateau Zokor) with arrow traps in western China

, 2016
In order to manage Eospalax (Myospalax) baileyi (Plateau zokors) pests with physical method, the efficacy of four different arrow traps was tested to control the plateau zokor in Sichuan Northwest Prairie, China. Population densities of 39.7-42.1 ha-1 were found in the test plots.
Kong, Yang, Xidong, Li, Gaowei, Xu, Wei, Liu, Meerburg, B.G.   +4 more
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hyperspectral classification of plateau zokor molehills at different successional stages in alpine meadows

Abstract The distribution of molehills of the plateau zokor (Eospalax fontanierii) in alpine meadows and the age of their formation influence the structure and function of alpine meadow ecosystems. To realize a remote sensing survey of large grassland molehills, in this experiment, the Plateau zokor molehills in alpine meadows with heavy rodent
hao qi, xiaoni liu, tong ji, chenglong ma, guoxing he, rong huang, yunjun wang, zhuoli yang, yafei shi, dong lin   +9 more
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Plant Taste Affects Diet Selection by Plateau Zokors (Eospalax baileyi)

Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2022
Shou-Dong Zhang, Dao-Xin Liu, Dan Mou, Tong-Zuo Zhang, Jian-Ping Su, Jiu-Xiang Xie   +5 more
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Function-related Drivers of Skull Morphometric Variation and Sexual Size Dimorphism in a Subterranean Rodent, Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi). [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2018
Su J, Hegab IM, Ji W, Nan Z.
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