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Endemism and Conservation of Hemiptera on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
ABSTRACT The Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau is essential for the maintenance of global biodiversity. Exploring the drivers of species diversity and the conservation status of species in this region contributes significantly to elucidating the mechanisms underlying diversity patterns and optimizing conservation strategies.
Zhao Z, Feng X, Zhou J, Huang X.
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Buddhist monasteries facilitated landscape conservation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

Landscape Ecology, 2021
Abstract Context The Sanjiangyuan region of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau—also known as the “Three Rivers’ Headwaters”—is the origin of the Yellow, Yangtze, and Mekong Rivers and therefore the key water source for hundreds of millions of downstream residents.
Cui, Naixin, Wu, Tong, Wang, Yichen, Zou, Huiting, Axmacher, Jan, Sang, Weiguo, Guo, Luo   +6 more
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Deciphering the archaeal communities in tree rhizosphere of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

BMC Microbiology, 2020
Abstract Background: The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau represents one of the most important component of the terrestrial ecosystem and a particularly vulnerable region, which harbouring complex and diverse microbiota. The knowledge about their underground microorganisms have largely been studied, but the characteristics of rhizosphere microbiota ...
Mengjun Zhang, Liwei Chai, Muke Huang, Weiqian Jia, Jiabao Guo, Yi Huang   +5 more
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Blood Service in a Region of China’s Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Healthcare, 2023
Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to describe blood services in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Regions, (hereinafter referred to as Aba Prefecture), a region of China’s Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, the third largest area of Tibet and the main inhabited area of the Qiang people. Design: We present a comprehensive investigation into blood donations, donors,
Pan Sun, Liyuan Zhu, Li Ma, Changqing Li, Zongkui Wang, Rong Zhang, Shengliang Ye, Ya Wang   +7 more
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Seroepidemiology of Neosporosis in Various Animals in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Neosporosis is a worldwide infectious disease caused by intracellular parasite Neospora caninum that is a major pathogen of abortion in cattle and neurological disorders in other hosts. However, limited data are available on animals exposed to N. caninum in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area (QTPA), and little is known about whether animals in the ...
Tongsheng Qi, Tongsheng Qi, Jingkai Ai, Jingkai Ai, Jinfang Yang, Jinfang Yang, Heng Zhu, Heng Zhu, Yuyu Zhou, Yuyu Zhou, Yulu Zhu, Yulu Zhu, Heming Zhang, Heming Zhang, Qi Qin, Qi Qin, Ming Kang, Ming Kang, Yali Sun, Yali Sun, Yali Sun, Jixu Li, Jixu Li, Jixu Li   +23 more
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Chuzan Virus in Yaks, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
We detected Chuzan virus (CHUV) in domestic yaks from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, western China, indicating CHUV probably has been transmitted to yaks in recent years. Awareness for CHUV surveillance and transmission and livestock health management in these special regions should be raised to avoid outbreaks and animal loss.
Meng Wang, Yun Wang, Abdul Rasheed Baloch, Yangyang Pan, Lili Tian, Fang Xu, Shaobo Chen, Qiaoying Zeng   +7 more
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Cortical Thickness of Native Tibetans in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2017
High-altitude environmental factors and genetic variants together could have exerted their effects on the human brain. The present study was designed to investigate the cerebral morphology in high-altitude native Tibetans.T1-weighted brain images were obtained from 77 Tibetan adolescents on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (altitude, 2300-5300 m) and 80 ...
W. Wei, X. Wang, Q. Gong, M. Fan, J. Zhang   +4 more
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Accelerating thermokarst lake changes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abstract As significant evidence of ice-rich permafrost degradation due to climate warming, thermokarst lake was developing and undergoing substantial changes. Thermokarst lake was an essential ecosystem component, which significantly impacted the global carbon cycle, hydrology process and the stability of the ...
Zhou G, Liu W, Xie C, Song X, Zhang Q, Li Q, Liu G, Li Q, Luo B.   +8 more
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Revitalizing the grassland on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Grassland Research, 2023
AbstractGrassland is the largest ecosystem on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and provides multiple ecosystem functions and services. Understanding the endowment of the QTP grassland and how to revitalize it have profound implications for the sustainable use and efficient conservation of these unique and globally valuable ecosystems.
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Assessment of the vulnerability of alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

PeerJ, 2020
Assessing ecosystem vulnerability to climate change is critical for sustainable and adaptive ecosystem management. Alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are considered to be vulnerable to climate change, yet the ecosystem tends to maintain stability by increasing resilience and decreasing sensitivity.
Li, Meng, Zhang, Xianzhou, He, Yongtao, Niu, Ben, Wu, Jianshuang   +4 more
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