Seed germination responses to seasonal temperature and drought stress are species‐specific but not related to seed size in a desert steppe: Implications for effect of climate change on community structure
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4909
Abstract: Abstract Investigating how seed germination of multiple species in an ecosystem responds to environmental conditions is crucial for understanding the mechanisms for community structure and biodiversity maintenance. However, knowledge of seed germination response of species… read more here.
Keywords: seed; seed germination; temperature; desert steppe ... See more keywords
Does β diversity predict ecosystem productivity better than species diversity?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107212
Abstract: Abstract There is consensus that greater biodiversity is essential to maintain the ecosystem function and stability. Variation in spatial plant community heterogeneity (β diversity) affects productivity and ecosystems function; however, relatively few studies have addressed… read more here.
Keywords: steppe; steppe semi; semi steppe; desert steppe ... See more keywords
Effects of grazing intensity on organic carbon stock characteristics in Stipa breviflora desert steppe vegetation soil systems
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DOI: 10.1071/rj16007
Abstract: Grassland ecosystems, an important component of the terrestrial environment, play an essential role in the global carbon cycle and balance. We considered four different grazing intensities on a Stipa breviflora desert steppe: heavy grazing (HG),… read more here.
Keywords: carbon stock; carbon; desert steppe; organic carbon ... See more keywords
Factors affecting herder adoption of winter lambing practices in the desert steppe region of Inner Mongolia, China
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DOI: 10.1071/rj17068
Abstract: Although winter lambing practices (WL) have been shown to be a ‘win-win’ strategy for reducing the degradation of grasslands and improving herder livelihood in the pastoral regions of China, the adoption rate is still low.… read more here.
Keywords: lambing practices; desert steppe; adoption; herder ... See more keywords
Biomass estimation of desert steppe based on spectral indices along a precipitation gradient
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DOI: 10.1080/00387010.2018.1463267
Abstract: Abstract Accurate estimation of grassland biomass in desert steppe is crucial for various studies such as grassland dynamic monitoring, scientific management, and environmental degradation. Observational tests were conducted in the Ordos desert steppe in July… read more here.
Keywords: biomass; spectral indices; grassland biomass; desert steppe ... See more keywords
Grazing exclusion had greater effects than nitrogen addition on soil and plant community in a desert steppe, Northwest of China
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DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03400-z
Abstract: Background The impacts of increasing nitrogen (N) deposition and overgrazing on terrestrial ecosystems have been continuously hot issues. Grazing exclusion, aimed at restoration of grassland ecosystem function and service, has been extensively applied, and considered… read more here.
Keywords: plant community; desert steppe; exclusion; plant ... See more keywords
Livestock grazing and trampling effects on plant functional composition at three wells in the desert steppe of Mongolia
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DOI: 10.1186/s41610-018-0075-2
Abstract: BackgroundsIn arid grasslands, wells are subject to heavy trampling and grazing pressure, which can increase vulnerability to local land degradation. To investigate trampling and grazing, we surveyed plant communities at three well sites in the… read more here.
Keywords: steppe mongolia; plant; trampling effects; desert steppe ... See more keywords
Precipitation Variability Affects Aboveground Biomass Directly and Indirectly via Plant Functional Traits in the Desert Steppe of Inner Mongolia, Northern China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.674527
Abstract: Clarifying the response of community and dominance species to climate change is crucial for disentangling the mechanism of the ecosystem evolution and predicting the prospective dynamics of communities under the global climate scenario. We examined… read more here.
Keywords: plant; desert steppe; precipitation; functional traits ... See more keywords
Plio-Pleistocene climatic change drives allopatric speciation and population divergence within the Scrophularia incisa complex (Scrophulariaceae) of desert and steppe subshrubs in Northwest China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.985372
Abstract: Numerous temperate plants and animals on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) are hypothesized to have differentiated due to vicariant allopatric speciation associated with the geologic uplifts. However, this hypothesis has rarely been tested through a phylogeographic… read more here.
Keywords: change; allopatric speciation; china; scrophularia incisa ... See more keywords
Niche overlap and species co-occurrence patterns in carabid communities of the northern Chinese steppes
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1044.62478
Abstract: Abstract Understanding how species sort themselves into communities is essential to explain the mechanisms that maintain biodiversity. Important insights into potential mechanisms of coexistence may be obtained from observation of non-random patterns in community assembly.… read more here.
Keywords: desert steppe; niche overlap; patterns carabid; occurrence ... See more keywords
Soil characteristic changes and quality evaluation of degraded desert steppe in arid windy sandy areas
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13100
Abstract: Grassland degradation has become a serious problem in some areas, making it necessary to quantitatively evaluate this process and its related factors. The study area was the arid windy sandy area in eastern Ningxia. The… read more here.
Keywords: quality; arid windy; desert steppe; degradation ... See more keywords