Ecosystem services relationship characteristics of the degraded alpine shrub meadow on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau DOI Creative Commons
Dawen Qian, Qian Li, Xiaowei Guo

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(7)

Published: July 1, 2023

Alpine shrub meadows hold significant importance as grassland ecosystems on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). They provide a range of vital ecosystem services (ESs) and are commonly utilized summer pastures by herders, resulting in short grazing periods high intensities. Unfortunately, these practices have led to varying degrees degradation, thereby affecting sustainable provision ESs. However, current knowledge regarding changes ESs their characteristics under influence particularly differences between alpine meadow ecosystems, is insufficient. To address this gap, study aimed investigate analyse four within across different levels well explore relationships. The research was conducted pasture located northeastern QTP. findings revealed substantial reduction 85.9% forage supply due degradation meadows. Moreover, regulating experienced decline followed an increase instances heavy degradation. Trade-offs were observed provisioning services, while synergistic relationships identified among services. Degradation exacerbated imbalances whereas light allowed for better equilibrium two. Comparatively, exhibited higher carbon storage displayed greater nutrient water retention It that relationship patterns significantly influenced presence Consequently, safeguarding structural integrity addressing conflicts over essential ensure coordination sustainability outcomes valuable insights management ecological restoration initiatives

Language: Английский

Soil water retention in alpine meadows under different degradation stages on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau DOI
Licong Dai,

Yiming Yuan,

Xiaowei Guo

et al.

Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 590, P. 125397 - 125397

Published: Aug. 8, 2020

Language: Английский

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The variation in soil water retention of alpine shrub meadow under different degrees of degradation on northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau DOI
Licong Dai, Xiaowei Guo,

Xun Ke

et al.

Plant and Soil, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 458(1-2), P. 231 - 244

Published: May 6, 2020

Language: Английский

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Fragmentation alters the soil water conservation capacity of hillside alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau DOI Creative Commons

Zeng Cui,

Yifan Liu, Yü Liu

et al.

Geoderma, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 428, P. 116133 - 116133

Published: Sept. 9, 2022

The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau—known as the roof of world and water tower Asia—is facing serious degradation its ecosystems, with alpine meadows being particularly threatened. However, little is known about how loss mattic epipedon (the characteristic topsoil meadows) alters conservation capacity region. Here we examined effects different coverages on surface runoff, evapotranspiration, soil storage under rainfall conditions. Our results showed that runoff was significantly higher moderate rain conditions (P > 10 mm day−1) than light < day−1), declining coverage increased especially average evapotranspiration at 90 %, 60 30 % were 5.38 mm, 5.88 6.38 non-rainfall conditions, 0.97 1.60 2.24 Meanwhile, had a positive effect supplementation Overall, more effective maintaining improving conservation. These findings highlight importance conserving restoring to improve security in Plateau other downstream regions.

Language: Английский

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Moderate grazing promotes the root biomass in Kobresia meadow on the northern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau DOI Creative Commons
Licong Dai, Xiaowei Guo,

Xun Ke

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 9(16), P. 9395 - 9406

Published: July 30, 2019

Grazing is an important modulator of both plant productivity and biodiversity in grassland community, yet how to determine a suitable grazing intensity alpine still controversy. Here, we explore the effects different intensities on biomass species composition, at community level functional group level, examines productivity-species richness relationship under four patterns: no (CK), light (LG), moderate grazing, (MG) heavy (HG), attempt grassland. The results were as follows. total aboveground (AGB) reduced with increasing intensity, response groups was different. AGB sedges legumes increased from MG HG, while forbs sharply grass remained steady. There significant positive between level. In contrast, belowground (BGB) showed unimodal CK peaking (8,297.72 ± 621.29 g/m2). Interestingly, tends allocate more root upper soil layer intensities. Our suggesting that levels disturbance may be optimal management strategy for meadow terms production.

Language: Английский

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Toward a sustainable grazing management based on biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in drylands DOI
Ruiyang Zhang, Jinsong Wang, Shuli Niu

et al.

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 48, P. 36 - 43

Published: Oct. 10, 2020

Language: Английский

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Long-term grazing exclusion greatly improve carbon and nitrogen store in an alpine meadow on the northern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau DOI
Licong Dai,

Ruiyu Fu,

Xiaowei Guo

et al.

CATENA, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 197, P. 104955 - 104955

Published: Oct. 15, 2020

Language: Английский

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Grazing Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Are Important Parts of a Sustainable Agricultural Future DOI Creative Commons
Temple Grandin

Animals, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(16), P. 2092 - 2092

Published: Aug. 16, 2022

Many people believe that animal agriculture should be phased out and replaced with vegetarian substitutes. The livestock industry has also been attacked because it uses vast amounts of land. People forget grazing cattle or sheep can raised on land is either too arid rough for raising crops. At least 20% the habitable Earth not suitable Rotational systems used to improve both soil health vegetation diversity Grazing are being successfully graze cover crops prime farmland. Soil improved when a crop rotated conventional cash crops, such as corn soybeans. It reduces need buying fertilizer. animals, cattle, sheep, goats, bison, part sustainable system will land, help sequester carbon, reduce welfare issues.

Language: Английский

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Shrub encroachment increases soil erosion risk in hillside alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, NW China DOI
Yifan Liu,

Hui Fang,

Ze Huang

et al.

CATENA, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 222, P. 106842 - 106842

Published: Dec. 5, 2022

Language: Английский

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Effect of foraging tunnels created by small subterranean mammals on soil microbial biomass carbon and organic carbon storage in alpine grasslands DOI
Yang Huan,

Xiao Pan Pang,

Jie Li

et al.

CATENA, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 241, P. 108046 - 108046

Published: April 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Species richness and dominant functional groups enhance aboveground biomass, with no effect on belowground biomass in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau's grasslands DOI Creative Commons
Lokman Hossain, Jianfeng Li

Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 82, P. 102688 - 102688

Published: June 17, 2024

Understanding the role of plant diversity in maintaining grassland ecosystem functioning is great importance ecological research. Despite decades research, ecologists have struggled to understand biodiversity-ecosystem relationships and how dominance functional groups impacts function. In attempting (i) temporal patterns above- below-ground biomass (AGB BGB) species richness, (ii) whether richness consistently associated with AGB BGB, (iii) relative contributions (forb, grass, legume, sedge) stabilizing function, we used productivity data meadow steppe alpine Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) for period 2015–2019. Our results show that both grasslands increased, but BGB stayed steady over 5 years. The rising tendency was caused by upward trend forbs grasses, which are dominant QTP, stressing functioning. were significantly positive AGB, stable negative BGB:AGB ratio, highlights crucial higher Significant differences mean among sites (9–19 8–22 meadow) highlight varying levels across QTP. While 42% showed reported increasing trends at 58% indicate potential changes or processes these areas. while remained precipitation. top soil layer (0–10 cm) dominated observed grasslands, as abundant nutrients provide favorable conditions root proliferation. steppe, formed an isometric relationship indicating increased BGB. This study concludes influenced functioning, grasses productivity, topsoil contributed three-quarters provides empirical evidence years, greater enhancing These findings serve a scientific reference policymaking regarding stability.

Language: Английский

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