Despite its fundamental role for carbon (C) and nutrient cycling, rhizodeposition remains 'the
hidden half of the hidden half': it is highly dynamic and rhizodeposits are rapidly …

Abstract With 450,000 km 2 Kobresia (syn. Carex) pygmaea dominated pastures in the
eastern Tibetan highlands are the world's largest pastoral alpine ecosystem forming a …

The effects of plants on the biosphere, atmosphere and geosphere are key determinants of
terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite substantial progress made regarding …

Abstract The Tibetan Plateau's Kobresia pastures store 2.5% of the world's soil organic
carbon (SOC). Climate change and overgrazing render their topsoils vulnerable to …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) represent an important route for plant carbon (C) inputs
into the soil. Nonetheless, the C input via AMF as well as its impact on soil organic matter …

Interactions between the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere
are most active in the critical zone, a region extending from the tops of trees to the top of …

In light of Harris (2010) finding insufficient evidence to assert a causal linkage between any
of the seven previously proposed causative factors and grassland degradation on the …

The alpine meadow ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has degenerated greatly in
recent decades. The most effective means of restoration for severely degraded grasslands is …

The effect of grassland utilization and management changes (grassland transformations)
may change soil carbon storage even to carbon emission. Grassland types may present a …

The interaction between soil properties and plant community determines the efficacy to
restore the degraded grassland via improving soil properties. We conducted a field survey to …