Aboveground biomass is a key indicator of a grassland ecosystem. Accurate estimation from
remote sensing is important for understanding the response of grasslands to climate change …

In restoration ecology, the transition from desired to degraded state is based solely on the
composition of the aboveground plant community, whereas belowground propagules are …

Overgrazing is considered one of the key disturbance factors that results in alpine grassland
degradation in Tibet. Grazing exclusion by fencing has been widely used as an approach to …

Plant community responses to global environmental change focus primarily on aboveground
vegetation; however, the important role of the seed bank is frequently neglected …

Long-term active restoration is often employed to restore degraded grasslands. The
establishment of a viable soil seed bank is the key to successful restoration, as it enhances …

Grazing by herbivores plays a key role in grassland ecosystems, but its effects on soil fauna
biodiversity are not clear in alpine meadow ecosystems, especially on the Tibetan plateau …

Grazing strategies, consisting of grazing systems and stocking rate adjustments, have
evolved from the need to sustain efficient use of the forage resources by livestock, increase …

Grazing exclusion (GE) is a key national ecological restoration project widely applied to
rehabilitate degraded grasslands. To date, there have been many debates on the …

Grazing exclusion has been a primary ecological restoration practice since the implement of
“Returning Grazing Land to Grassland” program in China. However, the debates on the …

Very few studies have examined whether the impacts of grazing disturbance on soil seed
banks occur directly or indirectly through aboveground vegetation and soil properties. The …