Grassland changes and adaptive management on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Y Wang, W Lv, K Xue, S Wang, L Zhang, R Hu… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) foster biodiversity, store carbon,
maintain productivity and support pastoral livelihoods. These systems are being altered by …

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 …

Shifting plant species composition in response to climate change stabilizes grassland primary production

H Liu, Z Mi, LI Lin, Y Wang, Z Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The structure and function of alpine grassland ecosystems, including their extensive soil
carbon stocks, are largely shaped by temperature. The Tibetan Plateau in particular has …

[HTML][HTML] Temperature extremes: Effect on plant growth and development

JL Hatfield, JH Prueger - Weather and climate extremes, 2015 - Elsevier
Temperature is a primary factor affecting the rate of plant development. Warmer
temperatures expected with climate change and the potential for more extreme temperature …

Phenological mismatches between above-and belowground plant responses to climate warming

H Liu, H Wang, N Li, J Shao, X Zhou… - Nature climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Climate warming is changing the aboveground phenology of plants around the world.
However, the effects of warming on the belowground phenology of plants remain relatively …

Climate warming reduces the temporal stability of plant community biomass production

Z Ma, H Liu, Z Mi, Z Zhang, Y Wang, W Xu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Anthropogenic climate change has emerged as a critical environmental problem, prompting
frequent investigations into its consequences for various ecological systems. Few studies …

The impacts of climate change and human activities on biogeochemical cycles on the Q inghai‐T ibetan P lateau

H Chen, Q Zhu, C Peng, N Wu, Y Wang… - Global change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
With a pace of about twice the observed rate of global warming, the temperature on the
Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau (Earth's 'third pole') has increased by 0.2° C per decade over the …

Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time

SC Elmendorf, GHR Henry, RD Hollister… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2011) Abstract Understanding the sensitivity of tundra vegetation to climate
warming is critical to forecasting future biodiversity and vegetation feedbacks to climate. In …

Diverse responses of vegetation growth to meteorological drought across climate zones and land biomes in northern China from 1981 to 2014

H Xu, X Wang, C Zhao, X Yang - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2018 - Elsevier
Improving our understanding of present and future impacts of drought on the vegetation in
northern China is heightened by expectations that drought would increase its vulnerability …

The influences of climate change and human activities on vegetation dynamics in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

K Huang, Y Zhang, J Zhu, Y Liu, J Zu, J Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Grasslands occupy nearly three quarters of the land surface of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau
(QTP) and play a critical role in regulating the ecological functions of the QTP. Ongoing …