The grassland ecosystems cover above 60% of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and provide
important ecosystem services and functions at local and regional scales. However, both …

There is a growing recognition of the contribution of the cryosphere to human societies. This
is especially important in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), where poverty and vulnerability …

The consequences of even small glacier decrease and changes of seasonal snow cover are
critical for the functioning of meltwater-dependent mountain agriculture. In order to deal with …

We performed a long-term warming experiment in three alpine grassland sites (ie, site A, B
and C with an elevation of 4313, 4513 and 4693 m, respectively) of the Northern Tibetan …

Plant diversity and soil microbial diversity are closely related, and they maintain the health
and stability of terrestrial ecosystems. As a hotspot region of global biodiversity research …

High mountains (ie, mountains that reach above the climatic treeline) are regions where
many interests converge. Their treeless alpine landscapes and ecosystems are key areas …

Grazers and the AM symbiosis share a long evolutionary history, grazing effects on
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses remain unresolved despite decades of dedicated …

Despite the important linkages of AM fungi with plants, the studies regarding the responses
of AM fungal community to warming and drought have lagged behind that of the …

The potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in ecological restoration has been
appreciated increasingly, yet the successional patterns of AM fungal community and their …

Mycorrhizal fungi are key components of whole‐plant adaptive strategies to cope with
different abiotic and biotic constraints. Although they are particularly sensitive to different …