Recent advances in ecology and biogeography demonstrate the importance of fire and large
herbivores–and challenge the primacy of climate–to our understanding of the distribution …

The population structure, educational level and the livelihoods of 82 households of pastoral
nomads, the organization of livestock husbandry and its impact on the grassland and forest …

Topographic and edaphic gradients usually arrange ecotonal boundaries. Although the
interrelationships between vegetation and edaphic factors are relevant in most types of …

地衣是亚热带山地森林系统附生生物类群的重要组成部分之一, 对环境变化极其敏感.
为了更好地了解附生地衣对森林边缘效应的响应, 我们在云南哀牢山地区原生山地常绿阔叶林中 …

Forest growth in most parts of the boreal zone is originally limited by low temperatures and
low nitrogen availability. Due to the rapid climate warming at high latitudes, an increasing …

Forest and steppe communities in the Altai region of Central Asia are threatened by
changing climate and anthropogenic pressure. Specifically, increasing drought and grazing …

The socioeconomics and the ecological impact of nomadic pastoralism were analyzed using
interviews with 87 herder families and secondary information in the western Khangai …

Abstract The 'Altai Tavan Bogd'National Park, located between 2000 m and 4000 m asl in
the north-western part of the Mongolian Altai, is a forest-steppe ecosystem in Central Asia …

The past and present regeneration of Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) was studied in the forest-
steppe of the Mongolian Altai, an area which has experienced an increase in annual mean …

Abstract The Mongolian Altai is an ecologically sensitive region in Central Asia where
changes in climate and anthropogenic activities have a strong impact on the forest-steppe …