Enhancing sustainability of grassland ecosystems through ecological restoration and grazing management in an era of climate change on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

S Dong, Z Shang, J Gao, RB Boone - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Climatic and associated cryospheric, biospheric, and hydrological changes on the Tibetan Plateau: A review

S Bibi, L Wang, X Li, J Zhou, D Chen… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We review recent climate changes over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and associated responses
of cryospheric, biospheric, and hydrological variables. We focused on surface air …

Influences of temperature and precipitation before the growing season on spring phenology in grasslands of the central and eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

M Shen, Y Tang, J Chen, X Zhu, Y Zheng - Agricultural and Forest …, 2011 - Elsevier
Spatial variations in phenological responses to temperature have not been reported for
grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Using satellite-derived normalized difference …

Effects of grazing on ecosystem structure and function of alpine grasslands in Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau: A synthesis

X Lu, KC Kelsey, Y Yan, J Sun, X Wang, G Cheng… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have grazed on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) for many thousands of years. In
recent decades, the intensity of grazing has increased and several new management …

Plant phenological responses to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau: research status and challenges

M Shen, S Piao, T Dorji, Q Liu, N Cong… - National Science …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Phenology studies the cycle of events in nature that are initiated and driven by an annually
recurring environment. Plant phenology is expected to be one of the most sensitive and …

Grazing‐induced shifts in community functional composition and soil nutrient availability in Tibetan alpine meadows

K Niu, JS He, MJ Lechowicz - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The functional structure of plant communities can be altered by grazing through two main
mechanisms: species turnover (ie changes in species occurrence and relative abundance) …

Dynamics of vegetation autumn phenology and its response to multiple environmental factors from 1982 to 2012 on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in China

P Li, C Peng, M Wang, Y Luo, M Li, K Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Autumn phenological shifts induced by environmental change have resulted in substantial
impacts on ecosystem processes. However, autumn phenology and its multiple related …

养分添加对天山高寒草地植物多样性和地上生物量的影响

陈丽, 田新民, 任正炜, 董六文, 谢晨笛, 周小龙 - 植物生态学报, 2022 - plant-ecology.com
为揭示高寒草地物种多样性和地上生物量以及二者之间关系对养分添加的响应模式,
该研究以天山高寒草地为对象, 通过两年的多重养分添加实验, 研究氮(N), 磷(P), 钾(K) 3 …

The effects of enclosures and land-use contracts on rangeland degradation on the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau

J Cao, ET Yeh, NM Holden, Y Yang, G Du - Journal of Arid Environments, 2013 - Elsevier
Rangeland degradation on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau is a growing concern, often
attributed to climate change and overgrazing. A minority of researchers have suggested …

Grazing exclusion alters denitrification N2O/(N2O+ N2) ratio in alpine meadow of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Y Tan, Z Chen, W Liu, M Yang, Z Du, Y Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Grazing exclusion has been implemented worldwide as a nature-based solution for
restoring degraded grassland ecosystems that arise from overgrazing. However, the effect of …