Abstract Changes in climate patterns are dramatically influencing some agricultural areas.
Arid, semi‐arid and coastal agricultural areas are especially vulnerable to climate change …

Plant communities have undergone dramatic changes in recent centuries, although not all
such changes fit with the dominant biodiversity-crisis narrative used to describe them. At the …

摘要为揭示气候变化对青藏高原草地生态系统的影响及其生态适应机制, 利用1982~ 1999
年间的NOAA/AVHRR NDVI 数据和对应的气候资料, 研究了近20 年来青藏高原草地植被覆盖 …

Eutrophication is a major driver of species loss in plant communities worldwide. However,
the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon are controversial. Previous studies have …

Global mean temperature is predicted to increase by 2–7° C and precipitation to change
across the globe by the end of this century. To quantify climate effects on ecosystem …

摘要青藏高原正经历着明显的温暖化过程, 由此引起的土壤温度的升高促进了土壤中微生物的
活性, 同时青藏高原东缘地区大气氮沉降十分明显, 并呈逐年增加的趋势, 这些环境变化均促使 …

The amplified “greenhouse effect” associated with increasing concentrations of greenhouse
gases has increased atmospheric temperature by 1° C since industrialization (around 1750) …

Given the rate of projected environmental change for the 21st century, urgent adaptation and
mitigation measures are required to slow down the on-going erosion of biodiversity. Even …

Here, we conducted a meta‐analysis of experimental drought manipulation studies using
rainout shelters in five sites of natural grassland ecosystems of Europe. The single studies …

We review recent research of importance to understanding crop and pasture plant species
response to climate change. Topics include plant response to elevated CO2 concentration …