Alpine grassland degradation intensifies the burrowing behavior of small mammals: evidence for a negative feedback loop.
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12730
Abstract: Globally, grassland degradation is an acute ecological problem. In alpine grassland on the Tibetan Plateau, increased densities of various small mammals in degraded grassland are assumed to intensify the degradation process and these mammals are… read more here.
Keywords: alpine grassland; small mammals; degraded grassland; grassland degradation ... See more keywords
Linking between soil properties, bacterial communities, enzyme activities, and soil organic carbon mineralization under ecological restoration in an alpine degraded grassland
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1131836
Abstract: Soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization is affected by ecological restoration and plays an important role in the soil C cycle. However, the mechanism of ecological restoration on SOC mineralization remains unclear. Here, we collected soils… read more here.
Keywords: ecological restoration; soc mineralization; degraded grassland; mineralization ... See more keywords
Restoration of Degraded Grassland Significantly Improves Water Storage in Alpine Grasslands in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.778656
Abstract: Alpine grassland has very important water conservation function. Grassland degradation seriously affects the water conservation function; moreover, there is little understanding of the change of water state during grassland restoration. Our study aims to bridge… read more here.
Keywords: degraded grassland; water storage; water; grassland ... See more keywords
Characteristics of, and the correlation between, vegetation and N-fixing soil bacteria in alpine grassland showing various degrees of degradation
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DOI: 10.5846/stxb201604010598
Abstract: China has some of the most serious grassland degradation in the world, with about 90% of the available grassland being subject to various degrees of degradation. The grassland shows surface vegetation degradation, and there is… read more here.
Keywords: fixing bacteria; degradation; self fixing; grassland ... See more keywords